Murphy vs Ige

Who won Murphy vs Ige?

Lerone Murphy beat Dan Ige by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 308, on Saturday 26th October 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Lerone Murphy.

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).

Murphy vs Ige stats

Lerone Murphy stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dan Ige made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Lerone Murphy's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Dan Ige marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Lerone Murphy's UFC record stood at 7-0-1, while Dan Ige's came in at 10-8-0.

The stats suggested Murphy had an advantage in power over Ige, with a 50% knock out percentage over Ige's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ige had a large advantage over Murphy, boasting a 28% submission rate over Murphy's 0%.

Lerone Murphy was the same age as Dan Ige, at 33 years old.

Murphy had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ige. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Murphy was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 8 months later than Ige, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 37 to Ige's 69.

Murphy vs Ige form

Murphy remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Joshua Culibao 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 had defeated Gabriel Santos at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

Before that, he was victorious against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

He had won against Douglas Andrade at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Ige had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Diego Lopes at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that 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.

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

He was victorious against Damon Jackson at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in the United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Lerone Murphy had last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Dan Ige's last outing had been 5 months and 29 days ago.

Murphy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Ige's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Murphy vs Ige start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:10 PM UTC , which was 3:10 PM EST or 12:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Murphy vs Ige?

Lerone Murphy was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Dan Ige made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.