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Ion Cutelaba "The Hulk"

Active #28 light heavyweight · age 32 · Southpaw · 6'1" 185 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
Elo rating
1468
Global Elo 1519 ±39
Rank
#28
top 69% of division
UFC record
9-11-1
KO 4 · Sub 2 · Dec 3
Streak
-1
Δ90d -15 · Δ1y +6
Last fight
Jun 20, 2026
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 48m
Avg fight time
8:00
Bonuses
6
Fights per year
2.1
Ground control
39m
Since last fight
0d

Honest Elo history

21 fights · tap & drag
Jun 18, 2016 — L vs Misha Cirkunov Δ-27Oct 1, 2016 — W vs Jonathan Wilson Δ+31Dec 3, 2016 — L vs Jared Cannonier Δ-28Jun 10, 2017 — W vs Henrique da Silva Δ+35Jul 28, 2018 — W vs Gadzhimurad Antigulov Δ+39Apr 27, 2019 — L vs Glover Teixeira Δ-13Sep 28, 2019 — W vs Khalil Rountree Jr. Δ+19Feb 29, 2020 — L vs Magomed Ankalaev Δ-18Oct 24, 2020 — L vs Magomed Ankalaev Δ-15May 1, 2021 — D vs Dustin Jacoby Δ0Sep 18, 2021 — W vs Devin Clark Δ+16May 14, 2022 — L vs Ryan Spann Δ-16Sep 10, 2022 — L vs Johnny Walker Δ-18Nov 19, 2022 — L vs Kennedy Nzechukwu Δ-17Apr 15, 2023 — W vs Tanner Boser Δ+20Mar 9, 2024 — L vs Philipe Lins Δ-14Sep 28, 2024 — W vs Ivan Erslan Δ+16Feb 22, 2025 — W vs Ibo Aslan Δ+21May 10, 2025 — L vs Modestas Bukauskas Δ-17Mar 14, 2026 — W vs Oumar Sy Δ+21Jun 20, 2026 — L vs Navajo Stirling Δ-15 140014251450147515001525 20182020202220242026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":354.7,"elo":1422,"date":"2016-06-18","opp":"Misha Cirkunov","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":1,"x":110.7,"y":275.9,"elo":1452,"date":"2016-10-01","opp":"Jonathan Wilson","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":2,"x":123.1,"y":348.8,"elo":1424,"date":"2016-12-03","opp":"Jared Cannonier","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":3,"x":160.3,"y":259,"elo":1459,"date":"2017-06-10","opp":"Henrique da Silva","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":4,"x":241.7,"y":160.1,"elo":1498,"date":"2018-07-28","opp":"Gadzhimurad Antigulov","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":5,"x":295.5,"y":192.7,"elo":1485,"date":"2019-04-27","opp":"Glover Teixeira","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":6,"x":325.9,"y":145.3,"elo":1503,"date":"2019-09-28","opp":"Khalil Rountree Jr.","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":7,"x":356.2,"y":191.6,"elo":1485,"date":"2020-02-29","opp":"Magomed Ankalaev","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":8,"x":403.1,"y":231.1,"elo":1470,"date":"2020-10-24","opp":"Magomed Ankalaev","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":9,"x":440.3,"y":232.3,"elo":1469,"date":"2021-05-01","opp":"Dustin Jacoby","result":"D","delta":0},{"i":10,"x":467.9,"y":191.6,"elo":1485,"date":"2021-09-18","opp":"Devin Clark","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":11,"x":514.8,"y":232.8,"elo":1469,"date":"2022-05-14","opp":"Ryan Spann","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":12,"x":538.3,"y":278.2,"elo":1452,"date":"2022-09-10","opp":"Johnny Walker","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":13,"x":552.1,"y":320.9,"elo":1435,"date":"2022-11-19","opp":"Kennedy Nzechukwu","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":14,"x":581,"y":269.2,"elo":1455,"date":"2023-04-15","opp":"Tanner Boser","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":15,"x":645.9,"y":305.6,"elo":1441,"date":"2024-03-09","opp":"Philipe Lins","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":16,"x":685.9,"y":263.6,"elo":1457,"date":"2024-09-28","opp":"Ivan Erslan","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":17,"x":714.8,"y":210.1,"elo":1478,"date":"2025-02-22","opp":"Ibo Aslan","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":18,"x":730,"y":252.3,"elo":1462,"date":"2025-05-10","opp":"Modestas Bukauskas","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":19,"x":790.7,"y":198.3,"elo":1483,"date":"2026-03-14","opp":"Oumar Sy","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":20,"x":810,"y":236.2,"elo":1468,"date":"2026-06-20","opp":"Navajo Stirling","result":"L","delta":-15}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 20, 2026 Navajo Stirling L -15
Mar 14, 2026 Oumar Sy W +21
May 10, 2025 Modestas Bukauskas L -17
Feb 22, 2025 Ibo Aslan W +21
Sep 28, 2024 Ivan Erslan W +16

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
67%
6 / 9
Finish rate
KO
4
44% of wins
SUB
2
22% of wins
DEC
3
33% of wins
KO: 4 (44%) 4 Sub: 2 (22%) 2 Dec: 3 (33%) 3
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
6 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 694 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
69% Head
  • Head 69%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 13%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
60% Distance
  • Distance 60%
  • Clinch 20%
  • Ground 20%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
73%
of losses by finish
8 of 11 · usually R1
4 KO/TKO 4 Sub 3 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1548
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Gadzhimurad Antigulov
Elo 1569 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
9.6
−0.6 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 21 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1563
1604

Top light heavyweight

See full rankings →
Carlos Ulberg C
#1 · Elo 1670
Magomed Ankalaev
#2 · Elo 1654
Azamat Murzakanov
#3 · Elo 1611
Navajo Stirling
#4 · Elo 1604
Paulo Costa
#5 · Elo 1592
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Ion Cutelaba on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.