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Ion Cutelaba

20-12-1 (1 NC)
32y·6' 1"·75" reach·Southpaw
3:29
Control / 15m
time on top
+0.71
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
67%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.3
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

Tells

Non-traditional predictors we've tested against the record. Only the ones that fire on this fighter show up here.

Chin Decay

Predictive

First KO loss February 2020. Fighters at the same age and mileage lose by KO in 11.3% of fights; after a first KO it runs 17.3%.

Fired again Jun 2026

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The Odometer

Backwards

Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in October 2016, 36 head strikes before that night. Never-yet-stopped fighters carrying that kind of mileage took a first KO in 11.0% of fights; the lightest third ran 15.6%.

Fired again Jun 2026

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Checked 3 tells for this fighter. 2 fired.

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 21 recorded bouts, 694 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 69%Body 18%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 60%Clinch 20%Ground 20%
And how often each lands
Head37%
Body71%
Legs83%
Distance34%
Clinch70%
Ground76%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

9Wins4 KO · 2 SUB · 3 DEC
11Losses4 KO · 4 SUB · 3 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

1%
Cirkunov
1%
Wilson
32%
Cannonier
41%
Silva
11%
Antigulov
6%
Teixeira
52%
Jr.
0%
Ankalaev
0%
Ankalaev
30%
Jacoby
59%
Clark
50%
Spann
44%
Walker
59%
Nzechukwu
14%
Boser
2%
Lins
13%
Erslan
39%
Aslan
16%
Bukauskas
56%
Sy
36%
Stirling

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R14.75100%21
R24.0686%11
R32.8059%8

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min4.13
Strikes absorbed / min3.42
Striking accuracyof everything thrown43%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed46%
Takedowns / 15 min4.02
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land51%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed76%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.3
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together7.55
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 21 bouts8.0m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

34.4%
Landed at range
1,209 thrown over 21 bouts
Expected
against these opponents
Gap
below the cutoffs
Coverage
from real records

Too much of this record was set against opponents who had no distance history of their own yet. The expected number would mostly be the division average wearing a disguise, so it's held back.

