Khalil Rountree Jr. is slightly favored against Ion Cutelaba at UFC Fight Night 160 on Saturday, September 28 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This event is one of six fights on the main card on ESPN+. Cutelaba is 14-4 in his career, while Rountree Jr. is 8-3 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night 160, with the headliner a fight between Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card, all on ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Cutelaba and Rountree Jr. and UFC picks.
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Ion Cutelaba (14-4, 3-3 UFC)
Cutelaba came into the UFC with a record of 11-1 and he has three wins and three losses in the UFC. He defeated Jonathan Wilson by unanimous decision, Henrique da Silva by KO, and Gadzhimurad Antigulov by TKO; while losing to Misha Cirkunov by arm-triangle choke submission, Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision, and Glover Teixeira by rear-naked choke submission. Cutelaba has been a pro since 2012 and he has 11 wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has 12 first round finishes.
Khalil Rountree Jr. (8-3, 4-3 UFC)
Rountree Jr. came into the UFC with a record of 4-0 and he has four wins and three losses in the UFC. He defeated Daniel Jolly by KO, Paul Craig by KO, Gökhan Saki by TKO, and Eryk Anders by unanimous decision; while losing to Andrew Sanchez by unanimous decision, Tyson Pedro by rear-naked choke submission, and Johnny Walker by KO. Rountree Jr. has been a pro since 2014 and he has five wins by TKO/KO. He has five first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Cutelaba 5.24/ Rountree Jr. 3.06
Striking Accuracy: Cutelaba 38% / Rountree Jr. 40%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Cutelaba 3.21/ Rountree Jr. 2.72
Defense: Cutelaba 48% / Rountree Jr. 47%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Cutelaba 1.64/ Rountree Jr. 0.00
Takedown Accuracy: Cutelaba 66% / Rountree Jr. 0%
Takedowns defended: Cutelaba 80% / Rountree Jr. 52%
Submission average: Cutelaba 0.0 / Rountree Jr. 0.3
UFC Picks
The battle between these two powerful fighters will prove to be interesting and exciting, but it may not last long. Cutelaba is a dominating finisher and he should get a good matchup in this fight against Rountree. We know that Rountree is not afraid to go in and just trade punches and sometimes it works and other times he gets blasted. I think there are two plays worth making in this fight. I like Cutelaba to get the win and we get him at plus money and I also can’t see this fight going long, so I will take the rounds to go under the total.
UFC Fight Night 160 takes place at Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday, September 28, with six fights on the main card on ESPN+ headlined by Jack Hermansson vs. Jared Cannonier and seven preliminary bouts on ESPN+.
Main Card (ESPN+)
Middleweight - Jack Hermansson -252 vs. Jared Cannonier
Lightweight - Mark Madsen -650 vs. Danilo Belluardo
Welterweight - Gilbert Burns -137 vs. Gunnar Nelson
Light Heavyweight - Khalil Rountree Jr. -141 vs. Ion Cu?elaba
Light Heavyweight - Michal Oleksiejczuk -220 vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Welterweight - Alex Oliveira -173 vs. Nicolas Dalby
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Middleweight - Alen Amedovski -119 vs. John Phillips
Middleweight - Makhmud Muradov -140 vs. Alessio Di Chirico
Welterweight - Ismail Naurdiev -190 vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
Featherweight- Brandon Davis -136 vs. Giga Chikadze
Women's Bantamweight - Macy Chiasson -400 vs. Lina Länsberg
Lightweight - Marc Diakiese -160 vs. Lando Vannata
Bantamweight - Jack Shore -174 vs. Nohelin Hernandez
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