Ige vs Fili

Who won Ige vs Fili?

Dan Ige beat Andre Fili by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 10th February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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 Fili stats

Dan Ige stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Andre Fili made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Dan Ige's UFC record stood at 10-6-0, while Andre Fili's came in at 11-10-0.

The stats suggested Fili had an advantage in power over Ige, with a 43% knock out percentage over Ige's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ige had an advantage over Fili, with a 29% submission rate over Fili's 13%.

Dan Ige was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Fili had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ige. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ige was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 6 months later than Fili, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 63 to Fili's 79.

Ige vs Fili form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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 beaten 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 been defeated by Josh Emmett at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Lucas Almeida at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Nathaniel Wood at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Bill Algeo at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Joanderson Brito at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Daniel Pineda at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Dan Ige had last fought 7 months and 3 days ago, while Andre Fili's last outing had been 4 months and 10 days ago.

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.

Fili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ige vs Fili?

Dan Ige was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Andre Fili made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.