UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira  28 Jun 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Ilia Topuria defeats Charles Oliveira by KO

Win Ilia Topuria 17-0-0
Loss Charles Oliveira 35-11-0
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KO

Round 1 · 2:27

Topuria vs Oliveira — Lightweight Title · UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira

Predictions summary

What happened

The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.

Topuria and Oliveira contested the UFC lightweight title at UFC 317.

The championship fight ended in the opening round rather than reaching the judges.

The official result recorded Topuria's knockout win at 2:27 of round one.

Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in

Case for Topuria

Topuria moved up with championship power already proven at featherweight and the confidence to meet Oliveira in the pocket. His compact right-left combinations and grappling base meant Oliveira could not assume the fight would become safe once it hit clinch or scramble range.

Case for Oliveira

Oliveira brought the most dangerous finishing resume in UFC history, with front-foot pressure, opportunistic submissions and the ability to turn chaos into offense. His path was to make Topuria defend layers immediately: strikes into takedowns, takedowns into leg locks, and every exchange into a scramble.

What We Were Watching For

  • Can Oliveira force grappling exchanges before Topuria settles into boxing range?
  • Does Topuria carry the same knockout power at lightweight?
  • Whose chaos wins first: Oliveira's submission chains or Topuria's compact counters?
Records & career stats
Topuria vs Oliveira
Topuria Oliveira
  1. OutputSig. strikes landed / min 4.82 3.23
  2. Striking def.Striking defense 62% 49%
  3. DurabilitySig. strikes absorbed / min 3.97 3.05
  4. Takedown def.Takedown defense 95% 55%
  5. FinishingFinish rate 88% 84%
16-0-0
Record
35-10-0
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Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
3-2 last 5
Georgia / Spain
Nationality
Brazil
29
Age
36
5′7″170 cm
Height — Oliveira leads
5′10″178 cm
69″175 cm
Reach — Oliveira leads
74″188 cm
Orthodox
StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
Orthodox
88%
Finish rateFinish % — Topuria leadsFinish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
84%
7
Wins by KO/TKOKO wins — Oliveira leads
10
8
Wins by submissionSub wins — Oliveira leads
22
4.82
Sig. strikes landed / minStr / min — Topuria leadsSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
3.23
3.97
Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / min — Oliveira leadsSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
3.05
62%
Striking defenseStrike def. — Topuria leadsStriking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
49%
95%
Takedown defenseTD def. — Topuria leadsTakedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
55%
10:26
Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
07:58
Team Topuria
Team
Bronx's Gold Team

Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Record is as of fight night; career stats, recent form and win totals are the latest on file and may include this fight. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.

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Who Called It?

How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.

Drake Burden
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Current pick evidence

Picked: Ilia Topuria

Fight result: Ilia Topuria · KO

RotoWire's UFC 317 expert-picks table lists Drake Burden on Ilia Topuria.

Track record: winner called in 62 of 98 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

Winner Accuracy 63.3% (62 hit, 36 miss, across 98 resolved calls). Method Accuracy: No method picks. Round Accuracy: No round picks. Underdog Accuracy 46.2% (6 hit, 7 miss, across 13 underdog calls on 98 resolved calls).

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Jake Letarski
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Current pick evidence

Picked: Ilia Topuria

Fight result: Ilia Topuria · KO

RotoWire's UFC 317 expert-picks table lists Jake Letarski on Ilia Topuria.

Track record: winner called in 42 of 69 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

Winner Accuracy 60.9% (42 hit, 27 miss, across 69 resolved calls). Method Accuracy: No method picks. Round Accuracy: No round picks. Underdog Accuracy 30.8% (4 hit, 9 miss, across 13 underdog calls on 69 resolved calls).

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Jon Litterine
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Current pick evidence

Picked: Ilia Topuria

Fight result: Ilia Topuria · KO

RotoWire's UFC 317 expert-picks table lists Jon Litterine on Ilia Topuria.

Track record: winner called in 70 of 124 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

Winner Accuracy 56.5% (70 hit, 54 miss, across 124 resolved calls). Method Accuracy: No qualifying picks. Round Accuracy: No round picks. Underdog Accuracy 28.0% (7 hit, 18 miss, across 25 underdog calls on 124 resolved calls).

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Cole Shelton
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Current pick evidence

Picked: Ilia Topuria

Fight result: Ilia Topuria · KO

RotoWire's UFC 317 expert-picks table lists Cole Shelton on Ilia Topuria.

Track record: winner called in 62 of 116 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

Winner Accuracy 53.4% (62 hit, 54 miss, across 116 resolved calls). Method Accuracy 87.5% (7 hit, 1 miss, across 8 method-scored calls on 116 resolved calls). Round Accuracy: No qualifying picks. Underdog Accuracy 16.7% (3 hit, 15 miss, across 18 underdog calls on 116 resolved calls).

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Joe SunTszu
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Current pick evidence

Picked: Ilia Topuria

Fight result: Ilia Topuria · KO

RotoWire's UFC 317 expert-picks table lists Joe SunTszu on Ilia Topuria.

Track record: winner called in 34 of 64 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

Winner Accuracy 53.1% (34 hit, 30 miss, across 64 resolved calls). Method Accuracy: No method picks. Round Accuracy: No round picks. Underdog Accuracy 25.0% (4 hit, 12 miss, across 16 underdog calls on 64 resolved calls).

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Chris Olson
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Current pick evidence

Picked: Charles Oliveira

Fight result: Ilia Topuria · KO

RotoWire's UFC 317 expert-picks table lists Chris Olson on Charles Oliveira.

Track record: winner called in 32 of 71 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted

Analyst track record Track record countsWinner counts resolved calls. Method and Round count only after a correct winner call. Underdog counts picks for a strict underdog in frozen pre-fight odds.Methodology

Winner Accuracy 45.1% (32 hit, 39 miss, across 71 resolved calls). Method Accuracy: No qualifying picks. Round Accuracy: No round picks. Underdog Accuracy 33.3% (7 hit, 14 miss, across 21 underdog calls on 71 resolved calls).

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Analyst picks: Drake Burden Hit; Jake Letarski Hit; Jon Litterine Hit; Cole Shelton Hit; Joe SunTszu Hit; Chris Olson Miss.

5 of 6 nailed it.

Chart: selected analyst picks, not a win probability. Pill badge: Winner hit rate (total scored picks before this event).

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