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Ion Cutelaba

UFC Record
9-11-1
Age
32
Height
6'1"
Reach
75"
Stance
Southpaw

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1496Today
1641Best, Dec 2016
1494Classic Elo
#166 Men: Pound for Pound#19 Light Heavyweight
1400150016001700201720192021202320251475 going into Misha Cirkunov, Jun 20161510 going into Jonathan Wilson, Oct 20161641 going into Jared Cannonier, Dec 20161538 going into Henrique da Silva, Jun 20171514 going into Gadzhimurad Antigulov, Jul 20181572 going into Glover Teixeira, Apr 20191582 going into Khalil Rountree Jr., Sep 20191618 going into Magomed Ankalaev, Feb 20201593 going into Magomed Ankalaev, Oct 20201546 going into Dustin Jacoby, May 20211556 going into Devin Clark, Sep 20211623 going into Ryan Spann, May 20221598 going into Johnny Walker, Sep 20221560 going into Kennedy Nzechukwu, Nov 20221532 going into Tanner Boser, Apr 20231568 going into Philipe Lins, Mar 20241510 going into Ivan Erslan, Sep 20241485 going into Ibo Aslan, Feb 20251504 going into Modestas Bukauskas, May 20251486 going into Oumar Sy, Mar 20261504 going into Navajo Stirling, Jun 20261496 today1496
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1494Today
1524Best, Feb 2020
1496Fighter Elo
#316 Men: Pound for Pound#31 Light Heavyweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

145015001550201720192021202320251500 going into Misha Cirkunov, Jun 20161485 going into Jonathan Wilson, Oct 20161502 going into Jared Cannonier, Dec 20161486 going into Henrique da Silva, Jun 20171503 going into Gadzhimurad Antigulov, Jul 20181520 going into Glover Teixeira, Apr 20191507 going into Khalil Rountree Jr., Sep 20191524 going into Magomed Ankalaev, Feb 20201508 going into Magomed Ankalaev, Oct 20201494 going into Dustin Jacoby, May 20211494 going into Devin Clark, Sep 20211511 going into Ryan Spann, May 20221497 going into Johnny Walker, Sep 20221481 going into Kennedy Nzechukwu, Nov 20221467 going into Tanner Boser, Apr 20231485 going into Philipe Lins, Mar 20241470 going into Ivan Erslan, Sep 20241488 going into Ibo Aslan, Feb 20251505 going into Modestas Bukauskas, May 20251490 going into Oumar Sy, Mar 20261508 going into Navajo Stirling, Jun 20261494 today1494
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

4.13Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
44%Striking Accuracy
3.42Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
46%Striking Defense
0.18Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
4.02Takedowns per 15 Minutes
51%Takedown Accuracy
76%Takedown Defense
0.27Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
23%Share of Fight Time in Control
8.0 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins423
Losses443

