Ilia Topuria

Ilia Topuria

Ilia Topuria is a Georgian and Spanish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He became the 10th multi-division champion where he is the former UFC Lightweight Champion and Featherweight Champion, becoming the first Georgian and Spanish fighter to win a UFC championship and first undefeated fighter to win UFC championships in two divisions. As of June 16, 2026, he is #1 in the Meta UFC lightweight rankings, and #5 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. Fight Matrix ranks him in the top 10 featherweights of all time and the top 25 lightweights of all time. Topuria has a 95.2% takedown defense rate being the #2 all-time in UFC Takedown Defense.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Athlete

• Born:  January 21, 1997, Halle, Germany
• Age:  29 Years
• Native name:  ილია თოფურია
• Other names:  El Matador
• Nationality:  Georgian, Spanish
• Weight:  155 Lb
• Division:  Bantamweight (2018), Featherweight (2015–2021, 2022–2025), Lightweight (2022, 2025–Present)
• Reach:  69 In
• Stance:  Orthodox
• Fighting out of:  Alicante, Spain
• Team:  Climent Club (2012–2025), Topuria Team (2025–Present)
• Rank:  Black Belt In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Under Jorge And Agustín Climent
• Years active:  2015–Present
• Website:  Iliatopuriaoficial.com
• Born:  21 January 1997
• Wikidata description:  Georgian And Spanish Mixed Martial Artist (Born 1997)
• Wikidata label:  Ilia Topuria
• Wikidata aliases:  Ilia Topuria

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