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 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Max Holloway at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Bryce Mitchell at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Topuria's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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