Cutelaba vs Aslan

Who won Cutelaba vs Aslan?

Ion Cutelaba beat Ibo Aslan by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

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 Aslan stats

Ion Cutelaba stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ibo Aslan made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ion Cutelaba's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Ibo Aslan marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ion Cutelaba's UFC record stood at 8-9-1, while Ibo Aslan's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Aslan had a large advantage in power over Cutelaba, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Cutelaba's 72%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cutelaba had an advantage over Aslan, with a 11% submission rate over Aslan's 0%.

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

Aslan had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cutelaba. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Cutelaba was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Aslan, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 48 to Aslan's 21.

Cutelaba vs Aslan form

Cutelaba had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 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

Cutelaba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Aslan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Cutelaba vs Aslan start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:30 AM UTC , which was 7:30 PM EST or 4:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:30 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Cutelaba vs Aslan?

Ion Cutelaba was a 31/20 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Ibo Aslan made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.