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Ion Cuțelaba
Nickname: The Hulk
Age: 30
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Reach: 75 in (191 cm)
Born: Chișinău, Moldova
Fighting out of: Chișinău, Moldova
Team: MMA Factory
Record:
2024-03: Loss Philipe Lins Decision (unanimous)
2023-04: Win Tanner Boser HW #15 in 2020-09 TKO (punches)
2022-11: Loss Kennedy Nzechukwu TKO (flying knee and punches)
2022-09: Loss Johnny Walker LHW #13 in 2022-09 Submission (rear-naked choke)
2022-05: Loss Ryan Spann LHW #13 in 2022-04 Submission (guillotine choke)
2021-09: Win Devin Clark Decision (unanimous)
2021-05: Draw Dustin Jacoby LHW #15 in 2022-03 Draw (split)
2020-10: Loss Magomed Ankalaev LHW #11 in 2020-10 KO (punches)
2020-02: Loss Magomed Ankalaev LHW #13 in 2020-03 TKO (head kicks and punches)
2019-09: Win Khalil Rountree Jr. LHW #14 in 2022-11 TKO (elbows)
2019-04: Loss Glover Teixeira LHW #11 in 2019-04 Submission (rear-naked choke)
2018-07: Win Gadzhimurad Antigulov LHW #14 in 2018-07 TKO (punches and elbows)
2017-06: Win Henrique da Silva KO (punches)
2016-12: Loss Jared Cannonier LHW #15 in 2017-02 Decision (unanimous)
2016-10: Win Jonathan Wilson Decision (unanimous)
2016-06: Loss Misha Cirkunov LHW #14 in 2016-08 Submission (arm-triangle choke)
2015-09: Win Malik Merad KO (punch)
2015-04: Win Vitali Ontishchenko Submission (omoplata)
2015-02: Win Yuri Gorbenko TKO (punches)
2014-12: Win Izidor Bunea TKO (punches)
2014-06: Win Alexandru Stoica KO (punch)
2014-04: Win Constantin Padure KO (punch)
2013-12: Win Igor Gorkun KO (punch)
2013-08: Loss Michał Andryszak DQ (punches to back of head)
2013-07: NC Murod Hanturaev NC (referee error)
2013-03: Win Anatoli Ciumac TKO (punches)
2012-12: Win Igor Kukurudziak Submission (omoplata)
2012-06: Win Julian Chilikov TKO (punches)
2012-04: Win Daglar Gasimov TKO (punches)