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 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Damon Jackson marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Dan Ige's UFC record stood at 10-8-0, while Damon Jackson's came in at 6-6-1.

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 7 more professional rounds, 69 to Jackson's 62.

Ige vs Jackson form

Dan Ige had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Josh Emmett at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Chan Sung Jung at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

Before 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.

He had lost to 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.

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 beaten 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 defeated 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 was victorious against Kamuela Kirk at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Dan Ige had last fought 2 years, 9 months and 25 days ago, while Damon Jackson's last outing had been 2 years, 6 months and 12 days ago.

Ige's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Jackson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 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 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.