Topuria vs Oliveira

Who won Topuria vs Oliveira?

Ilia Topuria beat Charles Oliveira by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC 317, on Saturday 28th June 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

This contest was for the vacant UFC Lightweight championship.

Topuria vs Oliveira stats

Ilia Topuria stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Charles Oliveira made his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 21 by submission.

This was Ilia Topuria's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Charles Oliveira marked his 34th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Ilia Topuria's UFC record stood at 8-0-0, while Charles Oliveira's came in at 23-10-0.

The stats suggested Topuria had a slight advantage in power over Oliveira, with a 38% knock out percentage over Oliveira's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oliveira had a slight advantage over Topuria, with a 60% submission rate over Topuria's 50%.

Ilia Topuria was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Oliveira had a height advantage of 3 inches over Topuria. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Topuria was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 29 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years later than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 56 less professional rounds, 28 to Oliveira's 84.

Topuria vs Oliveira form

Topuria remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to 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.

Oliveira had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Michael Chandler at UFC 309 on 16th November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Before that, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He was victorious against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Charles Oliveira had been fighting more than Ilia Topuria.

Going to this contest, Ilia Topuria had last fought 8 months and 3 days ago, while Charles Oliveira's last outing had been 7 months and 13 days ago.

Topuria's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Oliveira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Topuria vs Oliveira start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which was 12:10 AM EST or 9:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Topuria vs Oliveira?

Ilia Topuria was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Charles Oliveira made his way into the ring at 17/5 (+330) with oddsmakers.