Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: A Tournament of Champions
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Ion Cuțelaba
Ion Cuțelaba
“The Hulk”
20-12-1 (1 NC)
RESULT

Jared Cannonier def. Ion Cuțelaba (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Jared Cannonier
Jared Cannonier
“The Killa Gorilla”
18-9-0
Sunday, December 4, 2016
The Pearl - The Palms Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States

Jared Cannonier defeated Ion Cuțelaba by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: A Tournament of Champions, held Sunday, December 4, 2016 at The Pearl - The Palms Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Ion Cuțelaba
Jared Cannonier
0
Knockdowns
0
45 of 142
Significant strikes
59 of 94
32%
Sig. strike accuracy
63%
50 of 148
Total strikes
83 of 121
6 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 2
86%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
4:45
Control time
3:10
Significant strikes by target
30 of 122
Head
45 of 80
11 of 15
Body
7 of 7
4 of 5
Leg
7 of 7
25 of 103
Distance
41 of 74
10 of 19
Clinch
13 of 15
10 of 20
Ground
5 of 5

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
24 of 53
Sig. str.
11 of 17
25 of 54
Total str.
16 of 22
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:20
Ctrl
0:36
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
8 of 18
Sig. str.
21 of 25
12 of 23
Total str.
36 of 42
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
2:12
Ctrl
1:52
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
13 of 71
Sig. str.
27 of 52
13 of 71
Total str.
31 of 57
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:13
Ctrl
0:42

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#CuțelabaCannonier
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Junichiro Kamijo
#CuțelabaCannonier
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Marcos Rosales
#CuțelabaCannonier
1109
2910
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

1
Cuțelaba
–
13
Cannonier
●29–28 Cannonier×13●29–28 Cuțelaba
All 14 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

22%
Cuțelaba
2%
Draw
76%
Cannonier
49 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Cannonier69.4%●29–28 Cuțelaba20.4%●29–27 Cannonier4.1%●28–28 Draw2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
94%
Cuțelaba
R2
74%
Cannonier
R3
92%
Cannonier

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Yves Lavigne
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

20-12-1 (1 NC)
Record
18-9-0
0
Win Streak
0
32
Age
42
6'1"
185 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
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Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.13
SLpM
4.42
43%
Str. Acc.
49%
3.42
SApM
4.35
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

4.02
TD Avg.
0.54
51%
TD Acc.
40%
76%
TD Def.
64%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • L
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  • W
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  • L
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  • W
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    Submission · R1 · 2:51 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
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Jared Cannonier · 2-3
  • L
    Michael Page
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Gregory Rodrigues
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs RodriguesSat, Feb 15, 2025
    TKO · R4 · 0:21 · Middleweight
  • L
    Caio Borralho
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs BorralhoSat, Aug 24, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Nassourdine Imavov
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs ImavovSat, Jun 8, 2024
    TKO · R4 · 1:34 · Middleweight
  • W
    Marvin Vettori
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs CannonierSat, Jun 17, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 21 fights · 20 fights
33.0
Avg sig. strikes
61.5
2.14
Avg takedowns
0.50
1:51
Avg control time
1:31
89
Career high strikes
241
9
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Ion Cuțelaba
Strike target
Jared Cannonier
69%
Head
63%
18%
Body
20%
13%
Leg
17%
Ion Cuțelaba
Strike position
Jared Cannonier
60%
Distance
81%
20%
Clinch
11%
20%
Ground
7%