Walker vs Cutelaba

Who won Walker vs Cutelaba?

Johnny Walker beat Ion Cutelaba by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 279, on Saturday 10th September 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Johnny Walker.

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).

Walker vs Cutelaba stats

Johnny Walker stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ion Cutelaba made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Johnny Walker's UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while Ion Cutelaba's came in at 6-9-1.

The stats suggested Walker had a slight advantage in power over Cutelaba, with a 83% knock out percentage over Cutelaba's 75%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cutelaba had a slight advantage over Walker, with a 13% submission rate over Walker's 11%.

Johnny Walker was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Walker had a height advantage of 5 inches over Cutelaba. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Walker was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 8 months later than Cutelaba, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 46 to Cutelaba's 44.

Walker vs Cutelaba form

Johnny Walker had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Thiago Santos at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Nikita Krylov at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

He had beaten Justin Ledet at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza.

Ion Cutelaba had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

Previous to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had lost to Ryan Spann at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Johnny Walker had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 30 days ago, while Ion Cutelaba's last outing had been 1 month and 9 days ago.

Walker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Cutelaba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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