UFC Fight Night 160 Results: Fighter returns after 3 years and wins, major upset in the main event

#3. Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Ion Cutelaba (Light Heavyweight)

Cutelaba vs. Rountree

Khalil Rountree was coming off an impressive unanimous decision win over Eryk Anders while Ion Cutelaba's last fight ended in a loss to Glover Teixeira.

Round 1: Rountree's Muay Thai stance to begin the fight wasn't a surprising sight. Cutelaba looked for a way in but Rountree had his guard up.

Rountree landed a monstrous body kick. The sound of its impact reverberated around the arena. Rountree then went for another big kick but Cutelaba caught his feet. Rountree kept punching Cutelaba's face but 'The Hulk' still managed to take Rountree down.

They clinched and Rountree connected with an elbow that forced Cutelaba to step back. Rountree tried to keep up the offensive output with a two-piece counter before Cutelaba went for a Superman punch and pushed his opponent back against the fence.

Cutelaba scored a big takedown in the guard. Rountree got back up but Cutelaba smartly swept Rountree's left foot to take him down yet again. From there onwards, Hulk smashed.

Massive elbows and punches rained down from the top courtesy of Cutelaba, who stood and made sure the referee stepped in to put Rountree out of his misery. Pure dominance.

Result: Ion Cutelaba def. Khalil Rountree via TKO (2:35, Round 1)

Cutelaba is back in the win column and he did so by putting on a statement. He followed the gameplan, which was to counter Rountree and take the fight to the ground.

He did exactly that with the foot sweep and wrapped things up quickly with a blitzkrieg of elbows and punches.

All the way across the Octagon!@ICutelaba is NOT messing around at #UFCCopenhagen! 🇩🇰 pic.twitter.com/SzXn6zsCUp

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) September 28, 2019

Se ve fuerte y agresivo @ICutelaba y termina su combate en #UFCCopenhagen pic.twitter.com/tF3tTs0fR5

— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) September 28, 2019

Hulk SMASH! 💥@ICutelaba with a vicious G&P finish at #UFCCopenhagen! 🇩🇰 pic.twitter.com/kvjntFfWOB

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) September 28, 2019

That is a bad, BAD dude! 👊LHW's beware, @ICutelaba is looking dangerous! #UFCCopenhagen 🇩🇰 pic.twitter.com/ssoRBsIJJr

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) September 28, 2019