Mirsad Bektic is slightly favored against Dan Ige at UFC 247 on Saturday, February 8 in Houston, Texas. This event is one of five fights on the main pay-per-view card. Bektic is 13-2 in his career, while Ige is 12-2 in his career. There are a total of five fights on the main pay-per-view card at UFC 247, with the headliner a bout between Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card, with four on ESPN and three on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Bektic and Ige and UFC predictions.
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Mirsad Bektic (13-2, 6-2 UFC)
Bektic came into the UFC with a record of 7-0 and he has six wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Chas Skelly by majority decision, Paul Redmond by unanimous decision, Lucas Martins by TKO, Russell Doane by rear-naked choke submission, Godofredo Pepey by TKO, and Ricardo Lamas by split decision; while losing to Darren Elkins by KO and Josh Emmett by TKO. Bektic has been a pro since 2011 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Bektic said this to bjpenn.com about his upcoming fight against Ige, “I see it playing out with me getting my hand raised. I see a lot of weaknesses in Ige. In the overall version, I know I’m better everywhere. It won’t be easy, but I see myself winning and see myself finishing the fight. We are prone to losing but if I finish him that would be sweet.”
Dan Ige (12-2, 4-1 UFC)
Ige came into the UFC with a record of 8-1 and he has four wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Mike Santiago by TKO, Jordan Griffin by unanimous decision, Danny Henry by rear-naked choke submission, and Kevin Aguilar by unanimous decision; while losing to Julio Arce by unanimous decision. Ige has been a pro since 2014 and he has three wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. He has five first round finishes.
Ige said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about his upcoming fight against Bektic, I was watching him before I was in the UFC. This is a guy that had a lot of hype coming up, and people looked at this guy as perhaps a future champion or title contender. He’s had some tough forks in the road. He took a few hard losses against Elkins and Josh Emmett, recently, and that’s hard. But you can’t take anything away from the guy. He lost to two really good guys, but he’s still a name. He’s still a ranked guy, and I feel like this is my time, and I have the momentum going into this fight. I have everything to gain.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Bektic 2.88 / Ige 4.15
Striking Accuracy: Bektic 42% / Ige 49%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Bektic 1.70/ Ige 3.07
Defense: Bektic 60% / Ige 61%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Bektic 3.38/ Ige 2.73
Takedown Accuracy: Bektic 53% / Ige 34%
Takedowns defended: Bektic 100% / Ige 54%
Submission average: Bektic 0.4 / Ige 1.0
UFC Predictions
There is a good chance this will be the best fight on the main card, as Bektic and Ige have similar experience. This fight really does look like a toss-up, so I will avoid a side and just take the fight to go over the rounds total.
UFC 247 takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday, February 8, with five fights on the main pay-per-view card, headlined by Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes and seven preliminary bouts, with four on ESPN and three on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones -495 vs. Dominick Reyes
Women's Flyweight - Valentina Shevchenko -1400 vs. Katlyn Chookagian
Heavyweight - Juan Adams -240 vs. Justin Tafa
Featherweight - Mirsad Bektic -140 vs. Dan Ige
Heavyweight - Derrick Lewis -237 vs. Ilir Latifi
Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Middleweight - Trevin Giles -130 vs. Antonio Arroyo
Welterweight - Alex Morono -310 vs. Kalinn Williams
Women's Flyweight - Andrea Lee -365 vs. Lauren Murphy
Bantamweight - Miles Johns -135 vs. Mario Bautista
Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight - Domingo Pilarte -130 vs. Journey Newson
Bantamweight - Andre Ewell -125 vs. Jonathan Martinez
Featherweight - Austin Lingo -215 vs. Youseff Zalal
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