Patricio Freire vs. Dan Ige
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Patricio Freire
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 25 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 25 tier-1/2 wins · 24 finish wins over 46 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Dan Ige
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 10 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Patricio Freire
Distance 86.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 6.4%)
Dan Ige
Distance 86.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Patricio Freire
Head 79.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 7.9%)
Dan Ige
Head 78.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Freire L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Ige L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 122 / 268 | 45.5% | 40.7% | 756 / 1892 | 40.0% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 26 | 92.3% | 70.5% | 74 / 117 | 63.2% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 130 / 177 | 73.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 107 / 245 | 43.7% | 37.2% | 626 / 1725 | 36.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 34 / 42 | 81.0% | 68.4% | 214 / 316 | 67.7% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 120 / 145 | 82.8% | 80.7% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 129 fighters · Featherweight: 129 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Freire L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Ige L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 189 / 407 | 46.4% | 39.3% | 804 / 2004 | 40.1% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 98 / 137 | 71.5% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 35 / 47 | 74.5% | 69.5% | 105 / 163 | 64.4% | 69.5% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 158 / 373 | 42.4% | 35.9% | 711 / 1886 | 37.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 47 / 65 | 72.3% | 68.1% | 184 / 284 | 64.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 32 / 35 | 91.4% | 81.1% | 112 / 134 | 83.6% | 81.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ige has more cage time on record.