UFC UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Final

Featherweight

Patricio Freire vs Dan Ige

Patricio Freire
Brazil

Patricio Freire

“Pitbull”

37-9

Winner

VS
Dan Ige
United States

Dan Ige

“100k”

19-12

Winner

Patricio Freire

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

19 July 2025 · Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, USA

Key takeaways

  • Patricio Freire beat Dan Ige by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Patricio Freire landed 71 of 114 total strikes and 5 of 9 takedowns, with 2:44 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Patricio FreireDan Ige
37-9Record19-12
38Age on fight night33
5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′7″ (170 cm)
65″ (165 cm)Reach71″ (180 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight145 lb (65.8 kg)
—StanceOrthodox
Pitbull BrothersTeamXtreme Couture
Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilFromSan Clemente, California, United States

Fight statistics

71of 114 · 62%Total strikes landed59of 145 · 41%
48of 89Head strikes27of 104
15of 16Body strikes24of 33
8of 9Leg strikes8of 8
5of 9Takedowns0
2:44Control time0:08

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Patricio FreireRoundDan Ige
7/13strikes2/3TD0KD1:03controlR110/32strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
47/68strikes1/1TD0KD0:55controlR219/51strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
17/33strikes2/5TD0KD0:46controlR330/62strikes0/0TD0KD0:08control

Judges’ scorecards

Eric Colon

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Sal D'amato

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Junichiro Kamijo

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Form going into the fight

Patricio Freire

  1. LYair Rodriguezunanimous decision2025
  2. ?Daniel Straussubmission R4 4:492015
  3. ?Daniel WeichelKO/TKO R2 0:322015
  4. LDaniel Strausunanimous decision2015

Dan Ige

  1. WSean WoodsonKO/TKO R3 1:122025
  2. LLerone Murphyunanimous decision2024
  3. LDiego Lopesunanimous decision2024
  4. WAndre FiliKO/TKO R1 2:432024
  5. LBryce Mitchellunanimous decision2023

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