Bilodid won her first senior world title at the 2018 World Judo Championships at the age of 17, where she also became the youngest senior judo world champion in history.[6][7] She defeated former opponents: the former Olympic and world bronze medalist, Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg by ippon; former Olympic champion and world champion, Paula Pareto of Argentina in the semi-finals by waza-ari; in the finals, she faced Paris Grand Slam final opponent, Funa Tonaki whom she defeated by her signature ouchi gari for ippon at 1:59 of the contest, winning gold at the 2018 World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.[8] She is the youngest two-time world judo champion among both men and women.