UFC Fight Night 169: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 29, 2020, in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Ion “The Hulk” Cutelaba will take on Magomed Ankalaev in the Light Heavyweight bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 169 card.
In this post, we will break down Ion Cutelaba vs. Magomed Ankalaev matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 30-year-old, Ion Cutelaba is coming in with a 15-4-0 (1 NC) record. Cutelaba will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier in September.
Ankalaev, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Dalcha Lungiambula on September 28, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar and holds a 12-1-0 record.
| Ion Cutelaba | vs. | Magomed Ankalaev |
| 30 |
Age |
31 |
| 6′ 1″ |
Height |
6′ 3″ |
| 205 lbs. |
Weight |
205 lbs. |
| 75″ |
Reach |
75″ |
| 15-4-0 (1 NC) |
Record |
12-1-0 |
| Southpaw |
Stance |
Orthodox |
Ion Cutelaba has an southpaw fighting stance with a 75″ reach. The 31-year-old, Magomed Ankalaev is an orthodox fighter with a 75″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.
Cutelaba comes in with 39% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 5.27 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Ankalaev fires at 56% accuracy, landing about 3.32 significant strikes per minute. Ion Cutelaba also has a 71% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.62 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Ankalaev’s 0.69 takedowns and 85% takedown accuracy.
Magomed spent on average 10:54 minutes in the Octagon and Ion has an average fight time of 8:12 minutes.
This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 169 is live in , who do you think will win, Ion or Magomed? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC Fight Night 169: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo |
Date |
February 29, 2020 |
Location |
Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
Matchup |
Ion Cutelaba vs. Magomed Ankalaev |
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