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Notable Achievements at Age 27
Won UFC Featherweight Championship (KO vs Volkanovski)
Defeated Alexander Volkanovski by second-round KO at UFC 298 to win the UFC Featherweight title; ended Volkanovski's four-year reign and earned Performance of the Night ($50,000). First Georgian and first Spanish UFC champion.
Suffered non-contact Achilles tendon rupture (May 13, 2025)
In Game 4 of second-round series vs New York Knicks on May 13, 2025, dove for a loose ball, ruptured his Achilles; underwent surgery the next day and was ruled out for remainder of season.
Title defense — KO of Max Holloway (UFC 308)
Defended UFC Featherweight Championship, knocked out Max Holloway in round three (Holloway's first KO loss); earned Performance of the Night ($50,000).
2024 Paris Olympics — team, all-around & vault gold; floor silver
Competed at Paris 2024 as leader of the 'Golden Girls' team: won team gold, individual all-around gold, vault gold, and floor silver — bringing her Olympic medal total to 11 (7 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze).
Won 2024 Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP) despite losing Final
Awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, becoming only the sixth player to win it while on the losing team.
Awarded Order of Honor by President of Georgia
Received Georgia's Order of Honor at Orbeliani Palace; Georgian government confirmed he would retain Georgian citizenship (dual citizenship).
Granted Spanish citizenship
The Government of Spain granted Ilia Topuria Spanish nationality; announced at Council of Ministers press conference.
Profiled on major sports and stats sites
Maintained profiles and season-by-season statistics on ESPN, Pro-Football-Reference and NFL.com through 2024.
Won NBA Championship with Lakers (2020)
Won first NBA title as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA Finals MVP was LeBron James; Davis was key contributor).
Founded FTX (exchange)
Founded FTX cryptocurrency derivatives exchange in April 2019; it opened for business the following month.
Historic 50–15–15 triple‑double
On Dec 31, 2016 Harden recorded 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds — the first 50–15–15 stat line in NBA history.
Birth of son Joyner Messiah Lucas
Joyner's son was born; child has cameo appearances in music videos later.
Invented Generative Adversarial Networks (landmark contribution)
The creation of GANs established a widely used technique for generative modeling; later led to high-impact research, tools, and concerns about deepfakes.
First NBA championship (Heat) and Finals MVP (2012)
Won his first NBA title with the Miami Heat over the Oklahoma City Thunder and was unanimously chosen as the Finals MVP.
Super Bowl XLV MVP
Completed 24 of 39 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in the Packers' 31–25 win over the Steelers; named Super Bowl XLV MVP.
Associated press Athlete of the Year (2011)
Named Associated Press Athlete of the Year for 2011 following MVP and Super Bowl performances.
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