Fighter profile

Ion Cutelaba

“The Hulk”

Light Heavyweight · UFC record 9-11-1 · 21 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 20 Jun 2026

Wrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)77

Power67

Striking defense65

Takedown defense87

WrestlingProvisional measure91

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (21 detailed fights; as of Sat 20 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED80.3

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED66.7

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Reach: 190 cm (6'3")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 32

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

21 detailed UFC fights · 40 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 20 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed17.4significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.4per round

Striking differential+3.0per round

Takedown attempts2.20per round

Takedown defense76.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate66.7%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 17.4
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.4
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +3.0
Striking accuracy: 43.6%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 46.1%
Knockdowns per round: 0.05
Target: head / body / leg: 69.2% / 17.9% / 13.0%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 59.9% / 19.9% / 20.2%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 2.20
Takedowns landed per round: 1.12
Takedown accuracy: 51.1%
Takedown defense: 76.2%
Control time per round: 0:58
Submission attempts per round: 0.07
Reversals per round: 0.05

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-11-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 66.7%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 2 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 4 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 2 / 3
Average fight time: 7:27 (over 19 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Ion Cutelaba — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 20 Jun 2026	Navajo Stirling	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:23	UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
Sat 14 Mar 2026	Oumar Sy	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 4:24	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
Sat 10 May 2025	Modestas Bukauskas	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
Sat 22 Feb 2025	Ibo Aslan	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R1 2:51	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Sat 28 Sep 2024	Ivan Erslan	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis

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Ion Cutelaba — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 9 Mar 2024	Philipe Lins	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Sat 15 Apr 2023	Tanner Boser	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:05	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
Sat 19 Nov 2022	Kennedy Nzechukwu	L	KO/TKO Knee	R2 1:02	UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
Sat 10 Sep 2022	Johnny Walker	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 4:37	UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
Sat 14 May 2022	Ryan Spann	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 2:22	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
Sat 18 Sep 2021	Devin Clark	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
Sat 1 May 2021	Dustin Jacoby	D	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
Sat 24 Oct 2020	Magomed Ankalaev	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:19	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Sat 29 Feb 2020	Magomed Ankalaev	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 0:38	UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
Sat 28 Sep 2019	Khalil Rountree Jr.	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 2:35	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Sat 27 Apr 2019	Glover Teixeira	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 3:37	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson
Sat 28 Jul 2018	Gadzhimurad Antigulov	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 4:25	UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Sat 10 Jun 2017	Henrique da Silva	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:22	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
Sat 3 Dec 2016	Jared Cannonier	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
Sat 1 Oct 2016	Jonathan Wilson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
Sat 18 Jun 2016	Misha Cirkunov	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R3 1:22	UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson

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