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.

Magomed Ankalaev's UFC record stood at 10-1-1, while Ion Cutelaba's came in at 6-9-1.

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 31 years old.

Ankalaev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cutelaba. Despite this, both fighters had 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 8 more professional rounds, 52 to Cutelaba's 44.

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Cutelaba's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ankalaev vs Cutelaba?

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