Saturday, October 24, 2020UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Magomed Ankalaev defeated Ion Cuțelaba by TKO in round 1 (4:19) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje, held Saturday, October 24, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.
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Magomed Ankalaev vs Ion Cuțelaba
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Magomed AnkalaevIon Cuțelaba
2
Knockdowns0
21 / 41
Significant strikes11 / 36
51%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
21 / 41
Total strikes11 / 36
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:05
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Magomed AnkalaevIon Cuțelaba
1781%545%
Head
210%218%
Body
210%436%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Magomed Ankalaev
67%29%
Ion Cuțelaba
100%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Magomed Ankalaev21 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1111/27
11/2
22/2
Clinch
0
11/1
0
Ground
66/9
0
0
Ion Cuțelaba11 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
55/27
22/4
44/5
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Magomed AnkalaevIon Cuțelaba
R1
21
11
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
2
Knockdowns0
21 / 41
Significant strikes11 / 36
51%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
21 / 41
Total strikes11 / 36
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:05
Control time0:00
Betting Odds
Magomed Ankalaev
-372
79% implied win probability
Open: -301Best: -335
Ion Cuțelaba
+280
26% implied win probability
Open: +225Best: +315
Average moneyline across 9 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Magomed Ankalaev | Ion Cuțelaba |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -355 | +290 |
| Bookmaker | -360 | +274 |
| Bovada | -375 | +285 |
| Cloudbet | -377 | +305 |
| mybookie | -350 | +275 |
| Pinnacle | -346 | +275 |
| sportsbetio | -417 | +246 |
| sports-interaction | -470 | +315 |
| unibet | -335 | +257 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Ion Cuțelaba lands 4.02 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
- Magomed Ankalaev stops 87% of takedowns, better than 93% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Magomed Ankalaev
Combat SamboGreco-Roman Wrestling
- —Master of SportCombat Sambo
- 2016Light Heavyweight ChampionshipWFCA (World Fighting Championship Akhmat)
- 2016Light Heavyweight Grand PrixAkhmat FC
- 2016Champion · Dagestan Republiclight-heavyweight
Ion Cuțelaba
Combat SamboGreco-Roman WrestlingJudo
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- 2012Champion · European Championships90 kg
- —Champion · Moldovan Nationals
- —Champion · Moldovan Nationals
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
54%69%
Head
29%18%
Body
17%13%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Magomed Ankalaevlast 7 fights
70%16%14%
Ion Cuțelabalast 9 fights
59%20%21%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Magomed Ankalaev Ion Cuțelaba
Strikes landed / min
3.524.13
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Magomed Ankalaev · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.493.42
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Magomed Ankalaev · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.854.02
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Magomed Ankalaev · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
24%51%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Magomed Ankalaev · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
87%76%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Magomed Ankalaev · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Magomed Ankalaev · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.52
Strikes landed / min4.13
2.49
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.42
0.85 / 3.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min4.02 / 7.9
24%
Takedown accuracy51%
87%
Takedown defence76%
3:41
Control time / fight1:51
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min0.30
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Magomed Ankalaev17 UFC fights · 732 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
36%263/766
21%154/228
15%109/123
Clinch
3%19/30
6%43/49
2%13/13
Ground
15%110/164
2%17/17
1%4/4
Ion Cuțelaba21 UFC fights · 694 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
38%263/994
9%63/106
13%90/109
Clinch
11%78/131
9%60/67
0%0/0
Ground
20%139/183
0%1/1
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Magomed Ankalaev14 of 25 ended early · 56%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Ion Cuțelaba27 of 34 ended early · 79%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Magomed Ankalaev4-1
- W
- L
- WUFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev · Mar 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway · Oct 26, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024TKO · R2 · 2:42 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 26 fightsShow less
- NC
- DUFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Gane · Feb 27, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs Figueiredo · Feb 29, 2020TKO · R1 · 0:38 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs Kattar · Nov 9, 2019TKO · R3 · 0:29 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos · Feb 23, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov · Mar 17, 2018Submission · R3 · 4:59 · Light Heavyweight
- WCelso Ricardo da SilvaWFCA 43 · Oct 4, 2017TKO · R1 · 1:11 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- WLloyd MarshbanksAkhmat Fight Show 18 · Apr 9, 2016TKO · R1 · 0:15 · Light Heavyweight
- WNadir BulkhadarovSupercup Of Russia 2015 · Dec 5, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:45 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WStrahinja DenićSerbia Regional · Jun 14, 2014DEC
- WVasily BabichOplot Challenge 96 · Jan 18, 2014MD · Light Heavyweight
Ion Cuțelaba3-2
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos · Mar 14, 2026Submission · R1 · 4:24 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint Denis · Sep 28, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 35 fightsShow less
- LUFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs Rakić · May 14, 2022Submission · R1 · 2:22 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann · Sep 18, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- DUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka · May 1, 2021Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs Figueiredo · Feb 29, 2020TKO · R1 · 0:38 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019TKO · R1 · 2:35 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson · Apr 27, 2019Submission · R2 · 3:37 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2 · Jul 28, 2018TKO · R1 · 4:25 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WLuis Henrique da SilvaUFC Fight Night 110 · Jun 10, 2017TKO · R1 · 0:22 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: A Tournament of Champions · Dec 3, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson · Oct 1, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · Jun 18, 2016Submission · R3 · 1:22 · Light Heavyweight
- WMalik MeradWWFC: Cage Encounter 4 · Sep 19, 2015TKO · R1 · 0:08 · Catchweight
- WVitali OnishchenkoWWFC: Cage Encounter 3 · Apr 4, 2015Submission · R1 · 2:37 · Heavyweight
- WYuri GorbenkoWWFC: Ukraine Selection 6 · Feb 28, 2015TKO · R1 · 1:10 · Heavyweight
- WIzidor BuneaWWFC: Cage Encounter 2 · Dec 13, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:13 · Heavyweight
- WAlexander StoicaWWFC 1: Cage Encounter 1 · Jun 14, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:07 · Heavyweight
- WConstantin PadureEuropean Combat Sambo Federation · Apr 4, 2014TKO
- WIgor GorkunGrand European Fighting Championship · Dec 21, 2013TKO
- L
- NCMurod KhanturaevAlash Pride FC · Jul 7, 2013NC · R1 · 0:24 · Heavyweight
- WAnatoli CiumacGrand European Fighting Championship · Mar 24, 2013TKO
- WIgor KukurudziakECSF: Adrenaline · Dec 14, 2012Submission · R1 · 0:42 · Heavyweight
- WJulian ChilikovBulgaria Regional · Jun 22, 2012TKO
- WDaglar GasimovCIS Cup 2012 · Apr 6, 2012TKO · R1 · 0:27 · Light Heavyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Magomed Ankalaev vs Ion Cuțelaba?
Magomed Ankalaev defeated Ion Cuțelaba by TKO in round 1 (4:19) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje, held Saturday, October 24, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.