UFC 318: Dan Ige vs. Patricio Freire Prediction for Tomorrow, 07/19/25
UFC 318: Dan Ige vs. Patricio Freire Pickswise Expert Predictions
The second fight on the Main Card at UFC 318 will see Dan Ige take on Patricio Freire. This will be a fight in the UFC Featherweight division. Ige enters this fight with an MMA record of 19-9 and 12-8 in the UFC. He averages 3.67 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 45%. Ige absorbs 3.55 strikes and has a striking defense of 56%. His grappling is decent, averaging 0.94 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 25% and a takedown defense of 58%.
Freire enters this fight with an MMA record of 36-8 and 0-1 in the UFC. He averages 2.45 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 40%. Freire absorbs 4.48 strikes and has a striking defense of 57%. He also has decent grappling ability, averaging 0.69 takedowns every 15 minutes. Freire has a takedown accuracy of 20% and a takedown defense of 88%.
Ige is the heavy favorite; therefore, we will be looking for this fight to end by unanimous decision. Freire saw his only UFC end by unanimous decision, while Ige has seen 4 of his last 6 UFC fights end by this method. It is likely that one of these fighters will dominate this fight; therefore, backing this fight to end by unanimous decision will be our best bet.
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