Who won Jung vs Ige?
Chan Sung Jung beat Dan Ige by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 29, on Saturday 19th June 2021 in the United States.
The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Chan Sung Jung.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).
Jung vs Ige stats
Chan Sung Jung stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.
Dan Ige made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.
Dan Ige marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.
Chan Sung Jung's UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while Dan Ige's came in at 11-8-0.
The stats suggested Jung had an advantage in power over Ige, with a 38% knock out percentage over Ige's 27%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jung had an advantage over Ige, with a 50% submission rate over Ige's 33%.
Chan Sung Jung was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.
Jung had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Jung was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 11 months earlier than Ige, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 59 to Ige's 72.
Jung vs Ige form
Jung 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 won against Dan Ige at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest in the United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Frankie Edgar at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.
Before that, he had defeated Renato Moicano at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, United States.
He had been beaten by Yair Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 139 on 10th November 2018 by knockout in the 5th round at Pepsi Center, Denver.
Dan Ige had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.
Previous to that, he had been defeated by 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.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Josh Emmett at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had been beaten by Chan Sung Jung at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.
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.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dan Ige had been fighting more than Chan Sung Jung.
Going to this contest, Chan Sung Jung had last fought 3 years, 10 months and 18 days ago, while Dan Ige's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 23 days ago.
Jung's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.
Ige's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.
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