Dan Ige vs. Melquizael Costa
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
Melquizael Costa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 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%)
Melquizael Costa
Distance 87.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.5% (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%)
Melquizael Costa
Head 64.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 21.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.4% (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 | Costa L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 756 / 1892 | 40.0% | 40.5% | 382 / 864 | 44.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 74 / 117 | 63.2% | 70.5% | 42 / 65 | 64.6% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 130 / 177 | 73.4% | 69.3% | 38 / 54 | 70.4% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 626 / 1725 | 36.3% | 37.1% | 216 / 636 | 34.0% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 214 / 316 | 67.7% | 68.0% | 138 / 215 | 64.2% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 120 / 145 | 82.8% | 80.3% | 108 / 132 | 81.8% | 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 Costa L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 804 / 2004 | 40.1% | 39.3% | 237 / 549 | 43.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 98 / 137 | 71.5% | 70.3% | 45 / 66 | 68.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 105 / 163 | 64.4% | 69.4% | 61 / 76 | 80.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 711 / 1886 | 37.7% | 35.9% | 233 / 560 | 41.6% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 184 / 284 | 64.8% | 68.0% | 73 / 90 | 81.1% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 112 / 134 | 83.6% | 81.5% | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 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.