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Ilia Topuria

Ilia Topuria

1174 ELO #22

"El Matador"

MMA 17-1-0 · UFC 9-1-0 · Lightweight (#1) · Germany · Team Topuria · Last fought 14 days ago

Ilia Topuria "El Matador" - UFC Fighter Profile

Ilia Topuria is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Lightweight division and is ranked #1. Born in Germany, Ilia Topuria has compiled an MMA record of 17-1-0 with a UFC record of 9-1-0. Known for their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighting style, Ilia Topuria trains at Team Topuria in Germany. With an ELO rating of 1174, Ilia Topuria ranks #22 out of 2702 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Ilia Topuria has 9 wins in the UFC. Ilia Topuria lands an average of 4.82 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.73 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Lightweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1174), and have not fought Ilia Topuria before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Arman Tsarukyan 10-2-0 29 1143 0.0 31
Fares Ziam 8-3-0 29 1062 0.0 112
MarQuel Mederos 3-0-0 29 1030 0.0 144
Evan Elder 3-2-0 29 1021 0.0 153
Manoel Sousa 1-0-0 29 1020 0.0 154
Dakota Hope 0-1-0 29 1000 0.0 174

Fight Results Breakdown

10
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Charles Oliveira in 2025
Opponent ELO: 1271

Biggest Upset Loss

Justin Gaethje in 2026
Your ELO: 1192 · Opponent ELO: 1145 · Favored by 47

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 7'
Weight
Lightweight
Reach
69'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jan 21 1997
Age
29
Peak ELO
1192
ELO Rank
22 of 2702
Strength of Schedule
222-62-3
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1124.7
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1119.9

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.82
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
50%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.97
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
62%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.73
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
57%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.9
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Ilia Topuria Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-06-14 UFC Freedom 250 Justin Gaethje KO/TKO 4 5:00 Loss -400
2025-06-28 UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Charles Oliveira KO/TKO Punch 1 2:27 Win -
2024-10-26 UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway Max Holloway KO/TKO Punch 3 1:34 Win -
2024-02-17 UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Alexander Volkanovski KO/TKO Punch 2 3:32 Win -
2023-06-24 UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria Josh Emmett U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2022-12-10 UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Bryce Mitchell SUB Arm Triangle 2 3:10 Win -
2022-03-19 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Jai Herbert KO/TKO Punch 2 1:07 Win -
2021-07-10 UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Ryan Hall KO/TKO Punches 1 4:47 Win -
2020-12-05 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori Damon Jackson KO/TKO Punch 1 2:38 Win -
2020-10-10 UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Youssef Zalal U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Ilia Topuria ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
10 2026-06-14 Justin Gaethje 1145 Loss -18 1174
9 2025-06-28 Charles Oliveira 1271 Win +26 1192
8 2024-10-26 Max Holloway 1262 Win +26 1166
7 2024-02-17 Alexander Volkanovski 1189 Win +24 1140
6 2023-06-24 Josh Emmett 1102 Win +16 1116
5 2022-12-10 Bryce Mitchell 1086 Win +21 1100
4 2022-03-19 Jai Herbert 999 Win +18 1079
3 2021-07-10 Ryan Hall 1075 Win +23 1061
2 2020-12-05 Damon Jackson 1007 Win +20 1038
1 2020-10-10 Youssef Zalal 1046 Win +18 1018

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