Ion Cutelaba “The Hulk”
UFC record 9-11-1 · professional record 20-12-1 (1 NC)
- Age
- 32 (born Dec 14, 1993)
- Height
- 185 cm (6' 1")
- Reach
- 191 cm (75")
- Leg reach
- 104 cm (41")
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight
- 205 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Moldova
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Sambo
- Gym
- CSA Team Moldova
- UFC debut
- Jun 18, 2016
- Last fight
- Jun 20, 2026
1 fight-night bonus: 1 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.13
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 43%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.42
- Sig. strike defence
- 46%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 4.02
- Takedown accuracy
- 51%
- Takedown defence
- 76%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.27
- Knockdowns
- 2
- Sig. strikes landed
- 694
- Takedowns landed
- 45
- Total fight time
- 2h 48m 02s
- Control time
- 38m 58s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Navajo Stirling | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 2 | 3:23 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi | Jun 20, 2026 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| W | Oumar Sy | Submission · Guillotine Choke From Guard | 1 | 4:24 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos | Mar 14, 2026 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| L | Modestas Bukauskas | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena | May 10, 2025 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Ibo Aslan | Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control | 1 | 2:51 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song | Feb 22, 2025 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| W | Ivan Erslan | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | Sep 28, 2024 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0 |
| L | Philipe Lins | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | Mar 9, 2024 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Tanner Boser | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 2:05 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen | Apr 15, 2023 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Kennedy Nzechukwu | KO/TKO · Knee to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:02 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | Nov 19, 2022 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Johnny Walker | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:37 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson | Sep 10, 2022 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Ryan Spann | Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing | 1 | 2:22 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic | May 14, 2022 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Devin Clark | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | Sep 18, 2021 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 0 |
| D | Dustin Jacoby | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka | May 1, 2021 | 0 | 71 | 9 | 0 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 4:19 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | Oct 24, 2020 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:38 | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | Feb 29, 2020 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Khalil Rountree Jr. | KO/TKO · Elbows to Head On Ground | 1 | 2:35 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | Sep 28, 2019 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 3:37 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson | Apr 27, 2019 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | KO/TKO · Elbows to Head In Clinch | 1 | 4:25 | UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 | Jul 28, 2018 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Henrique da Silva | KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch | 1 | 0:22 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | Jun 10, 2017 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Jared Cannonier | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale | Dec 3, 2016 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 0 |
| W | Jonathan Wilson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson | Oct 1, 2016 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Misha Cirkunov | Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control | 3 | 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson | Jun 18, 2016 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |