Lightweight

Ilia Topuria

Last fought: Jun 2026

RECORD

Pro

17-1-0

UFC

9-1-0

Age

Height

5'7"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

Featured Articles

UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje — Seven Fights, Seven Knockouts on the White House LawnJun 15, 2026

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:25
Fight Completion Rate	52.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.08
% Fights Inside the Distance	80.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	92-30 (75.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	82-25 (76.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	10-5 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	73.3%
% Time in Control	20.5%
% Time Controlled	6.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	76.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.07
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.01
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.05
Distance Strike Accuracy	45.8%
Distance Strike Defense	63.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.16
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.30
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.38
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.38
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.22
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.93

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Ilia Topuria League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Ilia Topuria
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	57.1%
Takedown Defense	95.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.9
Control Time/15min	3:04
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	66.7%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	22.2%
Avg Fight Time	10:25
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Takedown Accuracy	75.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:35

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Justin Gaethje

UFC Freedom 250 • Jun 2026LightweightTITLE

KO/TKO • Rd 4, 5:00

Ilia Topuria97/16260%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:32KD 1

Justin Gaethje91/19247%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	29/58	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Gaethje	32/68	47%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Ilia Topuria	44/60	73%	0/0	2:02	1
	Justin Gaethje	12/35	34%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Ilia Topuria	7/15	47%	0/1	0:05	—
	Justin Gaethje	22/36	61%	0/0	0:47	—

R4	Ilia Topuria	17/29	59%	1/2	0:25	—
	Justin Gaethje	25/53	47%	0/1	0:45	—

WIN

vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025LightweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:27

Ilia Topuria21/2972%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:01KD 1

Charles Oliveira9/1656%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	21/29	72%	0/0	1:01	1
	Charles Oliveira	9/16	56%	0/2	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Max Holloway

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:34

Ilia Topuria75/14452%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:45KD 1

Max Holloway79/20439%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	22/47	47%	2/2	0:41	—
	Max Holloway	30/75	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ilia Topuria	32/62	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	35/102	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ilia Topuria	21/35	60%	0/0	0:04	1
	Max Holloway	14/27	52%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Volkanovski

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:32

Ilia Topuria35/7745%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Alexander Volkanovski47/10744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	15/38	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	26/52	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ilia Topuria	20/39	51%	0/0	0:03	1
	Alexander Volkanovski	21/55	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Josh Emmett

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria • Jun 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Ilia Topuria152/34444%TD 3/3Ctrl 3:35KD 1

Josh Emmett87/30529%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	21/56	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Emmett	14/68	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ilia Topuria	30/75	40%	0/0	0:04	—
	Josh Emmett	19/68	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ilia Topuria	37/91	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Emmett	31/81	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Ilia Topuria	56/100	56%	0/0	0:58	1
	Josh Emmett	13/52	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Ilia Topuria	8/22	36%	3/3	2:33	—
	Josh Emmett	10/36	28%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bryce Mitchell

UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev • Dec 2022Featherweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:10

Ilia Topuria40/7752%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:18KD 1

Bryce Mitchell36/8244%TD 1/9Ctrl 1:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	17/38	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bryce Mitchell	21/52	40%	1/5	1:29	—

R2	Ilia Topuria	23/39	59%	0/0	1:18	1
	Bryce Mitchell	15/30	50%	0/4	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jai Herbert

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall • Mar 2022Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:07

Ilia Topuria20/4149%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:41KD 1

Jai Herbert22/6335%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	12/27	44%	1/4	2:38	—
	Jai Herbert	19/47	40%	0/0	0:07	1

R2	Ilia Topuria	8/14	57%	0/0	0:03	1
	Jai Herbert	3/16	19%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ryan Hall

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:47

Ilia Topuria18/3256%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:20

Ryan Hall10/1759%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	18/32	56%	0/0	1:20	—
	Ryan Hall	10/17	59%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Damon Jackson

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori • Dec 2020Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:38

Ilia Topuria31/6349%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Damon Jackson16/5231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	31/63	49%	0/0	0:03	1
	Damon Jackson	16/52	31%	0/0	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Youssef Zalal

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen • Oct 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ilia Topuria13/3339%TD 5/9Ctrl 8:02

Youssef Zalal17/5332%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilia Topuria	6/16	38%	1/4	2:35	—
	Youssef Zalal	4/21	19%	0/0	0:16	—

R2	Ilia Topuria	6/9	67%	1/1	2:07	—
	Youssef Zalal	4/10	40%	0/2	2:05	—

R3	Ilia Topuria	1/8	12%	3/4	3:20	—
	Youssef Zalal	9/22	41%	0/0	0:30	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com