Ilia Topuria 2024: Net Worth, Record, Wife and Ethnicity

Who is Ilia Topuria?

Ilia Topuria is a German-born-Georgian featherweight fighter who is currently at the #3 ranking in the division. Topuria excels in his ground game and has not dropped a single fight ever since he debuted at short notice at a Fight Night event back in 2020.

Since then Topuria has grown as a fighter. Coming from Spain, he came to the UFC with a point to prove and at a brilliant professional record of 14-0, he's doing just that. His fighting style brings together effective striking and grappling given his BJJ background making him a marvel to watch. Here's more about him.

Early Life

Topuria was born in Halle Westfalen, Germany to parents who were Georgian.  At 7, Topuria and his family moved back to their home country of Georgia and it was here that he was first exposed to wrestling. 'El Matador' was exposed to the Greco-Roman style of wrestling in school and that's where his journey started.

Soon, at the age of 15, he once again, moved. This time, to Alicante Spain, a country that he still calls his own to this day. It was here that he began training in Mixed Martial Arts at the Climent Club. Him and his brother, Alex Topuria were the first black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Georgia.

His father, Zaza Topuria is a businessman and his mother's name is InGa Bendeliana. Topuria was born in a Christian family and has three siblings. One brother, as mentioned before, and two sisters. He also has nephews that he enjoys spending time with.

Wife and Children

Topuria's partner, Giorgina Uzcategui Badell, is a businesswoman from Alicante, Spain. The two have a son together whom they love and raise together. Topuria has envisioned a loving and successful future for his son whom he already considers a "man".

“If he wants to fight, I’m gonna support him; if he wants to..." he said. "I don’t know... study, I’m gonna support him. If it makes him happy, I don’t care. Go for that, because in this life, people are always looking for success. What’s success for me? Success is when you’re happy with yourself, that’s it.” Topuria's son is currently about 3-4 years of age. His identity and details are mostly kept private by the family.

Net Worth in 2024

At the age of 27, Ilia Topuria's current net worth stands at around $1 million. At UFC 282, Topuria's salary and bonus rewarded him with about $115,000. After his fight and victory against Josh Emmett, Topuria took home about $130,000 including his base salary of about $80,000 and a $50,000 performance of the night bonus.

His disclosed earnings, however, sit at around $150,000 and the last time we saw him fight was at the UFC Fight Night event against Emmett where he ended up with a brilliant unanimous decision win after the fighters brawled brutally for five rounds straight.

Career Timeline

Topuria competed regionally in Spain once he had a good grip on the MMA scene. He first appeared in Cage MMA Finland in 2018 and in the same year received his Jiu Jitsu black belt. He participated in a bout for Cage Warriors Bantamweight championship but because of a failed weighing, he didn't receive the title. He also fought for Brave before entering the UFC.

Here, he was approached for a fight against Youssef Zalal. It was a short-notice fight for 'El Matador' and quickly he tore his opponent via a decision win over Zalal. With his earnings and sponsorship deals, Topuria has become rather wealthy over the years. He also fought guys like Damon Jackson, Jai Herbert, and Bryce Mitchell. Now, he will face the king of the division, Alexander Volkanovski.

 The numbers game-Stats and Record

As mentioned before, Topuria boasts a powerful undefeated record of 14-0. He has fought for multiple promotions over the span of his career and achieved about 2 wins from decisions. 4 times, he has secured a win via knockout and then, 8 times, he secured the top position by submission.

His last match against Emmett was a decision win, before him, he submitted Bryce Mitchell with an arm-triangle choke and before him, he knocked out Jai Herbert with a brilliant right hand. A very multifaceted fighter that can finish a fight in many ways.

Major Achievements

Ilia Topuria has managed to achieve a performance of the night bonus twice in his UFC career. The first one was when he knocked out Jai Herbert and then when he submitted Bryce Mitchell. In his last fight, both he and Emmett won the Fight of The Night bonus for putting up an amazing show for the fans.

He is also a Mixed Fight Events champion. Here, he held the featherweight championship one time, and also, MMA Junkie awarded him with a submission of the month award for the Arm Triangle choke on Bryce Mitchell. Now, he could be the next featherweight champion if he defeats Alexander Volkanovski.

Topuria's knockouts

In recent times, he has knocked out Jai Herbert, Ryan Hall, and Damon Jackson of the UFC. As mentioned earlier, Herbert suffered a right hook that ended the fight while Ryan Hall succumbed to brutal ground and pound by 'El Matador'.

Damon Jackson also fell prey to his punches and before him, at Brave, Ilia Topuria defeated Steven Goncalves via his punching prowess as well. This sums up the four knockout wins he has collected over the span of his career on top of many submission wins and decision victories.

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