The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

LNavajo StirlingJun 2026KO R23:01 ctrl19 str5 td
Significant strikes
19 of 48 · 40%
Total strikes
58 of 88 · 66%
Takedowns
5 of 7 · 71%
Control
3:01
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
2
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 3:23
Punches to Head On Ground
Target
Head 53%Body 16%Legs 32%
Position
Distance 74%Clinch 11%Ground 16%
This fight on UFCStats
WOumar SyMar 2026SUB R12:27 ctrl14 str1 td
Significant strikes
14 of 20 · 70%
Total strikes
40 of 49 · 82%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
2:27
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 4:24
Guillotine Choke From Guard
Target
Head 29%Body 29%Legs 43%
Position
Distance 71%Clinch 7%Ground 21%
This fight on UFCStats
LModestas BukauskasMay 2025S-DEC2:21 ctrl58 str0 td
Significant strikes
58 of 130 · 45%
Total strikes
121 of 194 · 62%
Takedowns
0 of 4 · 0%
Control
2:21
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 31%Body 28%Legs 41%
Position
Distance 81%Clinch 19%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WIbo AslanFeb 2025SUB R11:06 ctrl14 str2 td
Significant strikes
14 of 31 · 45%
Total strikes
17 of 39 · 44%
Takedowns
2 of 4 · 50%
Control
1:06
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 2:51
Arm Triangle From Side Control
Target
Head 71%Body 14%Legs 14%
Position
Distance 71%Clinch 7%Ground 21%
This fight on UFCStats
WIvan ErslanSep 2024S-DEC1:59 ctrl45 str3 td
Significant strikes
45 of 120 · 38%
Total strikes
80 of 161 · 50%
Takedowns
3 of 12 · 25%
Control
1:59
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 53%Body 20%Legs 27%
Position
Distance 84%Clinch 13%Ground 2%
This fight on UFCStats
LPhilipe LinsMar 2024U-DEC0:16 ctrl47 str0 td
Significant strikes
47 of 97 · 48%
Total strikes
119 of 171 · 70%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:16
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 70%Body 19%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 89%Clinch 11%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WTanner BoserApr 2023KO R10:17 ctrl30 str1 td
Significant strikes
30 of 40 · 75%
Total strikes
30 of 40 · 75%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
0:17
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:05
Punches to Head On Ground
Target
Head 90%Body 7%Legs 3%
Position
Distance 47%Clinch 0%Ground 53%
This fight on UFCStats
LKennedy NzechukwuNov 2022KO R23:32 ctrl9 str2 td
Significant strikes
9 of 26 · 35%
Total strikes
30 of 57 · 53%
Takedowns
2 of 8 · 25%
Control
3:32
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 1:02
Knee to Head At Distance
Target
Head 78%Body 0%Legs 22%
Position
Distance 89%Clinch 0%Ground 11%
This fight on UFCStats
LJohnny WalkerSep 2022SUB R12:02 ctrl3 str1 td
Significant strikes
3 of 5 · 60%
Total strikes
17 of 23 · 74%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
2:02
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 4:37
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 67%Body 0%Legs 33%
Position
Distance 67%Clinch 0%Ground 33%
This fight on UFCStats
LRyan SpannMay 2022SUB R11:11 ctrl2 str3 td
Significant strikes
2 of 9 · 22%
Total strikes
2 of 9 · 22%
Takedowns
3 of 3 · 100%
Control
1:11
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 2:22
Guillotine Choke Standing
Target
Head 100%Body 0%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 50%Clinch 0%Ground 50%
This fight on UFCStats
WDevin ClarkSep 2021U-DEC8:48 ctrl64 str8 td
Significant strikes
64 of 101 · 63%
Total strikes
92 of 138 · 67%
Takedowns
8 of 12 · 67%
Control
8:48
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 92%Body 6%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 11%Clinch 17%Ground 72%
This fight on UFCStats
DDustin JacobyMay 2021S-DEC4:27 ctrl71 str9 td
Significant strikes
71 of 152 · 47%
Total strikes
111 of 201 · 55%
Takedowns
9 of 19 · 47%
Control
4:27
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 87%Body 7%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 62%Clinch 11%Ground 27%
This fight on UFCStats
LMagomed AnkalaevOct 2020KO R10:00 ctrl11 str0 td
Significant strikes
11 of 36 · 31%
Total strikes
11 of 36 · 31%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 4:19
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 45%Body 18%Legs 36%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LMagomed AnkalaevFeb 2020KO R10:00 ctrl5 str0 td
Significant strikes
5 of 11 · 45%
Total strikes
5 of 11 · 45%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:38
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 60%Body 0%Legs 40%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WKhalil Rountree Jr.Sep 2019KO R11:20 ctrl15 str4 td
Significant strikes
15 of 26 · 58%
Total strikes
16 of 27 · 59%
Takedowns
4 of 5 · 80%
Control
1:20
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:35
Elbows to Head On Ground
Target
Head 93%Body 7%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 7%Clinch 7%Ground 87%
This fight on UFCStats
LGlover TeixeiraApr 2019SUB R20:32 ctrl74 str0 td
Significant strikes
74 of 135 · 55%
Total strikes
74 of 135 · 55%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:32
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 3:37
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 77%Body 22%Legs 1%
Position
Distance 58%Clinch 27%Ground 15%
This fight on UFCStats
WGadzhimurad AntigulovJul 2018KO R10:28 ctrl40 str0 td
Significant strikes
40 of 46 · 87%
Total strikes
40 of 46 · 87%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:28
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 4:25
Elbows to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 68%Body 33%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 5%Clinch 95%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WHenrique da SilvaJun 2017KO R10:09 ctrl15 str0 td
Significant strikes
15 of 18 · 83%
Total strikes
15 of 18 · 83%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:09
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:22
Punch to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 100%Body 0%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 27%Clinch 0%Ground 73%
This fight on UFCStats
LJared CannonierDec 2016U-DEC4:45 ctrl45 str6 td
Significant strikes
45 of 142 · 32%
Total strikes
50 of 148 · 34%
Takedowns
6 of 7 · 86%
Control
4:45
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 67%Body 24%Legs 9%
Position
Distance 56%Clinch 22%Ground 22%
This fight on UFCStats
WJonathan WilsonOct 2016U-DEC0:08 ctrl89 str0 td
Significant strikes
89 of 283 · 31%
Total strikes
92 of 286 · 32%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:08
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 66%Body 22%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 76%Clinch 24%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LMisha CirkunovJun 2016SUB R30:09 ctrl24 str0 td
Significant strikes
24 of 115 · 21%
Total strikes
25 of 116 · 22%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:09
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R3 1:22
Arm Triangle From Side Control
Target
Head 50%Body 29%Legs 21%
Position
Distance 83%Clinch 13%Ground 4%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.