Ion Cutelaba

Nobody hands you anything at light heavyweight. Ion Cutelaba — "The Hulk" to fight fans — has built a 20-12 record the hard way, one fight at a time since leaving Moldova's regional scene.

The game is built on grappling: 3.8 takedowns per 15 minutes, and opponents spend rounds defending instead of fighting. 4 submission wins say what happens when the defense slips. Add the southpaw stance, and the puzzle gets harder still.

He's coming off a loss to Navajo Stirling. Careers aren't defined by the fall, though; they're defined by the rebound.