UFC UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Final

Light Heavyweight

Philipe Lins vs Ion Cutelaba

Philipe Lins
Brazil

Philipe Lins

“Monstro”

18-6

Winner

VS
Ion Cutelaba
Moldova

Ion Cutelaba

“The Hulk”

20-12-1

Winner

Philipe Lins

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

9 March 2024 · Kaseya Center, Miami, USA

Key takeaways

  • Philipe Lins beat Ion Cutelaba by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Philipe Lins landed 73 of 121 total strikes and 2 of 7 takedowns, with 5:34 of control time.
  • Ion Cutelaba landed more total strikes — 119 to 73 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.
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Tale of the tape

Philipe LinsIon Cutelaba
18-6Record20-12-1
38Age on fight night30
6′2″ (188 cm)Height6′1″ (185 cm)
78″ (198 cm)Reach75″ (191 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
American Top TeamTeamTimoshkov Sport Club
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilFromChisinau, Moldova

Fight statistics

73of 121 · 60%Total strikes landed119of 171 · 70%
38of 83Head strikes96of 146
10of 12Body strikes14of 14
25of 26Leg strikes9of 11
2of 7Takedowns0of 1
5:34Control time0:16

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Philipe LinsRoundIon Cutelaba
34/51strikes0/2TD0KD0:22controlR124/43strikes0/0TD0KD0:01control
22/32strikes1/2TD0KD2:26controlR227/35strikes0/1TD0KD0:13control
17/38strikes1/3TD0KD2:46controlR368/93strikes0/0TD0KD0:02control

Judges’ scorecards

Chris Lee

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Dave Tirelli

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Sal D'amato

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Philipe Lins

  1. WMaxim Grishinunanimous decision2023
  2. WOvince Saint PreuxKO/TKO R1 0:492023
  3. WMarcin Prachniounanimous decision2022
  4. LTanner BoserKO/TKO R1 2:412020
  5. LAndrei Arlovskiunanimous decision2020

Ion Cutelaba

  1. WTanner BoserKO/TKO R1 2:052023
  2. LKennedy NzechukwuKO/TKO R2 1:022022
  3. LJohnny Walkersubmission R1 4:372022
  4. LRyan Spannsubmission R1 2:222022
  5. WDevin Clarkunanimous decision2021

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Marlon Vera vs Sean O'MalleyBantamweightunanimous decisionDustin Poirier vs Benoit Saint DenisLightweightKO/TKO R2 2:32Michael Page vs Kevin HollandWelterweightunanimous decisionGilbert Burns vs Jack Della MaddalenaWelterweightKO/TKO R3 3:43Song Yadong vs Petr YanBantamweightunanimous decision

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