Daniel Alexander Ige (born August 6, 1991) is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

currently competing in UFC's

Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...

division. A professional since 2014, he has also competed for the

Legacy Fighting Championship Legacy Fighting Alliance is an American mixed martial arts promotion, created as a result of the ''Legacy Fighting Championship'' and ''Resurrection Fighting Alliance'' merger in early 2017. History Resurrection Fighting Alliance On October 11, ...

Pancrase Pancrase Inc. is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. The name was based on pankration, a fighting sport in the Ancient Olympic Games. Suzuki and Funaki ...

, the RFA, and

Titan FC Titan Fighting Championship (Titan FC) is an American mixed martial arts promotion based out of Pompano Beach, Florida. Their shows were originally run in and near Kansas City and have since expanded to include venues all over North America and e ...

. As of December 13, 2022, he is #13 in the UFC featherweight rankings.

Mixed martial arts career

Ige started his career out with 10 amateur fights. He compiled an 8–2 record before going pro. He started his pro career with a 2–1 record. He then rattled off 6 straight victories competing for various regional promotions including a win on Dana White's Contender Series 3.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ige signed with the UFC after earning a victory on

Dana White's Contender Series Dana White's Contender Series, formerly named Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, is an American mixed martial arts promotion. In May 2017, the UFC announced White would hold the competition weekly on UFC Fight Pass (It has since been move ...

(DWCS). He was expected to face

Charles Rosa Charles Rosa (born August 24, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Charles is of Italian descent and, the son of Chucky and Mar ...

in his debut at

UFC 220 ''UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on January 20, 2018, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between curre ...

. However, Rosa pulled out of the fight citing a neck injury. Ige remained on the card and faced fellow newcomer and DWCS alum

Julio Arce Julio Andres Arce (born October 27, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). He was the former Ring of Combat bantamweight and featherweight champion. He also won the Golden Gloves 2011 Championship. Arce currently competes in the Banta ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Ige faced Mike Santiago on June 9, 2018 at UFC 225. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Ige faced promotional newcomer

Jordan Griffin Jordan Griffin (born February 23, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Legacy Fighting Alliance and Ki ...

on December 15, 2018 at

UFC on Fox 31 ''UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 31'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on December 15, 2018 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. B ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Ige faced Danny Henry on March 16, 2019 at

UFC Fight Night 147 ''UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 147'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 5'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 16, 2019 at The O2 Arena in London, Englan ...

. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. The win also earned Ige his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Ige faced

Kevin Aguilar Kevin Aguilar (born September 7, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). Aguilar was the Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) Featherweight champion and he currently competes in the featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...

on June 22, 2019 at

UFC Fight Night 154 ''UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 154'' or ''UFC on ESPN+ 12'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 22, 2019, at Bon Secours Wellness Aren ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Ige faced Mirsad Bektić on February 8, 2020 at UFC 247. He won the fight via a split decision. Ige faced Edson Barboza on May 16, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. He won the back-and-forth bout via split decision. 16 out of 18 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Barboza. Ige faced

Calvin Kattar Calvin Kattar (born March 26, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2007, Kattar formerly competed ...

on July 16, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Ige was scheduled to face Ryan Hall on March 13, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 187 ''UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 187'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 45'' and ''UFC Vegas 21'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 13, 2021 at the UF ...

. However, Hall pulled out of the fight on February 11 due to undisclosed reasons. Instead, Ige faced off against Gavin Tucker at

. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Ige faced

Chan Sung Jung Jung Chan-sung ( ko, 정찬성; born March 17, 1987), anglicized as Chan Sung Jung and better known by his ring name The Korean Zombie, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweight ...

at UFC on ESPN 25 on June 19, 2021. He lost the fight via unanimous decision, getting outgrappled throughout the fight. Ige faced Josh Emmett on December 11, 2021 at

UFC 269 ''UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 11, 2021, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United Stat ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Ige faced

Movsar Evloev Movsar Evloev (born February 11, 1994) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who is currently competing in the featherweight division of the UFC. A professional since 2014, he has also competed at M-1 Global, where he is the former bantamweight ...

on June 4, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 207. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Ige faced

Damon Jackson Damon Blake Jackson (born August 8, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2012, Jackson competed for Bellator MMA and King of the Cag ...

January 14, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 217. He won the fight via knockout in the second round. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' bonus.

Personal life

Ige and his wife Savannah have a son, Bam (born 2021).

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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** Performance of the Night (Three times)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ige, Dan Living people 1991 births American male mixed martial artists American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Featherweight mixed martial artists American sportspeople of Japanese descent American male judoka People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists from Hawaii Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu American male sport wrestlers Amateur wrestlers Sportspeople from Honolulu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters