Ion Cutelaba

🇲🇩

(1993-12-14)

Statistics

UFC Record: 9-10-1

By Method:

KO/TKO: 4-3
Submission: 2-4
Decision: 3-3-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 1-3
As Underdog: 8-7-1

By Weight Class:

Light Heavyweight: 9-10-1

By Round:

Round 1: 6-4
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: LWWLW

Elo: 2936 (#186)

Peak Elo: 2936 (2026-03-14) (#531)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2814 (#365)

Bonuses: 1 (1 FOTN, 0 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 7m 58s

Total Fight Time: 2h 39m 39s (#305)

Avg Time Between Fights: 154 days

Avg Card Slot: 5.2 (#486)

Avg Age: 27.4 years

Avg Opp Age: 31.3 years

Peak Rankings:

#15 Light Heavyweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-06-20
UFC Fight Night 279

Ion Cutelaba (32)

🇲🇩

WLWWL • 9-10-1
Elo: 2936 (49%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

🇳🇿

Navajo Stirling (28)
4-0 • WWWW
Elo: 2937 (51%)

Meta Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

Ion Cutelaba (32)

🇲🇩

LWWLW • 8-10-1
Elo: 2833 (48%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:24

🇫🇷

Oumar Sy (30)
3-1 • WWLW
Elo: 2843 (52%)

Meta Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

Modestas Bukauskas (31)

🇬🇧

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🇱🇹

WWLWW • 5-4
Elo: 2910 (59%)
27

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇲🇩

Ion Cutelaba (31)
8-9-1 • WWLWL
Elo: 2850 (41%)
30

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada🇨🇦

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

Ion Cutelaba (31)

🇲🇩

WLWLL • 7-9-1
Elo: 2734 (41%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:51

🇹🇷

Ibo Aslan (28)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2791 (59%)

Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle, Washington
United States🇺🇸

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

Ion Cutelaba (30)

🇲🇩

LWLLL • 6-9-1
Elo: 2687 (43%)
28

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇭🇷

Ivan Erslan (32)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2731 (57%)
29

Accor Arena
Paris
France🇫🇷

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

Philipe Lins (38)

🇧🇷

LLWWW • 3-2
Elo: 2935 (76%)
30

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇲🇩

Ion Cutelaba (30)
6-8-1 • WLLLW
Elo: 2736 (24%)
27

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States🇺🇸

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

Ion Cutelaba (29)

🇲🇩

LLLWD • 5-8-1
Elo: 2599 (31%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:05

🇨🇦

Tanner Boser (31)
4-4 • WLLWL
Elo: 2731 (69%)

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

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

⭐ Kennedy Nzechukwu (30)

🇳🇬

WWLLW • 4-3
Elo: 2733 (57%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:02

🇲🇩

Ion Cutelaba (28)
5-7-1 • LLWDL
Elo: 2686 (43%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Johnny Walker (30)

🇧🇷

🇮🇪

LLWLL • 4-4
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2784 (50%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:37

🇲🇩

Ion Cutelaba (28)
5-6-1 • LWDLL
Elo: 2787 (50%)

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

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

⭐ Ryan Spann (30)

🇺🇸

WWLWL • 5-2
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2886 (50%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:22

🇲🇩

Ion Cutelaba (28)
5-5-1 • WDLLW
Elo: 2887 (50%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

Ion Cutelaba (27)

🇲🇩

DLLWL • 4-5-1
Elo: 2781 (46%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Devin Clark (31)
6-5 • WLWWL
Elo: 2802 (54%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

Ion Cutelaba (27)

🇲🇩

LLWLW • 4-5
Elo: 2748 (33%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DRAW
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Dustin Jacoby (33)
2-2 • LLWW
Elo: 2867 (67%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Magomed Ankalaev (28)

🇷🇺

LWWWW • 4-1
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3034 (81%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:19

🇲🇩

Ion Cutelaba (26)
4-4 • LWLWW
Elo: 2787 (19%)

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

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

Magomed Ankalaev (27)

🇷🇺

LWWW • 3-1
Elo: 2964 (65%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
0:38

🇲🇩

Ion Cutelaba (26)
4-3 • WLWWL
Elo: 2858 (35%)

Chartway Arena
Norfolk, Virginia
United States🇺🇸

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

Ion Cutelaba (25)

🇲🇩

LWWLW • 3-3
Elo: 2753 (47%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:35

🇺🇸

Khalil Rountree Jr. (29)
4-3 (1 NC) • WNWLW
Elo: 2770 (53%)

Royal Arena
Copenhagen
Denmark🇩🇰

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

⭐ Glover Teixeira (39)

🇧🇷

🇺🇸

WLWLW • 11-5
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2979 (73%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R2
3:37

🇲🇩

Ion Cutelaba (25)
3-2 • WWLWL
Elo: 2807 (27%)

BB&T Center
Sunrise, Florida
United States🇺🇸

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

Ion Cutelaba (24)

🇲🇩

WLWL • 2-2
Elo: 2637 (15%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:25

🇷🇺

Gadzhimurad Antigulov (31)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2937 (85%) • UFC rank: #15

Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary
Canada🇨🇦

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

Ion Cutelaba (23)

🇲🇩

LWL • 1-2
Elo: 2531 (46%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:22

🇧🇷

Luis Henrique da Silva (27)
2-2 • WWLL
Elo: 2554 (54%)

Spark Arena
Auckland
New Zealand🇳🇿

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

Jared Cannonier (32)

🇺🇸

LW • 1-1
Elo: 2620 (48%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇲🇩

Ion Cutelaba (22)
1-1 • WL
Elo: 2635 (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: 2537 (51%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Jonathan Wilson (29)
1-1 • WL
Elo: 2530 (49%)

Moda Center
Portland, Oregon
United States🇺🇸

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

Misha Cirkunov (29)

🇨🇦

🇱🇻

WW • 2-0
Elo: 2766 (74%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:22

🇲🇩

Ion Cutelaba (22)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2591 (26%)

TD Place Arena
Ottawa
Canada🇨🇦