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.

Dan Ige marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Josh Emmett's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Dan Ige's came in at 10-7-0.

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 6 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 7 less professional rounds, 59 to Ige's 66.

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 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Chan Sung Jung at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest in the United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Gavin Tucker at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Island 1 on 15th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

He had defeated Mirsad Bekti at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

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 4 years, 2 months and 15 days ago, while Dan Ige's last outing had been 3 years, 2 months and 16 days ago.

Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 5 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 4 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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