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Ion Cutelaba vs.
Jonathan Wilson

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

9-11-1 Ion Cutelaba · UFC
1-3-0 Jonathan Wilson · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

9-11-1
UFC record
1-3-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
32.6
AgeΔ 6.5 yrs
39.1
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
75"
ReachΔ 0"
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
1.5
Layoff (months)Δ 104 mo
105.5
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLW
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Ion Cutelaba hunts takedowns — 4.02 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Jonathan Wilson carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Jonathan Wilson absorbs 5.65 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.35 Light Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Ion Cutelaba

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 911
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 110

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.77 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 34 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Jonathan Wilson

Full career not yet synced for Jonathan Wilson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6944.13/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
1172.92/min · norm 3.41
5753.42/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
2265.65/min · norm 3.35
43.6%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
48.1%norm 48.3%
46.1%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
56.2%norm 52.9%
20.18/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
20.75/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Ion Cutelaba

Distance 76.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 11.6% (norm 10.4%)

Jonathan Wilson

Distance 87.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 10.4%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Ion Cutelaba

Head 82.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 9.7%)

Jonathan Wilson

Head 86.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Cutelaba L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Wilson L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 416 / 1209 34.4% 41.4% 95 / 213 44.6% 41.4%
In the clinch 138 / 198 69.7% 70.9% 14 / 21 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 140 / 184 76.1% 72.3% 8 / 9 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 480 / 1308 36.7% 38.9% 87 / 209 41.6% 38.9%
To the body 124 / 174 71.3% 71.9% 21 / 24 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 90 / 109 82.6% 81.8% 9 / 10 too few to rate 81.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Cutelaba L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Wilson L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 445 / 888 50.1% 40.4% 123 / 369 33.3% 40.4%
In the clinch 71 / 99 71.7% 68.7% 58 / 96 60.4% 68.7%
On the ground 59 / 80 73.8% 70.4% 45 / 51 88.2% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 429 / 897 47.8% 37.5% 154 / 422 36.5% 37.5%
To the body 74 / 93 79.6% 72.3% 49 / 70 70.0% 72.3%
To the legs 72 / 77 93.5% 83.0% 23 / 24 too few to rate 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

4551.1% acc · 4.02/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 0.37/15 · norm 0.87
3276.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
480.0% def · norm 66.7%
38:5823.2% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
2:215.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
30:442:44 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
5:592:14 per 15 · norm 2:48
30.27/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cutelaba has more cage time on record.

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