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The Dana White’s Contender Series graduate will tackle undefeated former M-1 Global champion Movsar Evloev in the UFC Fight Night 207 co-headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Ige finds himself on the rebound following back-to-back losses, desperately trying to avoid another setback in a deep featherweight division. The Xtreme Couture rep last competed at UFC 269, where he wound up on the wrong side of a unanimous decision against Josh Emmett on Dec. 11. Evloev, meanwhile, continues to surge toward a position of prominence at 145 pounds. The American Top Team standout last fought on June 12, when he laid claim to a unanimous verdict over Hakeem Dawodu at UFC 263.
As Ige and Evloev inch ever closer to their high-stakes showdown, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
28: Years of age for Evloev, who was born on Feb. 11, 1994 in Sunzha, Russia.
4: Evloev victories by submission, accounting for 27% of his career total (15). All four resulted in rear-naked chokes. Evloev holds three other victories by knockout or technical knockout and eight more by decision.
20: Takedowns completed by Evloev—he carries the Master of Sport designation in Greco-Roman wrestling—across his five appearances in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He secured a career-high nine of them in his aforementioned encounter with Dawodu.
8: Consecutive calendar years in which Evloev has fought at least once. He went 1-0 in 2014, 2-0 in 2015, 3-0 in 2016, 2-0 in 2017, 2-0 in 2018, 2-0 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020 and 2-0 in 2021.
.722: Cumulative winning percentage between the five opponents—Dawodu, Nik Lentz, Mike Grundy, Enrique Barzola and Seung Woo Choi—Evloev has defeated since he joined the UFC roster a little more than three years ago. They sport a combined record of 83-27-5.
30: Years of age for Ige, who was born in Haleiwa, Hawaii, on Aug. 6, 1991.
5: Ige wins by submission, accounting for 33% of his career total (15). His methods of choice: three rear-naked chokes, one armbar and one kimura. Ige owns four other wins by knockout or technical knockout and six more by decision.
2: Sub-minute finishes on the Ige resume, with both having unfolded inside the Octagon. He buried Mike Santiago with punches in 50 seconds at UFC 225 on June 9, 2018 and punched out Gavin Tucker in 22 seconds at UFC Fight Night 187 on March 13, 2021.
9: Organizations for which Ige has suited up as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 7-4 in the UFC, 2-0 in the Legacy Fighting Championship, 1-0 in Dana White’s Contender Series, 1-0 in Cage Fury Fighting Championships, 1-0 in Titan Fighting Championship, 1-0 in Shogun Fights, 1-0 in the Resurrection Fighting Alliance, 1-0 in Star Elite Cagefighting and 0-1 in Pancrase.
89: Combined victories between the five opponents—Emmett, Chan Sung Jung, Calvin Kattar, Julio Arce and Taichi Nakajima—who have beaten Ige. They boast a cumulative .742 winning percentage (89-31).