Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Lerone Murphy
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.69 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 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)
Lerone Murphy
Distance 87.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 6.5%)
Dan Ige
Distance 86.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Lerone Murphy
Head 75.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.2% (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 | Murphy L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Ige L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 577 / 1213 | 47.6% | 40.5% | 756 / 1892 | 40.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 69 / 83 | 83.1% | 70.5% | 74 / 117 | 63.2% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 61 / 88 | 69.3% | 69.3% | 130 / 177 | 73.4% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 449 / 1041 | 43.1% | 37.1% | 626 / 1725 | 36.3% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 152 / 216 | 70.4% | 68.0% | 214 / 316 | 67.7% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 106 / 127 | 83.5% | 80.3% | 120 / 145 | 82.8% | 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 Murphy L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Ige L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 361 / 973 | 37.1% | 39.3% | 804 / 2004 | 40.1% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 74 | 60.8% | 70.3% | 98 / 137 | 71.5% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 26 / 44 | 59.1% | 69.4% | 105 / 163 | 64.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 246 / 832 | 29.6% | 35.9% | 711 / 1886 | 37.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 108 / 152 | 71.1% | 68.0% | 184 / 284 | 64.8% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 78 / 107 | 72.9% | 81.5% | 112 / 134 | 83.6% | 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.