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Ion Cuțelaba
“The Hulk”
Moldova
20-12-1W-L-D
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 6'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- Light HeavyweightLight Heavyweight: 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- CSA Team Moldova (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei)
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1712
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Cutelaba is a finisher. His wins come 14 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission and 3 by decision, a finish rate of 86%. He ends fights early and puts people to sleep far more than he goes to the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Stirling (11-0-0) stopped him in round 2 by KO/TKO. Before that, Cutelaba beat Sy (12-3-0) by first-round submission. Prior to that, he lost a split decision to Bukauskas (21-7-0).
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 4.13 significant strikes a minute at 44% accuracy and absorbs 3.42, defending 46% of strikes. He attempts 4.02 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 51%, and stops 76% of opponents' takedowns.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 14 KO/TKO (67%)
- 4 Submission (19%)
- 3 Decision (14%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 86%
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
21 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 73-21
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1743
- Lossvs Navajo Stirling11-0-0 · Power Index 1863KO/TKO · R2 · 3:23Jun 20, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Horiguchi
Fight stats
Stat Ion Cuțelaba Navajo Stirling Sig. strikes 19/48 52/70 Takedowns 5/7 0/1 Control time 3:01 1:53 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 16 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 36 - Winvs Oumar Sy12-3-0 · Power Index 1743Submission · R1 · 4:24Mar 14, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos
- Lossvs Modestas Bukauskas21-7-0 · Power Index 1747Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00May 11, 2025 · UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena
- Winvs Ibo Aslan14-4-0 · Power Index 1666Submission · R1 · 2:51Feb 23, 2025 · UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs Song
Fight stats
Stat Ion Cuțelaba Ibo Aslan Sig. strikes 14/31 15/30 Takedowns 2/4 0/0 Control time 1:06 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 15 - Winvs Ivan Erslan15-7-0 · Power Index 1694Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Sep 28, 2024 · UFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint Denis
Fight stats
Stat Ion Cuțelaba Ivan Erslan Sig. strikes 45/120 39/69 Takedowns 3/12 1/2 Control time 1:59 5:19 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 18 24 Round 2 sig. strikes 24 14 Round 3 sig. strikes 3 1
Career Stats
Based on 21 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.13
- Striking accuracy
- 44%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.42
- Striking defense
- 46%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 4.02
- Takedown accuracy
- 51%
- Takedown defense
- 76%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.30