Dan Ige vs. Josh Emmett
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Josh Emmett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dan Ige
Distance 86.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 6.5%)
Josh Emmett
Distance 91.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dan Ige
Head 78.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 7.9%)
Josh Emmett
Head 81.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ige L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Emmett L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 756 / 1892 | 40.0% | 40.5% | 654 / 1978 | 33.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 74 / 117 | 63.2% | 70.5% | 43 / 63 | 68.3% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 130 / 177 | 73.4% | 69.3% | 78 / 126 | 61.9% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 626 / 1725 | 36.3% | 37.1% | 496 / 1768 | 28.1% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 214 / 316 | 67.7% | 68.0% | 164 / 267 | 61.4% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 120 / 145 | 82.8% | 80.3% | 115 / 132 | 87.1% | 80.3% |
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: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Ige L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Emmett L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 804 / 2004 | 40.1% | 39.3% | 824 / 2170 | 38.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 98 / 137 | 71.5% | 70.3% | 61 / 92 | 66.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 105 / 163 | 64.4% | 69.4% | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 711 / 1886 | 37.7% | 35.9% | 665 / 1957 | 34.0% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 184 / 284 | 64.8% | 68.0% | 145 / 229 | 63.3% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 112 / 134 | 83.6% | 81.5% | 145 / 178 | 81.5% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ige has more cage time on record.