Ion Cuțelaba

“The Hulk”

Ion Cuțelaba (20-12-1) is a light heavyweight fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Ion Cuțelaba's next fight is against Magomed Tuchalov at UFC Fight Night 295 on December 5, 2026. Ion Cuțelaba's last fight was a loss to Navajo Stirling by TKO at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi in June 2026.

Record20-12-1, 1 NC

DivisionLight Heavyweight

Height6'1"

Reach75"

Age32

Last FightJun 20, 2026

BornDec 14, 1993

BirthplaceChișinău, Moldova

Fighting out ofLas Vegas, Nevada, United States

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min4.13

Striking accuracy44%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.42

Striking defense46%

Takedowns / 15 min4.02

Takedown accuracy51%

Takedown defense76%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.27

21 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
Up.	Magomed Tuchalov	Light Heavyweight	—	—	UFC Fight Night 295	Dec 5, 2026	View
L	Navajo Stirling	Light Heavyweight	TKO (Punches)	R2 · 3:23	UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi	Jun 20, 2026	View
W	Oumar Sy	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Guillotine choke)	R1 · 4:24	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos	Mar 14, 2026	View
L	Modestas Bukauskas	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena	May 10, 2025
W	İbo Aslan	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R1 · 2:51	UFC Fight Night	Feb 22, 2025
W	Ivan Erslan	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Sep 28, 2024
L	Philipe Lins	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2	Mar 9, 2024
W	Tanner Boser	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 2:05	UFC Fight Night	Apr 15, 2023
L	Kennedy Nzechukwu	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Knees & Punches)	R2 · 1:02	UFC Fight Night	Nov 19, 2022
L	Johnny Walker	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:37	UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson	Sep 10, 2022
L	Ryan Spann	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 2:22	UFC Fight Night	May 14, 2022
W	Devin Clark	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Sep 18, 2021
D	Dustin Jacoby	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC Fight Night	May 1, 2021
L	Magomed Ankalaev	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 4:19	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje	Oct 24, 2020
L	Magomed Ankalaev	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:38	UFC on ESPN+ 27	Feb 29, 2020
W	Khalil Rountree Jr.	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Elbows From Mount)	R1 · 2:35	UFC on ESPN+ 18	Sep 28, 2019
L	Glover Teixeira	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 3:37	UFC on ESPN+ 8	Apr 27, 2019
W	Gadzhimurad Antigulov	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches & Elbows)	R1 · 4:25	UFC on FOX 30	Jul 28, 2018
W	Luis Henrique da Silva	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:22	UFC Fight Night 110	Jun 10, 2017
L	Jared Cannonier	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale	Dec 3, 2016
W	Jonathan Wilson	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 96	Oct 1, 2016
L	Misha Cirkunov	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R3 · 1:22	UFC Fight Night 89	Jun 18, 2016
W	Malik Merad	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R1 · 0:08	WWFC: Cage Encounter 4	Sep 19, 2015
W	Vitali Onishchenko	Heavyweight	Submission (Omoplata)	R1 · 2:37	WWFC: Cage Encounter 3	Apr 4, 2015
W	Yuri Gorbenko	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 1:10	WWFC: Ukraine Selection 6	Feb 28, 2015
W	Izidor Bunea	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 1:13	WWFC: Cage Encounter 2	Dec 13, 2014
W	Alexander Stoica	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R1 · 0:07	WWFC 1: Cage Encounter 1	Jun 14, 2014
W	Constantin Padure	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Apr 4, 2014
W	Igor Gorkun	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Dec 21, 2013
L	Michał Andryszak	Heavyweight	DQ (Illegal Strikes)	R1 · 4:07	Cage Warriors 58	Aug 24, 2013
NC	Murod Khanturaev	Heavyweight	—	—	Unknown Event	Jul 7, 2013
W	Anatoli Ciumac	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Mar 24, 2013
W	Igor Kukurudziak	Heavyweight	Submission (Omoplata)	R1 · 0:42	ECSF: Adrenaline	Dec 14, 2012
W	Julian Chilikov	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Jun 22, 2012
W	Daglar Gasimov	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:27	CIS Cup 2012	Apr 6, 2012

Up.Magomed Tuchalov
Dec 5, 2026
UFC Fight Night 295·Light Heavyweight
View
LNavajo Stirling
Jun 20, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi·Light Heavyweight
TKO (Punches)·R2 · 3:23View
WOumar Sy
Mar 14, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Guillotine choke)·R1 · 4:24View
LModestas Bukauskas
May 10, 2025
UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Split)·R3
Wİbo Aslan
Feb 22, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R1 · 2:51
WIvan Erslan
Sep 28, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LPhilipe Lins
Mar 9, 2024
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WTanner Boser
Apr 15, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 2:05
LKennedy Nzechukwu
Nov 19, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Knees & Punches)·R2 · 1:02
LJohnny Walker
Sep 10, 2022
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:37
LRyan Spann
May 14, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 2:22
WDevin Clark
Sep 18, 2021
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
DDustin Jacoby
May 1, 2021
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LMagomed Ankalaev
Oct 24, 2020
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 4:19
LMagomed Ankalaev
Feb 29, 2020
UFC on ESPN+ 27·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:38
WKhalil Rountree Jr.
Sep 28, 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 18·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Elbows From Mount)·R1 · 2:35
LGlover Teixeira
Apr 27, 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 8·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 3:37
WGadzhimurad Antigulov
Jul 28, 2018
UFC on FOX 30·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches & Elbows)·R1 · 4:25
WLuis Henrique da Silva
Jun 10, 2017
UFC Fight Night 110·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:22
LJared Cannonier
Dec 3, 2016
The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJonathan Wilson
Oct 1, 2016
UFC Fight Night 96·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LMisha Cirkunov
Jun 18, 2016
UFC Fight Night 89·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R3 · 1:22
WMalik Merad
Sep 19, 2015
WWFC: Cage Encounter 4·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Punch)·R1 · 0:08
WVitali Onishchenko
Apr 4, 2015
WWFC: Cage Encounter 3·Heavyweight
Submission (Omoplata)·R1 · 2:37
WYuri Gorbenko
Feb 28, 2015
WWFC: Ukraine Selection 6·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 1:10
WIzidor Bunea
Dec 13, 2014
WWFC: Cage Encounter 2·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 1:13
WAlexander Stoica
Jun 14, 2014
WWFC 1: Cage Encounter 1·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punch)·R1 · 0:07
WConstantin Padure
Apr 4, 2014
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WIgor Gorkun
Dec 21, 2013
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
LMichał Andryszak
Aug 24, 2013
Cage Warriors 58·Heavyweight
DQ (Illegal Strikes)·R1 · 4:07
NCMurod Khanturaev
Jul 7, 2013
Unknown Event·Heavyweight
WAnatoli Ciumac
Mar 24, 2013
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WIgor Kukurudziak
Dec 14, 2012
ECSF: Adrenaline·Heavyweight
Submission (Omoplata)·R1 · 0:42
WJulian Chilikov
Jun 22, 2012
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WDaglar Gasimov
Apr 6, 2012
CIS Cup 2012·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:27