Mirsad Bektic vs.
Dan Ige
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Mirsad Bektic
Full career not yet synced for Mirsad Bektic — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 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: 9-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mirsad Bektic
Distance 65.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 27.2% (norm 6.5%)
Dan Ige
Distance 85.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mirsad Bektic
Head 90.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 7.8%)
Dan Ige
Head 78.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bektic L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Ige L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 104 / 388 | 26.8% | 40.9% | 730 / 1769 | 41.3% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 42 | 61.9% | 70.8% | 73 / 116 | 62.9% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 117 / 161 | 72.7% | 69.2% | 130 / 177 | 73.4% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 205 / 532 | 38.5% | 37.2% | 607 / 1624 | 37.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 29 / 42 | 69.0% | 68.2% | 210 / 301 | 69.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 116 / 137 | 84.7% | 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: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Bektic L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Ige L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 90 / 318 | 28.3% | 39.2% | 752 / 1866 | 40.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 61 | 85.2% | 70.3% | 98 / 136 | 72.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 41 / 55 | 74.5% | 69.4% | 105 / 163 | 64.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 111 / 348 | 31.9% | 35.9% | 686 / 1786 | 38.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 55 / 66 | 83.3% | 67.9% | 174 / 265 | 65.7% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 95 / 114 | 83.3% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ige has more cage time on record.