Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight

“The Hulk”

Ion Cutelaba

20-11-1 (1 NC)20 UFC

Wrestler

Form

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Drops Late

Moderate Wear

6'1"ht·75"reach·Southpawstance·32age

Last fightWOumar Sy·SUB·R1·2mo ago

Fighter Context

9–10–1UFC·

4KO

2Sub

3Dec

8.4min/fight

160UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

5–9(15 fights)

80%finish rate

+0.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.95

Positive

70%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.538

Elite

93%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

51%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

58%

Average

63%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Cutelaba

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.23

Str. Accuracy43%

675UFC landed/1,543attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.7 vs avg3.28

Str. Defense47%

KD Rate / fight0.10

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.15

CQ KO Power

Below Avg7%ile0.30

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

18%

Leg

12%

By Position

Distance60%

Clinch20%

Ground20%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 120 rounds	Round 210 rounds	Round 38 rounds
Avg. Landed	20	18	13
Avg. Absorbed	11	19	14
Avg. Net	+8	0	-1

Grappling

Cutelaba

G&P Threat

·108s ctrlActive Control

Light Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.76

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.61

TD Accuracy49%

40UFC landed/81attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

2UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense75%

31UFC defended/41opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Vulnerable

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

div avg 64%

How They Lose

10UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 9

Submission2 / 9

Decision3 / 9

KD → Finish

1/2Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 10

Submission4 / 10

Decision3 / 10

Loss Pattern

6 of 10 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 6 of 6 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

33%

2 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.1pts

W3 dec

0.8pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

3SD

0MD

43%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 10 less in second half of career

20 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=20

R2n=10

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

5.0

4.1

2.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

4.2

3.1

Diff

+2.1

-0.1

-0.3

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-35%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Cutelaba — 20 UFC Fights

Result

Method

20 fights

Oumar Sy

SUB R1 · 4:24Mar '26

·14 SS (70%)·5 abs·1/2 td·147s ctrl·1 sub att

Modestas Bukauskas

S-DEC R3May '25

+14

·58 SS (45%)·44 abs·0/4 td·141s ctrl

Ibo Aslan

SUB R1 · 2:51Feb '25

-1

·14 SS (45%)·15 abs·2/4 td·66s ctrl·1 sub att

Ivan Erslan

S-DEC R3Sep '24

·45 SS (38%)·39 abs·3/12 td·1 td taken·119s ctrl

Philipe Lins

U-DEC R3Mar '24

-20

·47 SS (48%)·67 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·16s ctrl

Tanner Boser

KO/TKO R1 · 2:05Apr '23

+25

·30 SS (75%)·5 abs·1/1 td·17s ctrl

Kennedy Nzechukwu

KO/TKO R2 · 1:02Nov '22

-15

·9 SS (35%)·24 abs·2/8 td·212s ctrl·1 kd taken

Johnny Walker

SUB R1 · 4:37Sep '22

·3 SS (60%)·3 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·122s ctrl

Ryan Spann

SUB R1 · 2:22May '22

-2

·2 SS (22%)·4 abs·3/3 td·71s ctrl

Devin Clark

U-DEC R3Sep '21

+41

·64 SS (63%)·23 abs·8/12 td·1 td taken·528s ctrl·1 kd landed

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

“The Hulk”

Ion Cutelaba

20-11-1 (1 NC)20 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·75"reach·Southpawstance·32age

Last fightWOumar Sy·SUB·2mo ago

Fighter Context

9–10–1UFC·

4KO

2Sub

3Dec

8.4min/fight

160UFC min

vs. Winning Record5–9

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.95

70%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.538

93%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

51%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

58%

63%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Cutelaba

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.23

Str. Accuracy43%

675UFC landed/1,543attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.7 vs avg3.28

Str. Defense47%

KD Rate / Fight0.10

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.15

CQ KO Power

Below Avg7%ile0.30

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

18%

Leg

12%

By Position

Dist60%

Clinch20%

Ground20%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=20	R2 n=10	R3 n=8
Landed	20	18	13
Absorbed	11	19	14
Net	+8	0	-1

Grappling

Cutelaba

Light Heavyweight avg

G&P Threat

108s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.76

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.61

TD Accuracy49%

40UFC landed/81attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

2UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense75%

31UFC defended/41opp. attempts

Sub Defense4 loss / 6 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

2Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

4Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

33%2 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.1pts

W3 dec

0.8pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

3SD

0MD

43%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=20

R2n=10

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

5.0

4.1

2.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

4.2

3.1

Diff

+2.1

-0.1

-0.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Cutelaba — UFC Fight Log

Oumar Sy

SUB·R1·Mar '26

14 SS (70%)·5 abs·1/2 td·147s ctrl·1 sub

Modestas Bukauskas

S-DEC·R3·May '25

58 SS (45%)·44 abs·0/4 td·141s ctrl

Ibo Aslan

SUB·R1·Feb '25

14 SS (45%)·15 abs·2/4 td·66s ctrl·1 sub

Ivan Erslan

S-DEC·R3·Sep '24

45 SS (38%)·39 abs·3/12 td·1 td taken·119s ctrl

Philipe Lins

U-DEC·R3·Mar '24

47 SS (48%)·67 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·16s ctrl

Tanner Boser

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '23

30 SS (75%)·5 abs·1/1 td·17s ctrl

Kennedy Nzechukwu

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '22

9 SS (35%)·24 abs·2/8 td·212s ctrl·1 kd taken

Johnny Walker

SUB·R1·Sep '22

3 SS (60%)·3 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·122s ctrl

Round 120 rounds

Round 210 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

n=20

n=10

n=8

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1