Jung vs Ige

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 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Dan Ige at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

Before that, he had been defeated by 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.

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.

Activity check

Jung's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Ige's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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