Ilia Topuria is a well-established professional mixed martial artist who is signed with the UFC as of June 2025. He made his professional mixed martial arts debut on April 4, 2015, against Francisco Javier Asprilla at Mix Fights Events 17. Topuria defeated him by a first-round submission and kicked off his career with a dominant victory. Topuria competed in multiple fight promotions before making his way into the UFC.
Riding high on an undefeated record of eight wins and no losses, Topuria made his promotional debut in the company against Youssef Zalal. The duo met each other inside the octagon on October 11, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen. Topuria maintained his winning run by securing a unanimous decision victory over Zalal.
Ilia Topuria Title Loss
Ilia Topuria vacated his UFC featherweight title after defending it once against Max Holloway at UFC 308 to switch to the lightweight division. Topuria challenged Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 for the championship. He knocked him out in the second round and won the featherweight title. After announcing his relinquishment of the championship, Topuria is now scheduled to face Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 for the vacant UFC lightweight championship.
Ilia Topuria Record
Ilia Topuria has an impressive professional mixed martial arts record of 16 wins and no losses as of June 18, 2025. He has defeated six of his rivals by knockout, eight by submission, and two by decision.
| 16 matches | 16 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By submission | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
FAQs on Ilia Topuria Title Loss
A. He is a former UFC featherweight champion.
A. He vacated his championship after defending it against Max Holloway at UFC 308.
A. He is 28 years old as of June 17, 2025.
A. He will fight Charles Oliveira in his next fight.
A. He is nicknamed 'El Matador.'
