Cirkunov vs Cuțelaba Result & Stats: Cirkunov wins by SUB R3 · UFC Fight Night, Sat, Jun 18, 2016

UFCUFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson

Misha CirkunovWIN

15-9-0

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 3 · 1:22

Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Ion Cuțelaba

“The Hulk” · 20-12-1 (1 NC)

Saturday, June 18, 2016TD Place Arena, Ottawa, Canada

Misha Cirkunov defeated Ion Cuțelaba by Submission in round 3 (1:22) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson, held Saturday, June 18, 2016 at TD Place Arena, Ottawa.

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The result

Misha CirkunovWIN

def. Ion Cuțelaba

Submission

Round 3 · 1:22

Referee: Herb Dean
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Misha CirkunovIon Cuțelaba

57%Power Index✓ Called it43%

65%Market · 2 sportsbooks✓ Called it35%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.

Misha Cirkunov

-210

68% implied win probability · Open: -202

Ion Cuțelaba

+172

37% implied win probability · Open: +167

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Misha Cirkunov out-landed Ion Cuțelaba 44 to 24 in significant strikes.
Misha Cirkunov landed 47% of significant strikes to Ion Cuțelaba's 21%.

Tale of the tape

11-2-0

Record

11-1-0

Age

6'3" · 191 cm

Height

6'1" · 185 cm

77" · 196 cm

Reach

75" · 191 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Win Streak

1749

Power Index

1703

5-0

Last 5

5-0

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Misha CirkunovIon Cuțelaba

Knockdowns

44 / 94

Significant strikes

24 / 115

47%

Sig. strike accuracy

21%

55 / 106

Total strikes

25 / 116

1 / 3

Takedowns

0 / 1

33%

Takedown accuracy

Submission attempts

1:14

Control time

0:09

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Misha CirkunovIon Cuțelaba

3682%

Head

1250%

716%

Body

729%

12%

Leg

521%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Misha Cirkunov

80%20%

Ion Cuțelaba

83%13%

DistanceClinchGround

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Misha Cirkunov44 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

2828/66

66/14

11/1

Clinch

88/12

11/1

Ground

Ion Cuțelaba24 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1010/91

55/14

55/5

Clinch

11/1

22/3

Ground

11/1

Betting Odds

Misha Cirkunov

-210

68% implied win probability

Open: -202

Ion Cuțelaba

+172

37% implied win probability

Open: +167

Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Misha Cirkunov	Ion Cuțelaba	Trend
Bookmaker	-210	+175
Bovada	-210	+170

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Insights

Ion Cuțelaba's last 5 fights were all wins that ended early.
Misha Cirkunov's last 5 fights were all wins that ended early.
Ion Cuțelaba lands 4.02 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
Misha Cirkunov lands 4.15 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 95% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Misha Cirkunov

No background on record

Camp · Xtreme Couture

Ion Cuțelaba

Combat SamboGreco-Roman WrestlingJudo

—Purple belt · BJJ
2012Champion · European Championships90 kg Catchweight
—Champion · Moldovan Nationals
—Champion · Moldovan Nationals

Camp · CSA Team Moldova · Chișinău, MD

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

65%

Head

69%

24%

Body

18%

11%

Leg

13%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Misha Cirkunovlast 1 fight

79%17%

Ion Cuțelabalast 9 fights

59%20%21%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Misha Cirkunov Ion Cuțelaba

Strikes landed / min

3.864.13

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Misha Cirkunov · Good · better than 65% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.063.42

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Misha Cirkunov · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

4.154.02

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Misha Cirkunov · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

40%51%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Misha Cirkunov · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

77%76%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Misha Cirkunov · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Good · better than 77% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.700.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Misha Cirkunov · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersIon Cuțelaba · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.86

