Dan Ige

Overview

Ten of Dan Ige's eleven UFC losses have gone to the judges. That is a lot of decisions, and it says something about how hard he is to finish.

Ige, nicknamed "100 Grand," is a Featherweight out of San Clemente, California, with a UFC record of 11-11 and a 19-12-0 professional record across all promotions. Five of his UFC wins came by knockout or TKO, and four of his six UFC finishes came in the first round. The wins end early. The losses go the distance.

He carries a three-fight losing streak into his next fight, and his longest win streak is six.

UFC Career

Ige's path to the UFC ran through Dana White's Contender Series 1.3, where he beat Luis Gomez by submission in the third round. That is a professional win, not part of his UFC record. His first UFC fight went the other way: a unanimous decision loss to Julio Arce at UFC 220.

He answered with the best stretch of his career. Mike Santiago fell in 50 seconds at UFC 225, and wins over Jordan Griffin, Danny Henry, Kevin Aguilar, Mirsad Bektic and Edson Barboza followed, six in a row. The last two were split decisions, and Barboza was one of the stronger opponents on his résumé.

The main-event step came next. Ige headlined a five-round fight against Calvin Kattar and lost a unanimous decision, then knocked out Gavin Tucker in 22 seconds. A second five-round main event ended in another unanimous loss, to Chan Sung Jung.

From there the results turn into a pattern. Unanimous decision losses to Josh Emmett, Movsar Evloev, Bryce Mitchell, Diego Lopes, Lerone Murphy, Patricio Pitbull and David Martinez all went three full rounds. The knockout wins over Damon Jackson, Andre Fili and Sean Woodson are what kept the record level.

His one stoppage loss came to Melquizael Costa, in the first round with four seconds left.

He rarely gets finished. He also rarely gets his hand raised.

Fighting Style

Ige is a striker, not a grappler. He rarely shoots for takedowns and submission attempts are scarce, though his one UFC submission win, over Danny Henry, came in the first round. Defensively he is better than most at avoiding strikes. His output, accuracy and the damage he absorbs all sit around the UFC average, and so does his takedown defense.

The finish data fits that profile. Four of his six UFC finishes came in round one, one in round two and one in round three. Defense that holds up and power that arrives early is the shape of the record: he is hard to stop, and when he does stop someone it is usually fast.

Notable Wins

• Edson Barboza — split decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris (2020)
• Sean Woodson — KO/TKO, round 3 (1:12), UFC 314 (2025)
• Damon Jackson — KO/TKO, round 2 (4:13), UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov (2023)
• Gavin Tucker — KO/TKO, round 1 (0:22), UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad (2021)

Quick Facts

• Division: Featherweight
• UFC record: 11-11
• Professional record (all promotions): 19-12-0
• UFC debut: 2017
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height: 5'7"
• Reach: 71"
• Born: San Clemente, CA, United States