Light Heavyweight Bout

Ion Cutelaba

“The Hulk”

Record: 9-11-1
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 6' 1"
Reach: 75"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: Dec 14, 1993

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 21
Minutes: 168.0
Knockdowns: 2
Sig. accuracy: 43.6%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 51.1%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 3
Control / 15: 3:29

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted694/1591

Accuracy43.6%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head69.2%
Body17.9%
Leg13.0%

Position

Distance59.9%
Clinch19.9%
Ground20.2%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head74.6%
Body12.9%
Leg12.5%

Position absorbed

Distance77.4%
Clinch12.3%
Ground10.3%

Grappling

For

Takedowns45/88

TD accuracy51.1%

TD per 154.0

Sub attempts3

Subs per 150.3

Reversals2

Control38:58

Control per 153:29

Against

Takedowns absorbed10/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced6

Control conceded30:44

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	1.4/2.1	65.7%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	1/2.6	37.9%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/1.9	33.5%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Navajo Stirling
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:23
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. HoriguchiJun 20, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 19/48 · TD 5/7 · Ctrl 3:01
Win vs Oumar Sy
Submission · Round 1 · 4:24
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. VallejosMar 14, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 14/20 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 2:27
Loss vs Modestas Bukauskas
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della MaddalenaMay 10, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 58/130 · TD 0/4 · Ctrl 2:21
Win vs Ibo Aslan
Submission · Round 1 · 2:51
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. SongFeb 22, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 14/31 · TD 2/4 · Ctrl 1:06
Win vs Ivan Erslan
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint DenisSep 28, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 45/120 · TD 3/12 · Ctrl 1:59
Loss vs Philipe Lins
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2Mar 9, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 47/97 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:16
Win vs Tanner Boser
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:05
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. AllenApr 15, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 30/40 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:17
Loss vs Kennedy Nzechukwu
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:02
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. CutelabaNov 19, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 9/26 · TD 2/8 · Ctrl 3:32
Loss vs Johnny Walker
Submission · Round 1 · 4:37
UFC 279: Diaz vs. FergusonSep 10, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 3/5 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 2:02
Loss vs Ryan Spann
Submission · Round 1 · 2:22
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. RakicMay 14, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 2/9 · TD 3/3 · Ctrl 1:11

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