Ion CutelabaAll-Around

Light Heavyweight · 20-12-1 (1 NC) · southpaw

Last 5
LWLWW
Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
6'3"
190.5 cm
Age
32
Elo Rating
1529.8

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 106 Light Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Averages 4.02 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 93% of Light Heavyweight fighters
  • Completes 51% of their takedown attempts — better than 88% of Light Heavyweight fighters
  • Stops 76% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 75% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Avoids only 46% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 76% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.13
    Top 25%
  • Striking accuracy
    43%
    Bottom 32%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.42
    Bottom 45%
  • Striking defense
    46%
    Bottom 24%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    4.02
    Top 7%
  • Takedown accuracy
    51%
    Top 12%
  • Takedown defense
    76%
    Top 25%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.30
    Bottom 49%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1532, higher than 45% of Light Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1530).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Erslan2:51Aslan15:00Bukauskas4:24Sy8:23Stirling
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LNavajo Stirling
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
2026-06-20 · KO/TKO, R2 3:23
WOumar Sy
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
2026-03-14 · Submission, R1 4:24
LModestas Bukauskas
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
2025-05-10 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WIbo Aslan
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
2025-02-22 · Submission, R1 2:51
WIvan Erslan
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
2024-09-28 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LPhilipe Lins
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2024-03-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WTanner Boser
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
2023-04-15 · KO/TKO, R1 2:05
LKennedy Nzechukwu
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
2022-11-19 · KO/TKO, R2 1:02
LJohnny Walker
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
2022-09-10 · Submission, R1 4:37
LRyan Spann
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
2022-05-14 · Submission, R1 2:22
WDevin Clark
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
2021-09-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
DDustin Jacoby
UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
2021-05-01
LMagomed Ankalaev
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
2020-10-24 · KO/TKO, R1 4:19
LMagomed Ankalaev
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
2020-02-29 · KO/TKO, R1 0:38
WKhalil Rountree Jr.
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
2019-09-28 · KO/TKO, R1 2:35
LGlover Teixeira
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson
2019-04-27 · Submission, R2 3:37
WGadzhimurad Antigulov
UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
2018-07-28 · KO/TKO, R1 4:25
WHenrique da Silva
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
2017-06-10 · KO/TKO, R1 0:22
LJared Cannonier
The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
2016-12-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJonathan Wilson
UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
2016-10-01 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LMisha Cirkunov
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson
2016-06-18 · Submission, R3 1:22