Ige vs Lopes

Who won Ige vs Lopes?

Diego Lopes beat Dan Ige by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Diego Lopes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the 165 Catchweight division, which meant the weight limit was 165 pounds (11.8 stone or 74.8 KG).

Ige vs Lopes stats

Dan Ige stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Diego Lopes made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Dan Ige's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Diego Lopes marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Dan Ige's UFC record stood at 10-8-0, while Diego Lopes' came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Lopes had a slight advantage in power over Ige, with a 42% knock out percentage over Ige's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lopes had a large advantage over Ige, boasting a 50% submission rate over Ige's 28%.

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

Lopes had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ige. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ige was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 9 months later than Lopes, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 69 to Lopes' 63.

Ige vs Lopes form

Ige had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges 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 won against 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 beaten Nate Landwehr at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

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

Lopes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Dan Ige 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 won against Sodiq Yusuff at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Pat Sabatini at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had defeated Gavin Tucker at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

He had been defeated by Movsar Evloev at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Dan Ige had last fought 8 months and 27 days ago, while Diego Lopes' last outing had been 8 months and 27 days ago.

Ige's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Lopes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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