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: 2807 (#359)

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

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:51

🇹🇷 Ibo Aslan (28)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2792

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
28

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:05

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:02

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

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
Elo: 2784 • UFC rank: #13

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:37

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

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
Elo: 2886 • UFC rank: #13

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:22

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DRAW
R3
5:00

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

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
Elo: 3036 • UFC rank: #11

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:19

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:38

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:35

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

Royal Arena
Copenhagen
Denmark 🇩🇰

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R2
3:37

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:25

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

Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary
Canada 🇨🇦

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:22

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

Spark Arena
Auckland
New Zealand 🇳🇿

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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

Moda Center
Portland, Oregon
United States 🇺🇸

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:22

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

TD Place Arena
Ottawa
Canada 🇨🇦