Ige vs Pitbull

Who won Ige vs Pitbull?

Dan Ige is set to take on Patricio Pitbull during the main card of UFC 318, on Saturday 19th July 2025 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

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 Pitbull stats

Dan Ige stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Patricio Pitbull made his way to the cage with a record of 36 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Dan Ige's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Patricio Pitbull marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Dan Ige's UFC record stood at 11-8-0, while Patricio Pitbull's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Ige had a slight advantage in power over Pitbull, with a 37% knock out percentage over Pitbull's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pitbull had a slight advantage over Ige, with a 33% submission rate over Ige's 26%.

Dan Ige was the younger man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Ige had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pitbull. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Ige was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 3 months later than Pitbull, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 42 less professional rounds, 72 to Pitbull's 114.

Ige vs Pitbull form

Dan Ige had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sean Woodson at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Lerone Murphy at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

Before 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.

He had been defeated 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.

Pitbull 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 lost to Yair Rodriguez at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Chihiro Suzuki at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, he had been defeated by Sergio Pettis at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

He was victorious against Kleber Koike Erbst at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Dan Ige had last fought 3 months and 8 days ago, while Patricio Pitbull's last outing had been 3 months and 8 days ago.

Ige's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Pitbull's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Ige vs Pitbull start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ige vs Pitbull?

Dan Ige was a 21/50 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Patricio Pitbull made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+180) with oddsmakers.