Ilia Topuria has a track record that many legends of their respective sports would like. Few, if not almost no one, can count their competitions by victories. The Hispanic-Georgian has the opportunity of a lifetime against the Australian Aleksander Volkanovski, not only because it is the big event of the evening at UFC 298, but because he can become featherweight champion. It all started in 2015. After practicing Greco-Roman wrestling before arriving in Spain, he understood that his path (and that of his brother Aleksandre) was to enter the octagon. Little by little he shone in the fights in which he practiced, until he reached the point where he is right now, about to win a championship belt. His balance is undeniably good: 14 wins, 0 losses and 0 zero fights. Of them, 8 have been by submission, 4 by KO and 2 by technical decision of the judges. Balance of Ilia Topuria Ilia Topuria’s 14 victories 8 by submission 4 by knockout 2 by technical decision of the judges Ilia Topuria vs. Francisco Javier Asprilla The first featherweight fight as a professional was at the West Coast Warriors event, on April 4, 2015, in Valencia. Topuria’s professional debut was impeccable, with a key submission 3 and a half minutes into the fight. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Kalil Martin Just a month later, on May 9, 2015, at the Climent Club where he has his ‘house’, Topuria defeated Kalil Martin in just one minute, with a submission thanks to a quick ‘rear naked choke’ ‘. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Daniel Vásquez In a Mix Fights Events event in 2016, in which a weight limit of 141 pounds (63.95 kilos) was agreed upon, less than the featherweight, Ilia Topuria demonstrated his versatility. Daniel Vásquez succumbed with the same key as Martin. It lasted just under two minutes. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Jhon Guarin In the fourth professional fight, the Spanish-Colombian Jhon Guarin put Ilia Topuria on the ropes. After winning the previous ones in the first round, in this one he had a much harder time beating him. At almost three minutes, Guarin succumbed to a critical choke and Topuria won the MBE featherweight title. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Mika Hamalainen In his debut at bantamweight he faced the Finnish Mika Hamalainen, in a tough fight in Helsinki for which he spent almost two years preparing. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Brian Bouland By not making weight, Ilia Topuria could not aspire to the bantamweight title. His victory over the Belgian Brian Bouland served to expand his record and earn the respect of judges and the public, but not the belt. The way he ‘put Bouland to sleep’ is still remembered years later. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Luis Gómez Bogotá saw the return of Ilia Topuria to featherweight, his natural weight, and the local Luis Gómez gave up in what was the first time that the Hispanic-Georgian starred in the event of the night. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Steven Goncalves The first KO victory, with a memorable punch, of Ilia Topuria’s professional career. That fight, in November 2019, took place in Bahrain. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Youssef Zalal Topuria’s UFC debut almost ended in disaster. The Moroccan Youssef Zalal made things very complicated for him, but in the end, in a unanimous decision by the judges, ‘Matador’ took the victory. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Damon Jackson The second fight in the UFC, already in Las Vegas, showed the world that Topuria with gloves is very difficult to win. Forceful KO against Damon Jackson that gave him his tenth professional victory. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Ryan Hall A concatenation of accurate blows allowed Ilia Topuria to win at UFC 264 against Ryan Hall. Dana White already had the Hispanic-Georgian well placed at this time, in mid-2021. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Jai Herbert First and only fight, so far, Ilia Topuria’s professional lightweight fight. The British Jai Herbert succumbed by KO in the second round of a close fight. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Bryce Mitchell The second performance of the night was against Bryce Mitchell who experienced how Topuria left him without victory due to a strangulation. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code Ilia Topuria vs. Josh Emmett The only fight of 2023 and the one that earned him confirmation from Dana White that he would be able to fight for the title. Josh Emmett succumbed by unanimous decision of the judges and elevated Topuria to the category of candidate for the featherweight champion title. Desktop Code Image for mobile, amp and app Mobile code AMP Code APP Code It remains to be seen if Aleksander Volkanovski becomes the first fighter to finish off the undefeated Topuria or is, as many point out, another suitable victim for the ‘Matador’ .
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