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Ion Cutelaba

Ion Cutelaba#21 LHW

PRESSURE WRESTLER
FINISHERFAST STARTER
established · 20 UFC fights
20-12
Record
13 KO · 4 SUB · 3 DEC
Wins by method
WinWinLossWinLoss
Recent form
32
Age
185 cm
Height
191 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-06-20
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P75
Volume
P70
Striking Efficiency
P39
Range Sniper
P27
Kickboxing
P31
Clinch Striking
P80
Defensive Striking
P9
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P95
Pressure Wrestling
P72
Top Control
P55
Submission
P43
Anti-Wrestling
P67
Grappling Defense
P76
Scrambler
P73
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P55
Finisher
P93
Damage Resistance
P40
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P97
Pace
P93
Late Fighter
P31
GLOBAL
Versatility
P52
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. PRESSURE WRESTLER2026-06-20 → CURRENT
  2. CLINCH STRIKER2024-09-28 → 2026-06-20 · 5 fights
  3. HIGH-PACE GRINDER2023-04-15 → 2024-03-09 · 2 fights
  4. CLINCH STRIKER2022-05-14 → 2022-11-19 · 3 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-06-20
Striking
4.07
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.21
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
43%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
47%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.20
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.29
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
3.53
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
6.76
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
52%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
77%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
3:23
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.29
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head67%
Body19%
Leg14%
Position
Distance60%
Clinch21%
Ground19%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2105R392stable
TakedownsR1100R2133R3121increasing
ControlR1100R291R377declining

Ranking evolution

Up DownFighters with a UFC fight in the previous 18 months
Model track record
40%
Model correct (4/10)
1/4
Fighter wins when model favored
3/6
Fighter wins when model underdog
1/3
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-06-20
vs Navajo Stirling Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
28.0%
Model · pick ✓
→
2026-03-14
vs Oumar Sy Win · SUB
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
13.9%
Model · pick ✗
→
2025-05-10
vs Modestas Bukauskas Loss · DEC
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
42.5%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-02-22
vs Ibo Aslan Win · SUB
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
38.2%
Model · pick ✗
→
2024-09-28
vs Ivan Erslan Win · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
61.4%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-03-09
vs Philipe Lins Loss · DEC
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
62.5%
Model · pick ✗
→
2023-04-15
vs Tanner Boser Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
38.8%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-11-19
vs Kennedy Nzechukwu Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
52.4%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-09-10
vs Johnny Walker Loss · SUB
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
45.3%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-05-14
vs Ryan Spann Loss · SUB
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
60.3%
Model · pick ✗
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