Person in history
Ilia Topuria
Ilia Topuria, German-Georgian mixed martial artist
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · January 21
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- professional wrestler, mixed martial arts fighter. Citizenship: Spain, Georgia
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Ilia Topuria is a Georgian and Spanish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Lightweight Champion and Featherweight Champion, becoming the first Georgian and Spanish fighter to win a UFC championship and first undefeated fighter to win UFC championships in two divisions. As of June 16, 2026, he is #1 in the Meta UFC lightweight rankings, and #5 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Path and career
Awards / honours: Order of Honour.
Why this date
Ilia Topuria appears on our January 21 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
Cite this page
“Ilia Topuria”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/ilia-topuria, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Ilia Topuria
When was Ilia Topuria born?
January 21 1997.
How old would Ilia Topuria be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on January 21?
Alisha Lehmann, Pervis Estupiñán, Fūju Kamio and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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