Ige vs Jackson

Who won Ige vs Jackson?

Dan Ige beat Damon Jackson by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th January 2023 in the United States.

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 Jackson stats

Dan Ige stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Damon Jackson made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 15 by submission.

This was Dan Ige's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Damon Jackson marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Dan Ige's UFC record stood at 10-7-0, while Damon Jackson's came in at 6-5-1.

The stats suggested Ige had a slight advantage in power over Jackson, with a 27% knock out percentage over Jackson's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jackson had a massive advantage over Ige, boasting a 68% submission rate over Ige's 33%.

Dan Ige was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ige. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ige was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 8 months later than Jackson, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 66 to Jackson's 61.

Ige vs Jackson form

Jackson had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Pat Sabatini at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Daniel Argueta at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kamuela Kirk at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Charles Rosa at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Mauro Chaulet at LFA 83 on 6th March 2020 by submission in the 1st round at The Bomb Factory, Dallas.

Activity check

Ige's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Jackson'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 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ige vs Jackson?

Dan Ige was a 3/4 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Damon Jackson made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.