Professional Record
20-12-1 (1 NC)
ICPhoto pending
Current Elo Rating
1606
True Contender System
Light Heavyweight Ranking
#24
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#241
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 185 cm
- Reach
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 93 kg
- Age
- 32 years
- Place of birth
- Moldova
- UFC debut
- June 19, 2016
- Team / gym
- CSA Team Moldova
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Ion Cutelaba has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Ion Cutelabavs.Navajo Stirling
L · TKO
- Event
- UFC Fight Night
- Date
- June 20, 2026
- Elo change
- -50
Career Statistics
Professional Record
20-12-1
UFC Record
9-11-1
21 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,606
Peak Elo
1,656
Wins by method
4KO/TKO2Submissions3Decisions
Finish rate66.7%
From peak-50
StreakNot enough data yet
Biggest Elo gain
Achievements and career
- Best recorded streak: 2 straight wins
Elo History
21 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1606
Peak Elo
1656
Total
+106
UFC Fight History
Jun 20, 2026
TKO
Elo
1606
Change
-50
Mar 14, 2026
Submission
Elo
1656
Change
+61
May 10, 2025
Decision
Elo
1595
Change
-19
Feb 22, 2025
Submission
Elo
1614
Change
+65
Sep 28, 2024
Ivan Erslan
Decision
Elo
1549
Change
+23
Mar 09, 2024
Philipe Lins
Decision
Elo
1526
Change
-20
Apr 15, 2023
TKO
Elo
1546
Change
+76
Nov 19, 2022
TKO
Elo
1470
Change
-36
Sep 10, 2022
Submission
Elo
1506
Change
-40
May 14, 2022
Submission
Elo
1546
Change
-39
Sep 18, 2021
Devin Clark
Decision
Elo
1585
Change
+36
May 01, 2021
Decision
Elo
1549
Change
+5
Oct 24, 2020
TKO
Elo
1544
Change
-44
Feb 29, 2020
TKO
Elo
1588
Change
-50
Sep 28, 2019
Khalil Rountree Jr.
TKO
Elo
1638
Change
+67
Apr 27, 2019
Submission
Elo
1571
Change
-42
Jul 28, 2018
Gadzhimurad Antigulov
TKO
Elo
1614
Change
+64
Jun 10, 2017
Luis Henrique da Silva
TKO
Elo
1550
Change
+70
Dec 03, 2016
Decision
Elo
1479
Change
-24
Oct 01, 2016
Jonathan Wilson
Decision
Elo
1504
Change
+40
Jun 18, 2016
Misha Cirkunov
Submission
Elo
1463
Change
-37
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026 | L | Navajo Stirling | TKO | 1606 | -50 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | W | Oumar Sy | Submission | 1656 | +61 |
| May 10, 2025 | L | Modestas Bukauskas | Decision | 1595 | -19 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | W | Ibo Aslan | Submission | 1614 | +65 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | W | Ivan Erslan | Decision | 1549 | +23 |
| Mar 09, 2024 | L | Philipe Lins | Decision | 1526 | -20 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | W | Tanner Boser | TKO | 1546 | +76 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | L | Kennedy Nzechukwu | TKO | 1470 | -36 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | L | Johnny Walker | Submission | 1506 | -40 |
| May 14, 2022 | L | Ryan Spann | Submission | 1546 | -39 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | W | Devin Clark | Decision | 1585 | +36 |
| May 01, 2021 | D | Dustin Jacoby | Decision | 1549 | +5 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | L | Magomed Ankalaev | TKO | 1544 | -44 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | L | Magomed Ankalaev | TKO | 1588 | -50 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | W | Khalil Rountree Jr. | TKO | 1638 | +67 |
| Apr 27, 2019 | L | Glover Teixeira | Submission | 1571 | -42 |
| Jul 28, 2018 | W | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | TKO | 1614 | +64 |
| Jun 10, 2017 | W | Luis Henrique da Silva | TKO | 1550 | +70 |
| Dec 03, 2016 | L | Jared Cannonier | Decision | 1479 | -24 |
| Oct 01, 2016 | W | Jonathan Wilson | Decision | 1504 | +40 |
| Jun 18, 2016 | L | Misha Cirkunov | Submission | 1463 | -37 |
Fight history outside the UFC
13 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Sep 19, 2015
Malik Merad
TKO · Punch · R1 · 0:08
WWFC · WWFC: Cage Encounter 4
Apr 04, 2015
Vitali Onishchenko
Submission · Omoplata · R1 · 2:37
WWFC · WWFC: Cage Encounter 3
Feb 28, 2015
Yuri Gorbenko
TKO · Punches · R1 · 1:10
WWFC · WWFC: Ukraine Selection 6
Dec 13, 2014
Izidor Bunea
TKO · Punches · R1 · 1:13
WWFC · WWFC: Cage Encounter 2
Competitive Profile
Ion Cutelaba’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.