Best Ilia Topuria Fights

Topuria backed Volkanovski toward the fence and ended the featherweight reign with one clean right hand. The finish converted confidence into a championship.

Holloway had never been knocked out until Topuria pressured him, hurt him to the body and finished with punches. The result made the power historically meaningful.

Emmett absorbed sharp combinations and increasingly heavy damage for five rounds, forcing Topuria to show patience and conditioning beyond his knockout reputation.

Herbert badly hurt Topuria with a head kick before one right hand reversed the fight. The comeback showed both defensive risk and exceptional recovery.

Hall’s unusual leg entries created an awkward problem until Topuria stayed balanced and punished a failed roll with ground strikes.

Topuria accepted Zalal on short notice, controlled the grappling and won every round against a mobile opponent. The debut was less spectacular and more informative.

A left hook to the body folded Jackson before follow-up punches ended the fight. The compact finish announced Topuria’s power to UFC viewers.

A first-round rear-naked choke over Gonçalves continued Topuria’s European finishing run. His grappling, not yet his boxing, carried the prospect case.

Topuria took Bouland down, secured the back and finished inside one round in his final Cage Warriors appearance before joining the UFC.

Mitchell entered as the stronger specialist, but Topuria defended, reversed position and finished an arm-triangle choke. Beating the grappler at his own game mattered.