Strikes landed / min

4.13

3.06

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.42

4.15 / 10.4

Takedowns landed / 15 min

4.02 / 7.9

40%

Takedown accuracy

51%

77%

Takedown defence

76%

1:20

Control time / fight

1:51

1.70

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.30

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

Misha Cirkunov13 UFC fights · 237 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

38%91/264

9%22/38

9%22/24

Clinch

10%24/40

12%28/34

0%0/0

Ground

16%38/44

3%7/8

2%5/5

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

Misha Cirkunov11 of 13 ended early · 85%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

Ion Cuțelaba12 of 12 ended early · 100%0 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

Misha Cirkunov5-0

W
Alex Nicholson
UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson· Feb 6, 2016
Submission · R2 · 1:28 · Light Heavyweight
W
Daniel Jolly
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira· Aug 23, 2015
TKO · R1 · 4:45 · Light Heavyweight
W
Shaun Asher
Hard Knocks 43· May 22, 2015
Submission · R1 · 1:20 · Light Heavyweight
W
Rodney Wallace
Hard Knocks 41· Jan 30, 2015
TKO · R1 · 2:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Martin Desilets
Provincial FC 2· Mar 8, 2014
Submission · R1 · 2:36 · Light Heavyweight

Full record · 13 fights

W
Jon Ganshorn
Fivestar FL 9· Sep 7, 2013
Submission · R1 · 1:59 · Light Heavyweight
L
Aaron Johnson
Georgia Regional· Mar 17, 2012
Submission
W
Ali Mokdad
Score Fighting Series 3· Dec 3, 2011
UD · Light Heavyweight
W
Ion Cherdivara
Knockout Entertainment MMA· Apr 1, 2011
UD
W
Ricardeau Francois
Ultimate Generation Combat· Mar 4, 2011
TKO
W
Shawn Pauliuk
Armageddon FC 3· Jul 17, 2010
Submission · R1 · 0:57 · Catchweight
L
Roy Boughton
Warrior One· Jun 19, 2010
Submission
W
Jeff Doyle
Ringside MMA 5· Jan 30, 2010
TKO · R1 · 0:40

Ion Cuțelaba5-0

W
Malik Merad
WWFC: Cage Encounter 4· Sep 19, 2015
TKO · R1 · 0:08 · Catchweight
W
Vitali Onishchenko
WWFC: Cage Encounter 3· Apr 4, 2015
Submission · R1 · 2:37 · Heavyweight
W
Yuri Gorbenko
WWFC: Ukraine Selection 6· Feb 28, 2015
TKO · R1 · 1:10 · Heavyweight
W
Izidor Bunea
WWFC: Cage Encounter 2· Dec 13, 2014
TKO · R1 · 1:13 · Heavyweight
W
Alexander Stoica
WWFC 1: Cage Encounter 1· Jun 14, 2014
TKO · R1 · 0:07 · Heavyweight

Full record · 13 fights

W
Constantin Padure
European Combat Sambo Federation· Apr 4, 2014
TKO
W
Igor Gorkun
Grand European Fighting Championship· Dec 21, 2013
TKO
L
Michal Andryszak
Cage Warriors 58· Aug 24, 2013
DQ · R1 · 4:07 · Heavyweight
NC
Murod Khanturaev
Alash Pride FC· Jul 7, 2013
NC · R1 · 0:24 · Heavyweight
W
Anatoli Ciumac
Grand European Fighting Championship· Mar 24, 2013
TKO
W
Igor Kukurudziak
ECSF: Adrenaline· Dec 14, 2012
Submission · R1 · 0:42 · Heavyweight
W
Julian Chilikov
Bulgaria Regional· Jun 22, 2012
TKO
W
Daglar Gasimov
CIS Cup 2012· Apr 6, 2012
TKO · R1 · 0:27 · Light Heavyweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Misha Cirkunov vs Ion Cuțelaba?

Misha Cirkunov defeated Ion Cuțelaba by Submission in round 3 (1:22) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson, held Saturday, June 18, 2016 at TD Place Arena, Ottawa.

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