Fighter Profile
MDCountry
Ion Cutelaba
“The Hulk”
Light Heavyweight
20-12-1 (1 NC)Record
32Age
6′1″Height
75″Reach
OrthodoxStance
Timoshkov Sport ClubTeam
MDCountryLight HeavyweightDivision
Finish rate
KO/TKO
13 (65%)
Submission
4 (20%)
Decision
3 (15%)
20 wins — 12 losses, 1 draw, 1 no contest.
Upcoming Fight
Magomed Tuchalov
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Magomedov · Sat, December 5, 2026 · 10:00 AM ET
Fight History
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Navajo Stirling | KO/TKOR2 · 3:23 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi | Sat, June 20, 2026 |
| L | Modestas Bukauskas | Split DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 315 | Sat, May 10, 2025 |
| W | İbo Aslan | SubmissionR1 · 2:51 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song | Sat, February 22, 2025 |
| W | Ivan Erslan | Split DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | Sat, September 28, 2024 |
| L | Kennedy Nzechukwu | KO/TKOR2 · 1:02 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba | Sat, November 19, 2022 |
| L | Ryan Spann | SubmissionR1 · 2:22 | UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić | Sat, May 14, 2022 |
| W | Devin Clark | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | Sat, September 18, 2021 |
| D | Dustin Jacoby | —R3 · 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka | Sat, May 1, 2021 |
| W | Khalil Rountree Jr. | KO/TKOR1 · 2:35 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | Sat, September 28, 2019 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | SubmissionR2 · 3:37 | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson | Sat, April 27, 2019 |
| W | Henrique da Silva | KO/TKOR1 · 0:22 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | Sun, June 11, 2017 |
| L | Jared Cannonier | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | TUF Tournament of Champions Finale | Sat, December 3, 2016 |
| L | Misha Cirkunov | SubmissionR3 · 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson | Sat, June 18, 2016 |
| W | Malik Merad | KO/TKOR1 · 0:08 | WWFC Cage Encounter 4 | Sat, September 19, 2015 |
| W | Vitali Ontishchenko | SubmissionR1 · 2:37 | WWFC Cage Encounter 3 | Sat, April 4, 2015 |
| W | Yuri Gorbenko | KO/TKOR1 · 1:10 | WWFC Ukraine Selection 5 | Sat, February 28, 2015 |
| W | Izidor Bunea | KO/TKOR1 · 1:13 | WWFC Cage Encounter 2 | Sat, December 13, 2014 |
| W | Alexandru Stoica | KO/TKOR1 · 0:07 | WWFC Cage Encounter 1 | Sat, June 14, 2014 |
| W | Constantin Padure | KO/TKOR1 · 1:05 | Combat Sambo Federation of Moldova: Adrenaline | Fri, April 4, 2014 |
| W | Igor Gorkun | KO/TKOR1 · 0:28 | Grand European FC: Battle on the Gold Mountain | Sat, December 21, 2013 |
| L | Michał Andryszak | DQR1 · 4:07 | Cage Warriors 58 | Sat, August 24, 2013 |
| NC | Murod Hanturaev | —R1 · 0:24 | Alash Pride Grand Prix 2013 | Sun, July 7, 2013 |
| W | Anatoli Ciumac | KO/TKOR2 · 0:29 | ECSF - Battle of Bessarabia | Sun, March 24, 2013 |
| W | Igor Kukurudziak | SubmissionR1 · 0:42 | ECSF Adrenaline | Fri, December 14, 2012 |
| W | Julian Chilikov | KO/TKOR1 · 0:25 | The Battle for Ruse | Fri, June 22, 2012 |
| W | Daglar Gasimov | KO/TKOR1 · 0:27 | CIS Pankration Cup 2012 | Thu, April 5, 2012 |
