Ion Cutelaba

🇲🇩 ︎

(1993-12-14)

Statistics

UFC Record: 8-10-1

By Method:

KO/TKO: 4-3
Submission: 1-4
Decision: 3-3-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 1-3
As Underdog: 7-7-1

By Weight Class:

Light Heavyweight: 8-10-1

By Round:

Round 1: 5-4
Round 2: 0-2
Round 3: 3-4-1

By Type:

Main Event: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 1-4

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W L W W L

Elo: 2834

Peak Elo: 2888 (2021-09-18)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2809 (#361)

Bonuses: 1 (1 FOTN, 0 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 8m 10s

Total Fight Time: 2h 35m 15s

Avg Time Between Fights: 154 days

Avg Card Placement: 5.2

Peak Rankings:

#15 Light Heavyweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-03-14
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos

Ion Cutelaba (32) 🇲🇩 ︎
L W W L W • 8-10-1
Elo: 2834 (48%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

🇫🇷 ︎ Oumar Sy (30)
3-1 • W W L W
Elo: 2845 (52%)

Meta Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2025-05-10
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

Modestas Bukauskas (31) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇱🇹 ︎
W W L W W • 5-4
Elo: 2907 (58%)
27

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇲🇩 ︎ Ion Cutelaba (31)
8-9-1 • W W L W L
Elo: 2852 (42%)
30

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada 🇨🇦 ︎

2025-02-22
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song

Ion Cutelaba (31) 🇲🇩 ︎
W L W L L • 7-9-1
Elo: 2737 (42%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:51

🇹🇷 ︎ Ibo Aslan (28)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2792 (58%)

Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle, Washington
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2024-09-28
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis

Ion Cutelaba (30) 🇲🇩 ︎
L W L L L • 6-9-1
Elo: 2688 (43%)
28

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇭🇷 ︎ Ivan Erslan (32)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2740 (57%)
29

Accor Arena
Paris
France 🇫🇷 ︎

2024-03-09
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

Philipe Lins (38) 🇧🇷 ︎
L L W W W • 3-2
Elo: 2935 (76%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇩 ︎ Ion Cutelaba (30)
6-8-1 • W L L L W
Elo: 2736 (24%)

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2023-04-15
UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen

Ion Cutelaba (29) 🇲🇩 ︎
L L L W D • 5-8-1
Elo: 2600 (32%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:05

🇨🇦 ︎ Tanner Boser (31)
4-4 • W L L W L
Elo: 2731 (68%)

T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-11-19
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba

⭐ Kennedy Nzechukwu (30) 🇳🇬 ︎
W W L L W • 4-3
Elo: 2733 (57%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:02

🇲🇩 ︎ Ion Cutelaba (28)
5-7-1 • L L W D L
Elo: 2686 (43%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-09-10
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson

⭐ Johnny Walker (30) 🇧🇷 ︎ 🇮🇪 ︎
L L W L L • 4-4
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2784 (50%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:37

🇲🇩 ︎ Ion Cutelaba (28)
5-6-1 • L W D L L
Elo: 2787 (50%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-05-14
UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić

⭐ Ryan Spann (30) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L W L • 5-2
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2886 (50%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:22

🇲🇩 ︎ Ion Cutelaba (28)
5-5-1 • W D L L W
Elo: 2888 (50%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-09-18
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann

Ion Cutelaba (27) 🇲🇩 ︎
D L L W L • 4-5-1
Elo: 2782 (47%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Devin Clark (31)
6-5 • W L W W L
Elo: 2802 (53%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-05-01
UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka

Ion Cutelaba (27) 🇲🇩 ︎
L L W L W • 4-5
Elo: 2749 (34%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DRAW
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Dustin Jacoby (33)
2-2 • L L W W
Elo: 2867 (66%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2020-10-24
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje

⭐ Magomed Ankalaev (28) 🇷🇺 ︎
L W W W W • 4-1
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3036 (81%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:19

🇲🇩 ︎ Ion Cutelaba (26)
4-4 • L W L W W
Elo: 2788 (19%)

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 ︎

2020-02-29
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo

Magomed Ankalaev (27) 🇷🇺 ︎
L W W W • 3-1
Elo: 2965 (65%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:38

🇲🇩 ︎ Ion Cutelaba (26)
4-3 • W L W W L
Elo: 2858 (35%)

Chartway Arena
Norfolk, Virginia
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2019-09-28
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier

Ion Cutelaba (25) 🇲🇩 ︎
L W W L W • 3-3
Elo: 2753 (48%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:35

🇺🇸 ︎ Khalil Rountree Jr. (29)
4-3 (1 NC) • W N W L W
Elo: 2770 (52%)

Royal Arena
Copenhagen
Denmark 🇩🇰 ︎

2019-04-27
UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson

⭐ Glover Teixeira (39) 🇧🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W L W L W • 11-5
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2980 (73%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R2
3:37

🇲🇩 ︎ Ion Cutelaba (25)
3-2 • W W L W L
Elo: 2808 (27%)

BB&T Center
Sunrise, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2018-07-28
UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2

Ion Cutelaba (24) 🇲🇩 ︎
W L W L • 2-2
Elo: 2638 (15%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:25

🇷🇺 ︎ Gadzhimurad Antigulov (31)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2938 (85%) • UFC rank: #15

Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary
Canada 🇨🇦 ︎

2017-06-10
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt

Ion Cutelaba (23) 🇲🇩 ︎
L W L • 1-2
Elo: 2531 (47%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:22

🇧🇷 ︎ Luis Henrique da Silva (27)
2-2 • W W L L
Elo: 2555 (53%)

Spark Arena
Auckland
New Zealand 🇳🇿 ︎

2016-12-03
The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions

Jared Cannonier (32) 🇺🇸 ︎
L W • 1-1
Elo: 2620 (48%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇲🇩 ︎ Ion Cutelaba (22)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2636 (52%)

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2016-10-01
UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

Ion Cutelaba (22) 🇲🇩 ︎
L • 0-1
Elo: 2538 (51%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Jonathan Wilson (29)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2530 (49%)

Moda Center
Portland, Oregon
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2016-06-18
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson

Misha Cirkunov (29) 🇨🇦 ︎ 🇱🇻 ︎
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2766 (73%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:22

🇲🇩 ︎ Ion Cutelaba (22)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2591 (27%)

TD Place Arena
Ottawa
Canada 🇨🇦 ︎