Ion Cutelaba Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Navajo Stirling Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R2	3:23	UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi	Jun 20, 2026
W	Oumar Sy Light Heavyweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke From Guard	R1	4:24	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos	Mar 14, 2026
L	Modestas Bukauskas Light Heavyweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena	May 10, 2025
W	Ibo Aslan Light Heavyweight	Submission	Arm Triangle From Side Control	R1	2:51	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song	Feb 22, 2025
W	Ivan Erslan Light Heavyweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis	Sep 28, 2024
L	Philipe Lins Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2	Mar 9, 2024
W	Tanner Boser Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	2:05	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen	Apr 15, 2023
L	Kennedy Nzechukwu Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Knee to Head At Distance	R2	1:02	UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba	Nov 19, 2022
L	#13Johnny Walker Light Heavyweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	4:37	UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson	Sep 10, 2022
L	#13Ryan Spann Light Heavyweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke Standing	R1	2:22	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic	May 14, 2022
W	Devin Clark Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann	Sep 18, 2021
D	Dustin Jacoby Light Heavyweight	Draw	—	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka	May 1, 2021
L	#11Magomed Ankalaev Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	4:19	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje	Oct 24, 2020
L	Magomed Ankalaev Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	0:38	UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo	Feb 29, 2020
W	Khalil Rountree Jr. Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Elbows to Head On Ground	R1	2:35	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier	Sep 28, 2019
L	#11Glover Teixeira Light Heavyweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	3:37	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson	Apr 27, 2019
W	#14Gadzhimurad Antigulov Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Elbows to Head In Clinch	R1	4:25	UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2	Jul 28, 2018
W	Henrique da Silva Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R1	0:22	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt	Jun 10, 2017
L	Jared Cannonier Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale	Dec 3, 2016
W	Jonathan Wilson Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson	Oct 1, 2016
L	Misha Cirkunov Light Heavyweight	Submission	Arm Triangle From Side Control	R3	1:22	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson	Jun 18, 2016

Outside the UFC

11-1, 1 NCacross 13 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 2 subWWFC · ECSF · CSA FC · GEFC · Cage Warriors +3

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Malik Merad24-16	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:08	WWFC	Sep 19, 2015
W	Vitaliy Onishchenko6-5-1	Submission	Omoplata	R1	2:37	WWFC	Apr 4, 2015
W	Yuri Gorbenko11-53	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:10	WWFC	Feb 28, 2015
W	Izidor Bunea4-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:13	WWFC	Dec 13, 2014
W	Alexandru Stoica0-4	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:07	WWFC	Jun 14, 2014
W	Constantin Padure0-2	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	1:05	CSA FC	Apr 4, 2014
W	Igor Gorkun0-3	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:28	GEFC	Dec 21, 2013
L	Michal Andryszak31-12	Disqualification	Punches to Back of Head	R1	4:07	Cage Warriors	Aug 24, 2013
NC	Murod Khanturaev12-3	No Contest	Referee Error	R1	0:24	AP	Jul 7, 2013
W	Anatoli Ciumac11-13-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:29	ECSF	Mar 24, 2013
W	Igor Kukurudziak9-9	Submission	Omaplata	R1	0:42	ECSF	Dec 14, 2012
W	Julian Chilikov5-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:25	TBFR	Jun 22, 2012
W	Daglar Gasimov0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:27	CIS	Apr 5, 2012

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

13 wins, 3 losses

W13

L3

Submission

4 wins, 4 losses

W4

L4

Decision

3 wins, 3 losses

W3

L3

Other

0 wins, 1 loss

Disqualifications and other results

W0

L1

Finishes

UFC KOs

4

Above avg · 16%Light Heavyweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.10

Below avg · 0.26Light Heavyweight

UFC submissions

2

Above avg · 8%Light Heavyweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.14

Below avg · 0.26Light Heavyweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Ion Cutelaba

PowerChin

Knockout rate

19%

4 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

2

0.42 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

4

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

3

0.70 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

5 scorecards on file

Ion Cutelaba

Scorecard luck

Even on close calls

Split their 2 coin-flip decisions evenly — no edge either way on the cards. Judges have given them 2 of 5 rounds they disagreed on (40%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

