Diego Lopes vs Dan Ige

Dan Ige

Pro 19-11-0 | UFC 11-10-0

Age

31|35

Height

5'11"|5'7"

Reach

72"|71"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Diego Lopes	Dan Ige	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.0%	45.2%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9	3.6	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7	3.7	►
Strike Differential	-0.7/min	-0.1/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	46.7%	22.0%	◄
Takedown Defense	74.2%	56.8%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9	0.7	—
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0	0.1	◄
Control Time/15min	1:38	1:45	—
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	57.1%	45.5%	—
Submission % of Wins	14.3%	9.1%	—
Decision % of Wins	28.6%	45.5%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:42	12:24	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8	0.4	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.2	—
Edges	3	1	5 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Diego Lopes Dan Ige League median

Statistic	Diego Lopes	Dan Ige	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	65.1%	77.8%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:42	12:24	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%	33.3%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	78.2%	71.7%	◀
Opponent UFC Record (all)	79-22 (78.2%)	99-39 (71.7%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	46-16 (74.2%)	55-27 (67.1%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	76.2%	68.2%	—
% Time in Control	10.9%	11.7%	—
% Time Controlled	12.9%	20.0%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	45.9%	37.0%	—
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	3.58	4.11	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	5.11	4.23	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.52	-0.12	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.2%	41.3%	—
Distance Strike Defense	50.8%	59.7%	▶
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	2.13	1.02	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00	0.40	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.84	1.66	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.74	2.08	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	0.95	0.99	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Diego Lopes	Dan Ige	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.4%	43.8%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1	3.0	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.0	3.7	►
Takedown Accuracy	54.5%	22.2%	◄
Takedown Defense	85.0%	47.4%	◄
Control Time/Fight	1:29	1:43	—
Edges	3	1	2 even

Last 3 Fights

Diego Lopes

WIN

vs. Steve Garcia

UFC Freedom 250 • Jun 2026Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:42

Diego Lopes24/6636%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Steve Garcia47/10445%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	6/32	19%	0/1	0:00	—
	Steve Garcia	23/57	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Diego Lopes	18/34	53%	0/0	0:05	1
	Steve Garcia	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Volkanovski

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Diego Lopes70/15844%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:50

Alexander Volkanovski98/16061%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	12/27	44%	0/2	0:27	—

R2	Diego Lopes	16/34	47%	1/1	0:39	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	19/30	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Diego Lopes	17/38	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	21/35	60%	0/2	0:00	—

R4	Diego Lopes	22/48	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	25/44	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Diego Lopes	3/10	30%	1/4	1:11	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	21/24	88%	2/3	2:22	—

WIN

vs. Jean Silva

Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva • Sep 2025Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:48

Diego Lopes74/13555%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:40KD 1

Jean Silva43/9147%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	43/77	56%	1/1	1:58	—
	Jean Silva	10/20	50%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Diego Lopes	31/58	53%	2/3	0:42	1
	Jean Silva	33/71	46%	0/0	0:00	—

Dan Ige

LOSS

vs. Melquizael Costa

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez • Feb 2026Featherweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Kick) • Rd 1, 4:56

Dan Ige7/1164%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:31

Melquizael Costa19/4048%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:32KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Ige	7/11	64%	1/3	1:31	—
	Melquizael Costa	19/40	48%	1/1	0:32	1

LOSS

vs. Patricio Freire

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 • Jul 2025Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dan Ige47/12438%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

Patricio Freire55/9757%TD 5/9Ctrl 2:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Ige	6/28	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Patricio Freire	7/13	54%	2/3	1:03	—

R2	Dan Ige	19/51	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Patricio Freire	37/58	64%	1/1	0:55	—

R3	Dan Ige	22/45	49%	0/0	0:08	—
	Patricio Freire	11/26	42%	2/5	0:46	—

WIN

vs. Sean Woodson

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes • Apr 2025Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:12

Dan Ige44/10741%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:33

Sean Woodson51/11544%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Ige	9/37	24%	0/0	0:01	—
	Sean Woodson	26/51	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dan Ige	15/41	37%	0/2	0:32	—
	Sean Woodson	18/49	37%	0/0	0:10	—

R3	Dan Ige	20/29	69%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Woodson	7/15	47%	0/1	0:00	—

Common Opponents

vs. Gavin Tucker

Diego Lopes

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font • Aug 2023Featherweight

Submission (Triangle Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:38

Diego Lopes0/40%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Gavin Tucker0/60%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gavin Tucker	0/6	0%	1/1	0:39	—

Dan Ige

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad • Mar 2021Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:22

Dan Ige1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Gavin Tucker1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Ige	1/4	25%	0/0	0:01	1
	Gavin Tucker	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Movsar Evloev

Diego Lopes

LOSS

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo • May 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Diego Lopes37/6954%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41

Movsar Evloev88/12968%TD 4/7Ctrl 8:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	17/27	63%	0/0	0:25	—
	Movsar Evloev	16/22	73%	1/2	3:34	—

R2	Diego Lopes	10/24	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	39/66	59%	1/1	2:20	—

R3	Diego Lopes	10/18	56%	0/0	0:16	—
	Movsar Evloev	33/41	80%	2/4	2:36	—

Dan Ige

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik • Jun 2022Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dan Ige42/10640%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

Movsar Evloev68/12953%TD 9/16Ctrl 6:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Ige	17/44	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	23/45	51%	3/6	1:06	—

R2	Dan Ige	20/52	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	30/66	45%	1/2	1:19	—

R3	Dan Ige	5/10	50%	0/0	0:10	—
	Movsar Evloev	15/18	83%	5/8	4:22	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (3.9 vs 3.6 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Grappling: Diego Lopes shoots at 47% accuracy but Dan Ige stops 57% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Dan Ige shoots at 22% accuracy against Diego Lopes's 74% defense — Diego Lopes should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Diego Lopes finishes 71% of wins (57% KO/TKO, 14% sub). Dan Ige finishes 55% of wins (45% KO/TKO, 9% sub).

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com