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Navajo StirlingKO/TKO · R2 3:23Jun 20, 2026UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaNavajo Stirling
1504Fighter Elo Going In1643
1508Classic Elo Going In1559
19 of 48Significant Strikes52 of 70
58 of 88Total Strikes59 of 77
5 of 7Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
3:01Control Time1:53
Winvs. Oumar SySubmission · R1 4:24Mar 14, 2026UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaOumar Sy
1486Fighter Elo Going In1669
1490Classic Elo Going In1532
14 of 20Significant Strikes5 of 11
40 of 49Total Strikes5 of 11
1 of 2Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
2:27Control Time0:18
Lossvs. Modestas BukauskasSplit DecisionMay 10, 2025UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaModestas Bukauskas
1504Fighter Elo Going In1449
1505Classic Elo Going In1520
58 of 130Significant Strikes44 of 92
121 of 194Total Strikes52 of 100
0 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:21Control Time1:26
Winvs. Ibo AslanSubmission · R1 2:51Feb 22, 2025UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaIbo Aslan
1485Fighter Elo Going In1679
1488Classic Elo Going In1529
14 of 31Significant Strikes15 of 30
17 of 39Total Strikes15 of 30
2 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
1:06Control Time0:00
Winvs. Ivan ErslanSplit DecisionSep 28, 2024UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaIvan Erslan
1510Fighter Elo Going In1354
1470Classic Elo Going In1500
45 of 120Significant Strikes39 of 69
80 of 161Total Strikes63 of 101
3 of 12Takedowns1 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:59Control Time5:19
Lossvs. Philipe LinsUnanimous DecisionMar 9, 2024UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaPhilipe Lins
1568Fighter Elo Going In1443
1485Classic Elo Going In1521
47 of 97Significant Strikes67 of 115
119 of 171Total Strikes73 of 121
0 of 1Takedowns2 of 7
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:16Control Time5:34
Winvs. Tanner BoserKO/TKO · R1 2:05Apr 15, 2023UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaTanner Boser
1532Fighter Elo Going In1572
1467Classic Elo Going In1500
30 of 40Significant Strikes5 of 16
30 of 40Total Strikes5 of 16
1 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:17Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Kennedy NzechukwuKO/TKO · R2 1:02Nov 19, 2022UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaKennedy Nzechukwu
1560Fighter Elo Going In1534
1481Classic Elo Going In1516
9 of 26Significant Strikes24 of 42
30 of 57Total Strikes24 of 42
2 of 8Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
3:32Control Time1:14
Lossvs. Johnny WalkerSubmission · R1 4:37Sep 10, 2022UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaJohnny Walker
1598Fighter Elo Going In1559
1497Classic Elo Going In1507
3 of 5Significant Strikes3 of 3
17 of 23Total Strikes17 of 21
1 of 1Takedowns1 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts3
2:02Control Time2:10
Lossvs. Ryan SpannSubmission · R1 2:22May 14, 2022UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaRyan Spann
1623Fighter Elo Going In1534
1511Classic Elo Going In1545
2 of 9Significant Strikes4 of 11
2 of 9Total Strikes5 of 12
3 of 3Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
1:11Control Time0:04
Winvs. Devin ClarkUnanimous DecisionSep 18, 2021UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaDevin Clark
1556Fighter Elo Going In1497
1494Classic Elo Going In1517
64 of 101Significant Strikes23 of 52
92 of 138Total Strikes84 of 130
8 of 12Takedowns1 of 6
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
8:48Control Time1:58
Drawvs. Dustin JacobySplit DecisionMay 1, 2021UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaDustin Jacoby
1546Fighter Elo Going In1391
1494Classic Elo Going In1503
71 of 152Significant Strikes84 of 148
111 of 201Total Strikes100 of 164
9 of 19Takedowns1 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
4:27Control Time1:32
Lossvs. Magomed AnkalaevKO/TKO · R1 4:19Oct 24, 2020UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaMagomed Ankalaev
1593Fighter Elo Going In1663
1508Classic Elo Going In1547
11 of 36Significant Strikes21 of 41
11 of 36Total Strikes21 of 41
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns2
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:05
Lossvs. Magomed AnkalaevKO/TKO · R1 0:38Feb 29, 2020UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaMagomed Ankalaev
1618Fighter Elo Going In1661
1524Classic Elo Going In1531
5 of 11Significant Strikes8 of 12
5 of 11Total Strikes8 of 12
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Winvs. Khalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO · R1 2:35Sep 28, 2019UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaKhalil Rountree Jr.
1582Fighter Elo Going In1570
1507Classic Elo Going In1518
15 of 26Significant Strikes5 of 12
16 of 27Total Strikes5 of 12
4 of 5Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:20Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Glover TeixeiraSubmission · R2 3:37Apr 27, 2019UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaGlover Teixeira
1572Fighter Elo Going In1551
1520Classic Elo Going In1593
74 of 135Significant Strikes30 of 57
74 of 135Total Strikes35 of 63
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 7
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:32Control Time1:02
Winvs. Gadzhimurad AntigulovKO/TKO · R1 4:25Jul 28, 2018UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaGadzhimurad Antigulov
1514Fighter Elo Going In1508
1503Classic Elo Going In1533
40 of 46Significant Strikes12 of 18
40 of 46Total Strikes16 of 22
0 of 0Takedowns3 of 8
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:28Control Time3:20
Winvs. Henrique da SilvaKO/TKO · R1 0:22Jun 10, 2017UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaHenrique da Silva
1538Fighter Elo Going In1393
1486Classic Elo Going In1498
15 of 18Significant Strikes1 of 2
15 of 18Total Strikes1 of 2
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:09Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Jared CannonierUnanimous DecisionDec 3, 2016The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaJared Cannonier
1641Fighter Elo Going In1453
1502Classic Elo Going In1502
45 of 142Significant Strikes59 of 94
50 of 148Total Strikes83 of 121
6 of 7Takedowns0 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
4:45Control Time3:10
Winvs. Jonathan WilsonUnanimous DecisionOct 1, 2016UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaJonathan Wilson
1510Fighter Elo Going In1426
1485Classic Elo Going In1499
89 of 283Significant Strikes30 of 78
92 of 286Total Strikes32 of 80
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:08Control Time0:25
Lossvs. Misha CirkunovSubmission · R3 1:22Jun 18, 2016UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Ion CutelabaMisha Cirkunov
1475Fighter Elo Going In1666
1500Classic Elo Going In1531
24 of 115Significant Strikes44 of 94
25 of 116Total Strikes55 of 106
0 of 1Takedowns1 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:09Control Time1:14