Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“El Matador”

Ilia Topuria

17-09 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 9W

Hot Streak

4× Title

4× 5R

High Variance

Early Chaos

5'7"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·29age

Last fightWCharles Oliveira·KO/TKO·R1·10mo ago

Fighter Context

9–0UFC·

6KO

1Sub

2Dec

9.4min/fight

84UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

7–0(7 fights)

71%finish rate

+1.1str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

4–0(4 fights)

75%finish rate

+1.4str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

2–0(2 fights)

100%finish rate

+2.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.98

Positive

74%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.387

Strong

85%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Ironclad

91%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

75%

Dominant

91%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Topuria

Blitzer

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.81

Str. Accuracy48%

405UFC landed/840attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.4 vs avg3.83

Str. Defense64%

KD Rate / fight0.78

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.11

CQ KO Power

Elite89%ile1.73

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

17%

Leg

12%

By Position

Distance79%

Clinch3%

Ground18%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 19 rounds	Round 26 rounds	Round 33 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	18	20	20	56	8
Avg. Absorbed	17	16	18	13	10
Avg. Net	+2	+4	+2	+43	-2

Grappling

Topuria

Sub Hunter

·125s ctrlActive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.96

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.20

TD Accuracy61%

11UFC landed/18attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.10

1UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense93%

15UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

78%

Strong Finisher

div avg 52%

UFC Record

9-0Unbeaten in UFC

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO6 / 9

Submission1 / 9

Decision2 / 9

KD → Finish

5/7Strong

Active Streak

9consecutive wins

Recent Wins

Charles OliveiraKO/TKO

Max HollowayKO/TKO

Alexander VolkanovskiKO/TKO

Josh EmmettU-DEC

Fast and versatile. 6 of 7 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

17%

1 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

3.5pts

W2 dec

—

L0 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 44 more in second half of career

9 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=6

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

4.1

5.2

5.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

4.3

4.7

Diff

+0.3

+1.0

+0.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Diff-0.34 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Topuria — 9 UFC Fights

Result

Method

9 fights

Charles OliveiraElite

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 2:27Jun '25

+12

·21 SS (72%)·9 abs·61s ctrl·1 kd landed

Max HollowayElite

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 1:34Oct '24

-4

·75 SS (52%)·79 abs·2/2 td·45s ctrl·1 kd landed

Alexander VolkanovskiVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 3:32Feb '24

-12

·35 SS (45%)·47 abs·1 kd landed

Josh EmmettVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jun '23

+65

·152 SS (44%)·87 abs·3/3 td·215s ctrl·1 kd landed

Bryce Mitchell

SUB R2 · 3:10Dec '22

·40 SS (52%)·36 abs·1 td taken·78s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Jai Herbert

KO/TKO R2 · 1:07Mar '22

-2

·20 SS (49%)·22 abs·1/4 td·161s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Ryan Hall

KO/TKO R1 · 4:47Jul '21

·18 SS (56%)·10 abs·80s ctrl

Damon Jackson

KO/TKO R1 · 2:38Dec '20

+15

·31 SS (49%)·16 abs·1 kd landed

Youssef Zalal

U-DEC R3Oct '20

-4

·13 SS (39%)·17 abs·5/9 td·482s ctrl·5 sub att

All Fighters

Lightweight

“El Matador”

Ilia Topuria

17-09 UFC

Form

5'7"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·29age

Last fightWCharles Oliveira·KO/TKO·10mo ago

Fighter Context

9–0UFC·

6KO

1Sub

2Dec

9.4min/fight

84UFC min

vs. Winning Record7–0

vs. Veterans (8+ W)4–0

vs. Elite (15+ W)2–0

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.98

74%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.387

85%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

91%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

75%

91%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Topuria

Lightweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min4.81

Str. Accuracy48%

405UFC landed/840attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.4 vs avg3.83

Str. Defense64%

KD Rate / Fight0.78

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.11

CQ KO Power

Elite89%ile1.73

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

17%

Leg

12%

By Position

Dist79%

Clinch3%

Ground18%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=9	R2 n=6	R3 n=3	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	18	20	20	56	8
Absorbed	17	16	18	13	10
Net	+2	+4	+2	+43	-2

Grappling

Topuria

Lightweight avg

Sub Hunter

125s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.96

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.20

TD Accuracy61%

11UFC landed/18attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.10

1UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense93%

15UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

78%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

6KO/TKO

1Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

17%1 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

3.5pts

W2 dec

—

L0 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=6

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

4.1

5.2

5.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

4.3

4.7

Diff

+0.3

+1.0

+0.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Topuria — UFC Fight Log

Charles OliveiraEliteTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '25

21 SS (72%)·9 abs·61s ctrl·1 kd

Max HollowayEliteTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Oct '24

75 SS (52%)·79 abs·2/2 td·45s ctrl·1 kd

Alexander VolkanovskiVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·Feb '24

35 SS (45%)·47 abs·1 kd

Josh EmmettVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jun '23

152 SS (44%)·87 abs·3/3 td·215s ctrl·1 kd

Bryce Mitchell

SUB·R2·Dec '22

40 SS (52%)·36 abs·1 td taken·78s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Jai Herbert

KO/TKO·R2·Mar '22

20 SS (49%)·22 abs·1/4 td·161s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken

Ryan Hall

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '21

18 SS (56%)·10 abs·80s ctrl

Damon Jackson

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '20

31 SS (49%)·16 abs·1 kd

Round 19 rounds

Round 26 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+43

-2

n=9

n=6

n=3

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+43

-2