Ige vs Barboza

Who won Ige vs Barboza?

Dan Ige beat Edson Barboza by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night Jacksonville, on Saturday 16th May 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dan Ige.

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).

Ige vs Barboza stats

Dan Ige stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Edson Barboza made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Dan Ige's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Edson Barboza marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Dan Ige's UFC record stood at 10-7-0, while Edson Barboza's came in at 18-12-0.

The stats suggested Ige had a large advantage in power over Barboza, boasting a 23% knock out percentage over Barboza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ige had a massive advantage over Barboza, boasting a 38% submission rate over Barboza's 0%.

Dan Ige was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Barboza had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ige. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Ige was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 1 month later than Barboza, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 66 to Barboza's 88.

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