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Oumar Sy vs. Ion Cutelaba

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 9-11-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
9-11-1
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
30
AgeΔ 2 yrs
32
6'4"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
83"
ReachΔ 8"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
1.5
Layoff (months)Δ 2.5 mo
4
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ion Cutelaba hunts takedowns — 4.02 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Oumar Sy hunts takedowns — 2.90 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Oumar Sy owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 17% Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Oumar Sy

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1853.57/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
6944.13/min · norm 3.48
1021.97/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5753.42/min · norm 3.37
51.2%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
43.6%norm 48.45%
64.5%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
46.1%norm 52.75%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
20.18/15 · norm 0.40

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

Oumar Sy

Distance 77.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 17.7% (norm 10.6%)

Ion Cutelaba

Distance 76.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 11.6% (norm 10.6%)

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

Oumar Sy

Head 71.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 12.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 9.7%)

Ion Cutelaba

Head 82.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.9% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Sy L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Cutelaba L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 132 / 279 47.3% 41.5% 416 / 1209 34.4% 41.5%
In the clinch 15 / 18 too few to rate 70.8% 138 / 198 69.7% 70.8%
On the ground 38 / 64 59.4% 72.9% 140 / 184 76.1% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 102 / 259 39.4% 39.2% 480 / 1308 36.7% 39.2%
To the body 33 / 46 71.7% 72.0% 124 / 174 71.3% 72.0%
To the legs 50 / 56 89.3% 82.1% 90 / 109 82.6% 82.1%

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: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Sy L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Cutelaba L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 73 / 251 29.1% 40.6% 445 / 888 50.1% 40.6%
In the clinch 11 / 13 too few to rate 68.8% 71 / 99 71.7% 68.8%
On the ground 18 / 23 too few to rate 70.4% 59 / 80 73.8% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 64 / 229 27.9% 37.7% 429 / 897 47.8% 37.7%
To the body 16 / 28 57.1% 72.9% 74 / 93 79.6% 72.9%
To the legs 22 / 30 73.3% 83.1% 72 / 77 93.5% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1035.7% acc · 2.90/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
4551.1% acc · 4.02/15 · norm 0.87
266.7% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
3276.2% def · norm 66.7%
19:3938.0% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
38:5823.2% of cage time · norm 17.1%
4:141:13 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
30:442:44 per 15 · norm 2:50
20.58/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
30.27/15 · norm 0.28

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