Dan Ige vs. Gavin Tucker
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: 9-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
Gavin Tucker
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.23 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dan Ige
Distance 85.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.6% (norm 6.5%)
Gavin Tucker
Distance 87.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dan Ige
Head 78.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 7.8%)
Gavin Tucker
Head 77.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.8%)
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 | Tucker L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 730 / 1769 | 41.3% | 40.9% | 247 / 604 | 40.9% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 116 | 62.9% | 70.8% | 49 / 70 | 70.0% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 130 / 177 | 73.4% | 69.2% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 607 / 1624 | 37.4% | 37.2% | 189 / 534 | 35.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 210 / 301 | 69.8% | 68.2% | 78 / 111 | 70.3% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 116 / 137 | 84.7% | 80.7% | 42 / 46 | 91.3% | 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 Ige L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Tucker L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 752 / 1866 | 40.3% | 39.2% | 140 / 465 | 30.1% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 98 / 136 | 72.1% | 70.3% | 65 / 95 | 68.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 105 / 163 | 64.4% | 69.4% | 96 / 147 | 65.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 686 / 1786 | 38.4% | 35.9% | 192 / 554 | 34.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 174 / 265 | 65.7% | 67.9% | 96 / 134 | 71.6% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 95 / 114 | 83.3% | 81.5% | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 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.