| Ilia Topuria | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Topuria in 2024 | |
| Born | January 21, 1997 Halle, Germany |
| Other names | El Matador |
| Nationality | Georgian[1] Spanish[2] |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3][4][5] |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
| Division | Lightweight (2022) Featherweight (2015–2021, 2022–present) Bantamweight (2018) |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm)[6] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Alicante, Spain |
| Team | Climent Club (2012–present)[7] |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Jorge and Agustin Climent[8][7] |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ilia Topuria (Georgian: ილია თოფურია;[9] born January 21, 1997) is a Georgian[1] and Spanish[2] professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Featherweight Champion and both the first Georgian and Spanish fighter to win a UFC championship. As of July 30, 2024, he is #4 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.[10]
- ^ a b "კობახიძის თქმით, მნიშვნელოვანია, ილია თოფურიას საქართველოს მოქალაქეობა შეუნარჩუნდეს". radiotavisupleba (in ge). 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b "El Gobierno concede la nacionalidad española a Ilia Topuria". El Español (in Spanish). 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Ilia Topuria (Featherweight) MMA Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ "Ilia Topuria ("El Matador") | MMA Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ "Ilia Topuria | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2020-10-03. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b Raj Ghosalkar (December 10, 2022). "Ilia Topuria's BJJ Background and His Coaches: Is Ilia Topuria A Black Belt?". Sportsmanor.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ Ariel Helwani (January 20, 2022). Ilia Topuria Explains How MMA Career Began By Skipping School - MMA Fighting. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ 3.25.21 UFC-ში ილია თოფურიას მომდევნო მეტოქე ცნობილია Archived 2022-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Imedi Media Holding
- ^ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2024-07-30.