Emmett vs Ige

Who won Emmett vs Ige?

Josh Emmett beat Dan Ige by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 269, on Saturday 11th December 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Josh Emmett.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Emmett vs Ige stats

Josh Emmett stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Dan Ige made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Josh Emmett's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Dan Ige's came in at 10-6-0.

The stats suggested Emmett had an advantage in power over Ige, with a 38% knock out percentage over Ige's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ige had an advantage over Emmett, with a 33% submission rate over Emmett's 13%.

Josh Emmett was the older man by 7 years, at 39 years old.

Ige had a height advantage of 1 inch over Emmett. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Emmett was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Ige, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 59 to Ige's 63.

Emmett vs Ige form

Emmett had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Shane Burgos at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Mirsad Bekti at UFC on ESPN+ 13 on 13th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Golden1 Center, Sacramento.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Michael Johnson at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Before that, he had lost to Jeremy Stephens at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

He was victorious against Ricardo Lamas at UFC on FOX 26 on 16th December 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Canada.

Ige had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Bryce Mitchell at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Nate Landwehr at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Damon Jackson at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in the United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Movsar Evloev at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Josh Emmett at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dan Ige had been fighting more than Josh Emmett.

Going to this contest, Josh Emmett had last fought 3 years, 10 months and 6 days ago, while Dan Ige's last outing had been 7 months and 3 days ago.

Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Ige's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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