Cutelaba vs Rountree

Who won Cutelaba vs Rountree?

Ion Cutelaba beat Khalil Rountree by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 18, on Saturday 28th September 2019 at Royal Arena in Copenhagen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Cutelaba vs Rountree stats

Ion Cutelaba stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Khalil Rountree made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ion Cutelaba's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Khalil Rountree marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Ion Cutelaba's UFC record stood at 7-9-1, while Khalil Rountree's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Rountree had a massive power advantage over Cutelaba, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Cutelaba's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Cutelaba and Rountree would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Ion Cutelaba was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Cutelaba had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Cutelaba was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Rountree, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 47 to Rountree's 41.

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Cutelaba's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Rountree's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cutelaba vs Rountree?

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