“El Matador”
Ilia Topuria "El Matador" is an active Featherweight fighter with a 17-0-0 Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.
Ilia Topuria is an active Featherweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 17-0-0, UFC record is 9-0-0, nationality is Georgia, team is Topuria Team, stance is Orthodox, height is 5' 7", reach is 69". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.
The most recent logged fight is a win against Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 - Topuria vs. Oliveira on Jun 28 2025 by KO (Punches). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 5-0 with 4 finishes.
The striking profile lists 4.81 significant strikes landed per minute, 3.83 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 48% striking accuracy, 64% striking defense. The grappling data lists 1.96 takedowns per 15 minutes, 61% takedown accuracy, 93% takedown defense, 1.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.
The listed win mix includes 7 KO/TKO wins, 8 submission wins, 2 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 88.2% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | Charles Oliveira | KO (Punches) | UFC 317 - Topuria vs. Oliveira | Jun 28 2025 |
| WIN | Max Holloway | KO (Punches) | UFC 308 - Topuria vs. Holloway | Oct 26 2024 |
| WIN | Alexander Volkanovski | KO (Punch) | UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria | Feb 17 2024 |
| WIN | Josh Emmett | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC on ABC 5 - Emmett vs. Topuria | Jun 24 2023 |
| WIN | Bryce Mitchell | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | UFC 282 - Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | Dec 10 2022 |
| WIN | Jai Herbert | KO (Punches) | UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall | Mar 19 2022 |
| WIN | Ryan Hall | KO (Punches) | UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | Jul 10 2021 |
| WIN | Damon Jackson | KO (Punches) | UFC on ESPN 19 - Hermansson vs. Vettori | Dec 05 2020 |
| WIN | Youssef Zalal | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 179 - Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Oct 10 2020 |
| WIN | Steven Goncalves | KO (Punches) | Brave CF 29 - Brave Combat Federation 29: Torres vs. Adur | Nov 15 2019 |
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