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Moldova
Chisinau
Ion Cutelaba
"
The Hulk
"
AGE
31
/
Dec 14, 1993
HEIGHT
6'1"
/
185.42 cm
WEIGHT
205 lbs
/
92.99 kg
ASSOCIATION
Timoshkov Sport Club
/
CSA Moldova
CLASS
Light Heavyweight
Wins
19
KO
/
TKO
13
68%
SUBMISSIONS
3
16%
DECISIONS
3
16%
OTHERS
0
0%
Draws
1
Losses
11
KO
/
TKO
3
27%
SUBMISSIONS
4
36%
DECISIONS
3
27%
OTHERS
1
9%
N/C
1
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Modestas Bukauskas
UFC 315 - Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
May / 10 / 2025
Decision (Split)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Ibo Aslan
UFC Fight Night 252 - Cejudo vs. Song
Feb / 22 / 2025
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Kevin MacDonald
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:51
win
Ivan Erslan
UFC Fight Night 243 - Moicano vs. St. Denis
Sep / 28 / 2024
Decision (Split)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Philipe Lins
UFC 299 - O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Mar / 09 / 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Tanner Boser
UFC on ESPN 44 - Holloway vs. Allen
Apr / 15 / 2023
TKO (Punches)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:05
loss
Kennedy Nzechukwu
UFC Fight Night 215 - Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
Nov / 19 / 2022
TKO (Flying Knee and Punches)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:02
loss
Johnny Walker
UFC 279 - Diaz vs. Ferguson
Sep / 10 / 2022
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:37
loss
Ryan Spann
UFC on ESPN 36 - Blachowicz vs. Rakic
May / 14 / 2022
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:22
win
Devin Clark
UFC Fight Night 192 - Smith vs. Spann
Sep / 18 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
draw
Dustin Jacoby
UFC on ESPN 23 - Reyes vs. Prochazka
May / 01 / 2021
Draw (Split)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Magomed Ankalaev
UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
Oct / 24 / 2020
KO (Punches)
Anders Ohlsson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:19
loss
Magomed Ankalaev
UFC Fight Night 169 - Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
Feb / 29 / 2020
TKO (Head Kicks and Punches)
Kevin MacDonald
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:38
win
Khalil Rountree
UFC Fight Night 160 - Hermansson vs. Cannonier
Sep / 28 / 2019
TKO (Elbows)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:35
loss
Glover Teixeira
UFC Fight Night 150 - Jacare vs. Hermansson
Apr / 27 / 2019
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Alan Abeles
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:37
win
Gadzhimurad Antigulov
UFC on Fox 30 - Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Jul / 28 / 2018
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:25
win
Henrique da Silva
UFC Fight Night 110 - Hunt vs. Lewis
Jun / 10 / 2017
KO (Punches)
Mark Craig
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:22
loss
Jared Cannonier
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale
Dec / 03 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Yves Lavigne
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Jonathan Wilson
UFC Fight Night 96 - Lineker vs. Dodson
Oct / 01 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Misha Cirkunov
UFC Fight Night 89 - MacDonald vs. Thompson
Jun / 18 / 2016
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:22
win
Malik Merad
WWFC - Cage Encounter 4
Sep / 19 / 2015
KO (Punch)
Mohamed El Fadili
1
0:08
win
Vitaliy Onishchenko
WWFC - Cage Encounter 3
Apr / 04 / 2015
Submission (Omoplata)
Vladimir Shemarov
1
2:37
win
Yuri Gorbenko
WWFC - Ukraine Selection 5
Feb / 28 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Vitaly Vovk
1
1:10
win
Izidor Bunea
WWFC - Cage Encounter 2
Dec / 13 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Vladimir Shemarov
1
1:13
win
Alexandru Stoica
WWFC - Cage Encounter 1
Jun / 14 / 2014
KO (Punch)
Vladimir Shemarov
1
0:07
win
Constantin Padure
CSA FC - Adrenaline
Apr / 04 / 2014
KO (Punch)
Serghey Nechiporuk
1
1:05
win
Igor Gorkun
GEFC - Battle on the Gold Mountain
Dec / 21 / 2013
KO (Punch)
Aleksander Melnichenko
1
0:28
loss
Michal Andryszak
CWFC 58 - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 58
Aug / 24 / 2013
Disqualification (Punches to Back of Head)
Rich Mitchell
1
4:07
NC
Murod Khanturaev
AP - Grand Prix 2013
Jul / 07 / 2013
No Contest (Referee Error)
Karen Pashikyan
1
0:24
win
Anatoli Ciumac
ECSF - Battle of Bessarabia
Mar / 24 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Roman Curkanu
2
0:29
win
Igor Kukurudziak
ECSF - Adrenalin
Dec / 14 / 2012
Submission (Omaplata)
Roman Tsurkanu
1
0:42
win
Julian Chilikov
TBFR - The Battle For Ruse
Jun / 22 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
1
0:25
win
Daglar Gasimov
CIS - Cup
Apr / 05 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
1
0:27
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