Ion Cuțelaba (19-11-1, 16) was born in Chișinău, Moldova on December 14, 1993. At the age of 18 years on April 5, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Daglar Gasimov, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On June 18, 2016, 22-year old Ion Cuțelaba made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson against a 29-year old Misha Cirkunov but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
Cuțelaba's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Modestas Bukauskas at UFC 315 at age 31 on May 10, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Ion Cuțelaba's best fights have been against Henrique da Silva, Gadzhimurad Antigulov, Khalil Rountree Jr., Tanner Boser, İbo Aslan, Ivan Erslan and Jonathan Wilson.
Cuțelaba has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | May 10, 2025 31 years, 4 months 19-11-1 (16) | 31 years, 3 months 17-6 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
31  | Feb 22, 2025 31 years, 2 months 19-10-1 (16) | 28 years, 9 months 14-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
30 | Sep 28, 2024 30 years, 9 months 18-10-1 (15) | Ivan Erslan | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
29  | Mar 9, 2024 30 years, 2 months 17-10-1 (15) | 38 years, 6 months 17-5 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Apr 15, 2023 29 years, 4 months 17-9-1 (15) | 31 years, 8 months 20-9-1 (13) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
27  | Nov 19, 2022 28 years, 11 months 16-9-1 (14) | 30 years, 5 months 10-3 (7) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Flying knee and punches |
26  | Sep 10, 2022 28 years, 8 months 16-8-1 (14) | 30 years, 5 months 18-7 (17) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
25  | May 14, 2022 28 years, 5 months 16-7-1 (14) | 30 years, 8 months 19-7 (16) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
24  | Sep 18, 2021 27 years, 9 months 16-6-1 (14) | 31 years, 5 months 12-5 (4) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | May 1, 2021 27 years, 4 months 15-6-1 (14) | 33 years 14-5 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | DRAW Split |
22  | Oct 24, 2020 26 years, 10 months 15-6 (14) | 28 years, 4 months 12-1 (7) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
21 | Feb 29, 2020 26 years, 2 months 15-5 (14) | 27 years, 8 months 11-1 (6) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Head kicks and punches |
20  | Sep 28, 2019 25 years, 9 months 15-4 (14) | 29 years, 7 months 8-3 (5) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
19  | Apr 27, 2019 25 years, 4 months 14-4 (13) | 39 years, 5 months 28-7 (22) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
18  | Jul 28, 2018 24 years, 7 months 14-3 (13) | 31 years, 6 months 20-4 (19) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
17  | Jun 11, 2017 23 years, 5 months 13-3 (12) | 27 years, 9 months 12-2 (12) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
16  | Dec 3, 2016 22 years, 11 months 12-3 (11) | 32 years, 8 months 8-1 (7) | TUF | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Oct 1, 2016 22 years, 9 months 12-2 (11) | 29 years, 2 months 7-1 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Jun 18, 2016 22 years, 6 months 11-2 (11) | 29 years, 3 months 11-2 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
13 | Sep 19, 2015 21 years, 9 months 11-1 (11) | Malik Merad | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
12 | Apr 4, 2015 21 years, 3 months 10-1 (10) | Vitali Ontishchenko | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Omoplata | |
11 | Feb 28, 2015 21 years, 2 months 9-1 (9) | Yuri Gorbenko | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Dec 13, 2014 20 years, 11 months 8-1 (8) | Izidor Bunea | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Jun 14, 2014 20 years, 6 months 7-1 (7) | Alexandru Stoica | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
8 | Apr 4, 2014 20 years, 3 months 6-1 (6) | Constantin Padure | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
7 | Dec 21, 2013 20 years 5-1 (5) | Igor Gorkun | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
6 | Aug 24, 2013 19 years, 8 months 4-1 (4) | Michał Andryszak | CW | HW | 1 | DQ | LOSS Punches to back of head |
5 | Jul 7, 2013 19 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Murod Hanturaev | Pride | HW | 1 | NC | NC Referee error |
4 | Mar 24, 2013 19 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Anatoli Ciumac | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Dec 14, 2012 19 years 3-0 (3) | Igor Kukurudziak | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Omoplata | |
2 | Jun 22, 2012 18 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Julian Chilikov | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Apr 5, 2012 18 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Daglar Gasimov | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
