Lins vs Cutelaba

Who won Lins vs Cutelaba?

Philipe Lins beat Ion Cutelaba by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 299, on Saturday 9th March 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Philipe Lins.

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).

Lins vs Cutelaba stats

Philipe Lins stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Ion Cutelaba made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Philipe Lins' UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Ion Cutelaba's came in at 6-9-1.

The stats suggested Cutelaba had a large advantage in power over Lins, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Lins' 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lins had an advantage over Cutelaba, with a 24% submission rate over Cutelaba's 13%.

Philipe Lins was the older man by 8 years, at 38 years old.

Lins had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cutelaba. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Lins was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Cutelaba, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 45 to Cutelaba's 44.

Lins vs Cutelaba form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Maxim Grishin at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ovince St. Preux at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marcin Prachnio at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He was victorious against Josh Copeland at PFL 2018 #11 on 31st December 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Ion Cutelaba had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Ryan Spann at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Devin Clark at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Dustin Jacoby at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split draw in their 3 round contest.

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

He had lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Philipe Lins had last fought 10 months and 25 days ago, while Ion Cutelaba's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 14 days ago.

Lins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Cutelaba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lins vs Cutelaba?

Philipe Lins was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Ion Cutelaba made his way into the ring at 71/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.