Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-06-14, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje as soon as we watch the full fight (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2026).Gaethje vs Topuria is scheduled to take place Sunday, June 14th, at the White House in Washington (D.C., United States), in a 5-round lightweight (155 lbs, 70 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC Freedom 250 (also known as UFC White House) and it is valid for the UFC lightweight championship (Ilia’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Ilia Topuria record
The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitu, Ufc champ in two different weight classes Ilia Topuria entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 17-0-0 (88% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world.
In his last three bouts he has beat Alexander Volkanovski (Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria), Max Holloway (Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway) and Charles Oliveira (Ilia Topuria vs Charles Oliveira).
Justin Gaethje record
His opponent, the former Wsof Lw and current interim Ufc Lw champion Justin Gaethje, has an official record of 27-5-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the lightweight division.
He was defeated by Max Holloway in 2024 (most voted mma match in 2024 on AllTheBestFights, Justin Gaethje vs Max Holloway), but then he has beat Rafael Fiziev (Justin Gaethje vs Rafael Fiziev 2) and Paddy Pimblett (Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett).
Among the best fights of Gaethje we suggest these:
- Justin Gaethje vs Luis Palomino, 5-stars match of 2015
- Michael Johnson vs Justin Gaethje, 5-stars bout of 2017
- Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje, Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2017
- Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler, mma Fight of the Year 2021
- Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje, 4-stars bout of 2022
- Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje 2, 4-stars match of 2023.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Freedom 250 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje
Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane
Sean O’Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi
Josh Hokit vs Derrick Lewis
Mauricio Ruffy vs Michael Chandler
Bo Nickal vs Kyle Daukaus
Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC Freedom 250 countdown Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Embedded: Vlog Series
Watch all the episodes of UFC Freedom 250 Embedded: Vlog Series (we usually post the playlist with all the videos or, if not possible, every single clip).
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Freedom 250 pre-fight press conference, featuring Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs Gaethje weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Topuria vs Gaethje fight?
Justin Gaethje defeated Ilia Topuria via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00, round 4
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Freedom 250 post-fight octagon interview of Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Freedom 250 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
