UFC
Career overview
Topuria won the featherweight title from Alexander Volkanovski in February 2024 and the lightweight title by knocking out Charles Oliveira in June 2025, becoming a two-division champion. He lost the lightweight title to Justin Gaethje in June 2026.
Profile at a glance
| Ilia Topuria | |
|---|---|
| Sport | MMA · UFC · Lightweight |
| Promotion / federation | UFC |
| Status | Active |
| Titles & honors |
|---|
| Former UFC Featherweight & Lightweight Champion |
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| Islam Makhachev | UFC Welterweight Champion; former Lightweight Champion |
| Justin Gaethje | UFC Lightweight Champion |
| Alexander Volkanovski | UFC Featherweight Champion |
| Movsar Evloev | — |