Cutelaba vs Clark

Who won Cutelaba vs Clark?

Ion Cutelaba beat Devin Clark by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Vegas 37, on Saturday 18th September 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-26, 29-26, 29-27 in favor of the winner Ion Cutelaba.

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 Clark stats

Ion Cutelaba stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Devin Clark made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Ion Cutelaba's UFC record stood at 6-9-1, while Devin Clark's came in at 8-9-0.

The stats suggested Cutelaba had a massive power advantage over Clark, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Clark's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cutelaba had a slight advantage over Clark, with a 13% submission rate over Clark's 8%.

Ion Cutelaba was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Cutelaba had a height advantage of 1 inch over Clark. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Cutelaba was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Clark, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 44 to Clark's 54.

Cutelaba vs Clark form

Ion Cutelaba had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Dustin Jacoby at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split draw in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, United States.

Before that, he had won against Khalil Rountree at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

He had been defeated by Glover Teixeira at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at BB&T Center, Sunrise, United States.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Da Un Jung at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Azamat Murzakanov at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had defeated William Knight at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Ion Cutelaba at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Ion Cutelaba had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 26 days ago, while Devin Clark's last outing had been 11 months and 21 days ago.

Cutelaba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Clark's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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