Light Heavyweight · “The Hulk”
Ion Cutelaba
20-12-1 (1 NC) UFC 9-11-1
6'1"Height
75"Reach
SouthpawStance
1993-12-14Born
4KO wins
2Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
8:00Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.13
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.42
Striking accuracy43.6%
Striking defense46.1%
Takedowns / 15 min4.02
Takedown accuracy51.1%
Takedown defense76.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.27
Control time23.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-9
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
21 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Navajo Stirling 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:23 — UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi · 2026-06-20
19/48Sig. strikes
52/70Absorbed
5/7Takedowns
3:01Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Oumar Sy 3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:24 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos · 2026-03-14
14/20Sig. strikes
5/11Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Modestas Bukauskas 5-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena · 2025-05-10
58/130Sig. strikes
44/92Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ibo Aslan 2-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:51 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · 2025-02-22
14/31Sig. strikes
15/30Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
1:06Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ivan Erslan 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · 2024-09-28
45/120Sig. strikes
39/69Absorbed
3/12Takedowns
1:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Philipe Lins 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · 2024-03-09
47/97Sig. strikes
67/115Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tanner Boser 4-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:05 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen · 2023-04-15
30/40Sig. strikes
5/16Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kennedy Nzechukwu 4-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:02 — UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · 2022-11-19
9/26Sig. strikes
24/42Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
3:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Johnny Walker 4-4 walk-in Submission · R1 4:37 — UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · 2022-09-10
3/5Sig. strikes
3/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ryan Spann 5-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:22 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic · 2022-05-14
2/9Sig. strikes
4/11Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
1:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Devin Clark 6-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann · 2021-09-18
64/101Sig. strikes
23/52Absorbed
8/12Takedowns
8:48Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
D Dustin Jacoby 2-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka · 2021-05-01
71/152Sig. strikes
84/148Absorbed
9/19Takedowns
4:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Ankalaev 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:19 — UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · 2020-10-24
11/36Sig. strikes
21/41Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Ankalaev 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:38 — UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · 2020-02-29
5/11Sig. strikes
8/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Khalil Rountree Jr. 4-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:35 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · 2019-09-28
15/26Sig. strikes
5/12Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
1:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Glover Teixeira 11-5 walk-in Submission · R2 3:37 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · 2019-04-27
74/135Sig. strikes
30/57Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gadzhimurad Antigulov 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:25 — UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · 2018-07-28
40/46Sig. strikes
12/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Henrique da Silva 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:22 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · 2017-06-10
15/18Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jared Cannonier 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale · 2016-12-03
45/142Sig. strikes
59/94Absorbed
6/7Takedowns
4:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jonathan Wilson 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · 2016-10-01
89/283Sig. strikes
30/78Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Misha Cirkunov 2-0 walk-in Submission · R3 1:22 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · 2016-06-18
24/115Sig. strikes
44/94Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ion Cutelaba) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
13
Submission
4
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
4
Decision
3
Other
1
Draws: 1 · No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
21
World Warriors FC
5
European Combat Sambo Federation
2
Combat Sambo Federation of Moldova
1
Grand European FC
1
Cage Warriors
1
Alash Pride
1
The Battle for Ruse
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 34 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Navajo Stirling | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
2026-06-20 |
UFC | 2 | 3:23 |
| W | Oumar Sy | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
2026-03-14 |
UFC | 1 | 4:24 |
| L | Modestas Bukauskas | Decision (split) | UFC 315
2025-05-10 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | İbo Aslan | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
2025-02-22 |
UFC | 1 | 2:51 |
| W | Ivan Erslan | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
2024-09-28 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Philipe Lins | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 299
2024-03-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tanner Boser | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen
2023-04-15 |
UFC | 1 | 2:05 |
| L | Kennedy Nzechukwu | TKO (flying knee and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba
2022-11-19 |
UFC | 2 | 1:02 |
| L | Johnny Walker | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 279
2022-09-10 |
UFC | 1 | 4:37 |
| L | Ryan Spann | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić
2022-05-14 |
UFC | 1 | 2:22 |
| W | Devin Clark | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
2021-09-18 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Dustin Jacoby | Draw (split) | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka
2021-05-01 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | KO (punches) | UFC 254
2020-10-24 |
UFC | 1 | 4:19 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | TKO (head kicks and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
2020-02-29 |
UFC | 1 | 0:38 |
| W | Khalil Rountree Jr. | TKO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
2019-09-28 |
UFC | 1 | 2:35 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson
2019-04-27 |
UFC | 2 | 3:37 |
| W | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
2018-07-28 |
UFC | 1 | 4:25 |
| W | Henrique da Silva | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
2017-06-11 |
UFC | 1 | 0:22 |
| L | Jared Cannonier | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
2016-12-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jonathan Wilson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
2016-10-01 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Misha Cirkunov | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson
2016-06-18 |
UFC | 3 | 1:22 |
| W | Malik Merad | KO (punch) | World Warriors FC: Cage Encounter 4
2015-09-19 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | 0:08 |
| W | Vitali Ontishchenko | Submission (omoplata) | World Warriors FC: Cage Encounter 3
2015-04-04 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | 2:37 |
| W | Yuri Gorbenko | TKO (punches) | World Warriors FC: Ukraine Selection 5
2015-02-28 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | 1:10 |
| W | Izidor Bunea | TKO (punches) | World Warriors FC: Cage Encounter 2
2014-12-13 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | 1:13 |
| W | Alexandru Stoica | KO (punch) | World Warriors FC: Cage Encounter 1
2014-06-14 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | 0:07 |
| W | Constantin Padure | KO (punch) | Combat Sambo Federation of Moldova: Adrenaline
2014-04-04 |
Combat Sambo Federation of Moldova | 1 | 1:05 |
| W | Igor Gorkun | KO (punch) | Grand European FC: Battle on the Gold Mountain
2013-12-21 |
Grand European FC | 1 | 0:28 |
| L | Michał Andryszak | DQ (punches to back of head) | Cage Warriors 58
2013-08-24 |
Cage Warriors | 1 | 4:07 |
| NC | Murod Hanturaev | NC (referee error) | Alash Pride: Grand Prix 2013
2013-07-07 |
Alash Pride | 1 | 0:24 |
| W | Anatoli Ciumac | TKO (punches) | European Combat Sambo Federation: Battle of Bessarabia
2013-03-24 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 2 | 0:29 |
| W | Igor Kukurudziak | Submission (omoplata) | European Combat Sambo Federation: Adrenaline
2012-12-14 |
European Combat Sambo Federation | 1 | 0:42 |
| W | Julian Chilikov | TKO (punches) | The Battle for Ruse
2012-06-22 |
The Battle for Ruse | 1 | 0:25 |
| W | Daglar Gasimov | TKO (punches) | CIS Pankration Cup 2012
2012-04-05 |
CIS Pankration Cup | 1 | 0:27 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ion Cutelaba) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Light Heavyweight average, over 97 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.