Ion Cutelaba

Statistic	Ion Cutelaba
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	49.4%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	3:14
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	12.5%
Decision % of Wins	37.5%
Avg Fight Time	8:10
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Takedown Accuracy	27.3%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	1:11

LOSS

vs. Modestas Bukauskas

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena • May 2025

Ion Cutelaba58/13045%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:21

Modestas Bukauskas44/9248%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	17/46	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Modestas Bukauskas	12/34	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ion Cutelaba	25/49	51%	0/1	0:58	—
	Modestas Bukauskas	16/32	50%	0/0	0:24	—

R3	Ion Cutelaba	16/35	46%	0/3	1:23	—
	Modestas Bukauskas	16/26	62%	0/0	1:02	—

WIN

vs. Ibo Aslan

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 2:51 • UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song • Feb 2025

Ion Cutelaba14/3145%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:06

Ibo Aslan15/3050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	14/31	45%	2/4	1:06	—
	Ibo Aslan	15/30	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ivan Erslan

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis • Sep 2024

Ion Cutelaba45/12038%TD 3/12Ctrl 1:59

Ivan Erslan39/6957%TD 1/2Ctrl 5:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	18/72	25%	0/3	0:25	—
	Ivan Erslan	24/39	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ion Cutelaba	24/43	56%	2/5	1:07	—
	Ivan Erslan	14/27	52%	0/1	1:26	—

R3	Ion Cutelaba	3/5	60%	1/4	0:27	—
	Ivan Erslan	1/3	33%	1/1	3:53	—

LOSS

vs. Philipe Lins

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 • Mar 2024

Ion Cutelaba47/9748%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:16

Philipe Lins67/11558%TD 2/7Ctrl 5:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	23/42	55%	0/0	0:01	—
	Philipe Lins	33/50	66%	0/2	0:22	—

R2	Ion Cutelaba	13/20	65%	0/1	0:13	—
	Philipe Lins	19/29	66%	1/2	2:26	—

R3	Ion Cutelaba	11/35	31%	0/0	0:02	—
	Philipe Lins	15/36	42%	1/3	2:46	—

WIN

vs. Tanner Boser

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:05 • UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen • Apr 2023

Ion Cutelaba30/4075%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:17

Tanner Boser5/1631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	30/40	75%	1/1	0:17	—
	Tanner Boser	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 1:02 • UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba • Nov 2022

Ion Cutelaba9/2635%TD 2/8Ctrl 3:32

Kennedy Nzechukwu24/4257%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:14KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	5/6	83%	2/6	3:32	—
	Kennedy Nzechukwu	2/6	33%	0/1	1:07	—

R2	Ion Cutelaba	4/20	20%	0/2	0:00	—
	Kennedy Nzechukwu	22/36	61%	0/0	0:07	1

LOSS

vs. Johnny Walker

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:37 • UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson • Sep 2022

Ion Cutelaba3/560%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:02

Johnny Walker3/3100%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	3/5	60%	1/1	2:02	—
	Johnny Walker	3/3	100%	1/1	2:10	—

LOSS

vs. Ryan Spann

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:22 • UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic • May 2022

Ion Cutelaba2/922%TD 3/3Ctrl 1:11

Ryan Spann4/1136%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	2/9	22%	3/3	1:11	—
	Ryan Spann	4/11	36%	0/0	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Devin Clark

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann • Sep 2021

Ion Cutelaba64/10163%TD 8/12Ctrl 8:48KD 1

Devin Clark23/5244%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	47/73	64%	3/4	2:08	1
	Devin Clark	11/19	58%	1/2	0:53	—

R2	Ion Cutelaba	11/19	58%	2/3	3:24	—
	Devin Clark	3/13	23%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Ion Cutelaba	6/9	67%	3/5	3:16	—
	Devin Clark	9/20	45%	0/4	1:04	—

D

vs. Dustin Jacoby

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka • May 2021

Ion Cutelaba71/15247%TD 9/19Ctrl 4:27

Dustin Jacoby84/14857%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	26/31	84%	8/11	3:19	—
	Dustin Jacoby	11/19	58%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Ion Cutelaba	19/57	33%	1/7	0:50	—
	Dustin Jacoby	40/68	59%	0/0	0:08	—

R3	Ion Cutelaba	26/64	41%	0/1	0:18	—
	Dustin Jacoby	33/61	54%	1/3	1:15	—

LOSS

vs. Magomed Ankalaev

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:19 • UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje • Oct 2020

Ion Cutelaba11/3631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Magomed Ankalaev21/4151%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	11/36	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	21/41	51%	0/0	0:05	2

LOSS

vs. Magomed Ankalaev

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:38 • UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo • Feb 2020

Ion Cutelaba5/1145%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Magomed Ankalaev8/1267%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	8/12	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 2:35 • UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier • Sep 2019

Ion Cutelaba15/2658%TD 4/5Ctrl 1:20

Khalil Rountree Jr.5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	15/26	58%	4/5	1:20	—
	Khalil Rountree Jr.	5/12	42%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Glover Teixeira

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:37 • UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019

Ion Cutelaba74/13555%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:32

Glover Teixeira30/5753%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	43/79	54%	0/0	0:30	—
	Glover Teixeira	10/22	45%	0/5	0:21	—

R2	Ion Cutelaba	31/56	55%	0/0	0:02	—
	Glover Teixeira	20/35	57%	0/2	0:41	—

WIN

vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:25 • UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 • Jul 2018

Ion Cutelaba40/4687%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:28

Gadzhimurad Antigulov12/1867%TD 3/8Ctrl 3:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	40/46	87%	0/0	0:28	—
	Gadzhimurad Antigulov	12/18	67%	3/8	3:20	—

WIN

vs. Henrique da Silva

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:22 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt • Jun 2017

Ion Cutelaba15/1883%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Henrique da Silva1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	15/18	83%	0/0	0:09	1
	Henrique da Silva	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jared Cannonier

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale • Dec 2016

Ion Cutelaba45/14232%TD 6/7Ctrl 4:45

Jared Cannonier59/9463%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	24/53	45%	2/2	2:20	—
	Jared Cannonier	11/17	65%	0/0	0:36	—

R2	Ion Cutelaba	8/18	44%	3/3	2:12	—
	Jared Cannonier	21/25	84%	0/2	1:52	—

R3	Ion Cutelaba	13/71	18%	1/2	0:13	—
	Jared Cannonier	27/52	52%	0/0	0:42	—

WIN

vs. Jonathan Wilson

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson • Oct 2016

Ion Cutelaba89/28331%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:08

Jonathan Wilson30/7838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	29/82	35%	0/0	0:04	—
	Jonathan Wilson	10/30	33%	0/0	0:25	—

R2	Ion Cutelaba	36/117	31%	0/1	0:03	—
	Jonathan Wilson	12/31	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ion Cutelaba	24/84	29%	0/0	0:01	—
	Jonathan Wilson	8/17	47%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Misha Cirkunov

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 1:22 • UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson • Jun 2016

Ion Cutelaba24/11521%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09

Misha Cirkunov44/9447%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:14

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ion Cutelaba	10/58	17%	0/0	0:09	—
	Misha Cirkunov	21/41	51%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Ion Cutelaba	11/46	24%	0/1	0:00	—
	Misha Cirkunov	19/44	43%	0/0	0:39	—

R3	Ion Cutelaba	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Misha Cirkunov	4/9	44%	1/1	0:35	—