1–1

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

2–3

Won – Lost

40% went their way

Unanimous3 decisions · 60%

2W1L

Split2 decisions · 40%

1W1L

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

4 rounds total

4

Won

0

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallB59th

43%694 / 1,591

Striking accuracy

47%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.95 differential

Landed4.23

Absorbed3.28

61%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-10%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head69%73rd480
Body18%64th124
Leg13%55th90

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

60%Standing

Standing60%416
Clinch20%138
Ground20%140

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Ion Cutelaba

Landed per 15

Head

A

77th

42.8

77th

Body

B

65th

11.1

65th

Leg

C

54th

8.0

54th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

D

37th

38.3

37th

Body

A

74th

6.6

74th

Leg

B

60th

6.4

60th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	42.8	480	1,308	37%
Body	11.1	124	174	71%
Leg	8.0	90	109	83%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	38.3	429	897	48%
Body	6.6	74	93	80%
Leg	6.4	72	77	94%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Ion Cutelaba

51%

Takedown accuracy

76%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+0.7 min net

On top3.5

On bottom2.7

Offense

Takedowns

A+

91st

4.0

91st

TD accuracy

A

83rd

51%

83rd

Sub attempts

B

63rd

0.3

63rd

Control

B

64th

3.5 min

64th

Defense

TD defense

B

67th

76%

67th

Controlled

2.7 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	45 / 88
Submission attempts	3
Control time	38:58

Defense

TDs defended	32 / 42
Control absorbed	30:44

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (168min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Ion Cutelaba

21 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 168 min

65%

R3 pace · 8 bouts

Cutelaba fades (-22% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Cutelaba drops to 65% of round-1 output by round 3 (8 bouts).

Cutelaba ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Cutelabalanded / min

Takedown attempts

Cutelabaattempts / min

Control time

Cutelaba% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	7.4	4.7	2.9	0.53	28%	21
R2	6.7	4.1	4.6	0.60	21%	11
R3	4.7	2.8	3.1	0.41	16%	8

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Ion Cutelaba

21 resolved UFC bouts · 5 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

36/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

58th

36%

58th

Win quality

D

30th

33%

30th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

3

6

2

4

3

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	3	0-3	0%
Top-5	1	1-0	100%
Top-15	6	1-4-1	20%
Cross-div ranked	2	1-1	50%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Established	1	0-1	0%
Building	4	3-1	75%
Unproven	3	3-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Navajo Stirling	Established	26	Jun 20, 2026
W	Oumar Sy	Building	18	Mar 14, 2026
L	Modestas Bukauskas	Contender-level	40	May 10, 2025
W	Ibo Aslan	Building	15	Feb 22, 2025
W	Ivan Erslan	Unproven	8	Sep 28, 2024
L	Philipe Lins	Building	18	Mar 9, 2024
W	Tanner Boser	Cross-div ranked	45	Apr 15, 2023
L	Kennedy Nzechukwu	Cross-div ranked	36	Nov 19, 2022
L	Johnny Walker#13	Top-15	70	Sep 10, 2022
L	Ryan Spann#13	Top-15	69	May 14, 2022
W	Devin Clark	Building	22	Sep 18, 2021
D	Dustin Jacoby	Top-15	48	May 1, 2021
L	Magomed Ankalaev#11	Champion	88	Oct 24, 2020
L	Magomed Ankalaev	Champion	71	Feb 29, 2020
W	Khalil Rountree Jr.	Top-5	59	Sep 28, 2019
L	Glover Teixeira#11	Champion	88	Apr 27, 2019
W	Gadzhimurad Antigulov#14	Top-15	64	Jul 28, 2018
W	Henrique da Silva	Unproven	12	Jun 10, 2017
L	Jared Cannonier	Top-15	43	Dec 3, 2016
W	Jonathan Wilson	Unproven	8	Oct 1, 2016
L	Misha Cirkunov	Top-15	51	Jun 18, 2016

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

20 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

0-4

4 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

5-2

7 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

4-4

8 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

0-1

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

6-3

9 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

2-7

9 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-1

2 bouts

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

0-1

1 bout

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

0-1

1 bout

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

3 weeks

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Ion Cutelaba

Active

3 weekssince last bout

vs Navajo Stirling · Jun 20, 2026

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 5-3As underdog 4-6

63.2

DK avg

57.6

Median

110.2

Ceiling

12.7

Floor

38%

Boom

24%

Bust

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