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Ilia Topuria vs Jai Herbert

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Ilia Topuria and Jai Herbert met once (2022). Ilia Topuria won in 2022 by ko.

SOURCE·Ilia Topuria and Jai Herbert — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Ilia TopuriaJai Herbert
69″ (175.3 cm)Reach77″ (195.6 cm)
68″ (172.7 cm)Height73″ (185.4 cm)
+1.51%Reach advantage+5.5%
17–1Record14–6
88%Finish rate79%
17Longest unbeaten run7
18Recorded bouts21
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Ilia Topuria

20102020win v Kalil Martin El Chalibi, 2015, submissionwin v Francisco Javier Asprilla, 2015, submissionwin v Jhon Guarin, 2016, submissionwin v Daniel Vasquez, 2016, submissionwin v Brian Bouland, 2018, submissionwin v Mika Hämäläinen, 2018, submissionwin v Steven Goncalves, 2019, kowin v Luis Gomez, 2019, submissionwin v Damon Jackson, 2020, kowin v Youssef Zalal, 2020, decisionwin v Ryan Hall, 2021, kowin v Bryce Mitchell, 2022, submissionwin v Jai Herbert, 2022, kowin v Josh Emmett, 2023, decisionwin v Max Holloway, 2024, kowin v Alexander Volkanovski, 2024, kowin v Charles Oliveira, 2025, koloss v Justin Gaethje, 2026, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2015–2026
2020 win vs Kalil Martin El Chalibi (2015)win vs Francisco Javier Asprilla (2015)win vs Jhon Guarin (2016)win vs Daniel Vasquez (2016)win vs Brian Bouland (2018)win vs Mika Hämäläinen (2018)win vs Steven Goncalves (2019)win vs Luis Gomez (2019)win vs Damon Jackson (2020)win vs Youssef Zalal (2020)win vs Ryan Hall (2021)win vs Bryce Mitchell (2022)win vs Jai Herbert (2022)win vs Josh Emmett (2023)win vs Max Holloway (2024)win vs Alexander Volkanovski (2024)win vs Charles Oliveira (2025)loss vs Justin Gaethje (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2015–2026

Jai Herbert

20102020win v Ben Bennett, 2015, kowin v Martin Sweeney, 2015, kowin v Omid Muhammadi, 2015, koloss v Rhys McKee, 2016, kowin v Tony Morgan, 2016, submissionwin v Rick Selvarajah, 2017, kowin v Joe McColgan, 2018, kowin v Erdi Karatas, 2018, decisionwin v Cain Carrizosa, 2019, kowin v Jack Grant, 2019, kowin v Steve O'Keefe, 2019, koloss v Francisco Trinaldo, 2020, kowin v Khama Worthy, 2021, koloss v Renato Moicano, 2021, submissionwin v Kyle Nelson, 2022, decisionloss v Ilia Topuria, 2022, koloss v Farès Ziam, 2023, decisiondraw v Ľudovít Klein, 2023, drawwin v Rolando Bedoya, 2024, decisionloss v Chris Padilla, 2025, decisionwin v Mandel Nallo, 2026, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2015–2026
2020 win vs Ben Bennett (2015)win vs Martin Sweeney (2015)win vs Omid Muhammadi (2015)loss vs Rhys McKee (2016)win vs Tony Morgan (2016)win vs Rick Selvarajah (2017)win vs Joe McColgan (2018)win vs Erdi Karatas (2018)win vs Cain Carrizosa (2019)win vs Jack Grant (2019)win vs Steve O'Keefe (2019)loss vs Francisco Trinaldo (2020)win vs Khama Worthy (2021)loss vs Renato Moicano (2021)win vs Kyle Nelson (2022)loss vs Ilia Topuria (2022)loss vs Farès Ziam (2023)draw vs Ľudovít Klein (2023)win vs Rolando Bedoya (2024)loss vs Chris Padilla (2025)win vs Mandel Nallo (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2015–2026

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