Ion Cutelaba
“The Hulk”
Light HeavyweightRecord: 20-12-1
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- Team CSA Team Moldova
- From Moldova
- UFC debut Jun 2016
- Active
Height
6'1"
Weight
205 lb
Reach
75"
Leg reach
41"
Stance
—
Style
Sambo
Age
32
Career stats
Striking
Striking accuracy
44%
Sig. strikes landed
694 of 1,591
Landed per min
4.13
Absorbed per min
3.42
Strike defence
46%
Knockdown avg
0.18
Grappling
Takedown accuracy
7%
Takedowns landed
6 of 88
Takedown defence
76%
Takedowns per 15 min
4.02
Submissions per 15 min
0.27
Avg fight time
8:00
Strikes by target
Head
69%
Body
18%
Leg
13%
Strikes by position
Standing
60%
Clinch
20%
Ground
20%
Wins by method · 16 first-round finishes
KO/TKO
13
Submission
4
Decision
3
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Fights in UFC
22 bouts
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026 | Navajo Stirling | Loss | KO/TKO, R2 3:23 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Horiguchi |
| May 10, 2026 | Modestas Bukauskas | Loss | Decision - Split, R3 5:00 | UFC 315 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | Oumar Sy | Win | Submission, R1 4:24 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos |
| May 9, 2025 | Modestas Bukauskas | Loss | S-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Ibo Aslan | Win | Submission, R1 2:51 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs Song |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Ivan Erslan | Win | Decision - Split, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Saint Denis |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Philipe Lins | Loss | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Tanner Boser | Win | KO/TKO, R1 2:05 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Kennedy Nzechukwu | Loss | KO/TKO, R2 1:02 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Johnny Walker | Loss | SUB, R1 4:37 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson |
| May 13, 2022 | Ryan Spann | Loss | SUB, R1 2:22 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Devin Clark | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Dustin Jacoby | Draw | S-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Magomed Ankalaev | Loss | KO/TKO, R1 4:19 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Magomed Ankalaev | Loss | KO/TKO, R1 0:38 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Khalil Rountree Jr. | Win | KO/TKO, R1 2:35 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Glover Teixeira | Loss | SUB, R2 3:37 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | Win | KO/TKO, R1 4:25 | UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Henrique da Silva | Win | KO/TKO, R1 0:22 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Jared Cannonier | Loss | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Jonathan Wilson | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Misha Cirkunov | Loss | SUB, R3 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson |