Ilia Topuria

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Ilia Topuria (Georgian: ილია თოფურია; born January 21, 1997) is a Georgian and Spanish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). 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.

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