Ankalaev vs Cutelaba

Who won Ankalaev vs Cutelaba?

Magomed Ankalaev beat Ion Cutelaba by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 27, on Saturday 29th February 2020 at Chartway Arena in Norfolk.

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).

Ankalaev vs Cutelaba stats

Magomed Ankalaev stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ion Cutelaba made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Magomed Ankalaev's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Ion Cutelaba marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Magomed Ankalaev's UFC record stood at 12-1-1, while Ion Cutelaba's came in at 8-9-1.

The stats suggested Ankalaev had a massive power advantage over Cutelaba, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Cutelaba's 0%.

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

Magomed Ankalaev was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Ankalaev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cutelaba. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Ankalaev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 9 months later than Cutelaba, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 60 to Cutelaba's 48.

Ankalaev vs Cutelaba form

Ankalaev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Jan Blachowicz at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Anthony Smith at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He was victorious against Ion Cutelaba at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Cutelaba had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ivan Erslan at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had lost to Philipe Lins at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tanner Boser at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Johnny Walker at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ion Cutelaba had been fighting more than Magomed Ankalaev.

Going to this contest, Magomed Ankalaev had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 3 days ago, while Ion Cutelaba's last outing had been 5 months and 13 days ago.

Ankalaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Cutelaba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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