Topuria vs Bouland

Who won Topuria vs Bouland?

Ilia Topuria beat Brian Bouland by submission in the 1st round during the main event of Cage Warriors 94, on Saturday 16th June 2018 at Lotto Arena in Antwerp.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Topuria vs Bouland stats

Ilia Topuria stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 5 by submission.

Brian Bouland made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ilia Topuria's 1st fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Ilia Topuria's Cage Warriors record stood at 1-0-0, while Brian Bouland's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Bouland had a massive power advantage over Topuria, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Topuria's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Topuria had a massive advantage over Bouland, boasting a 100% submission rate over Bouland's 0%.

Ilia Topuria was the older man by 27 years, at 27 years old.

Topuria was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years later than Bouland, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 28 to Bouland's 26.

Topuria vs Bouland form

Topuria remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bryce Mitchell at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Ryan Hall at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Youssef Zalal at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Topuria's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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