The Korean Zombie is a slight favorite against Dan Ige on Saturday night at UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige in Las Vegas. Chan Sung Jung is 16-6 in his career and has won three of his last five fights, while Ige is 15-3 in his career and he has won four of his last five bouts. There are a total of six fights on the main card and eight fights on the preliminary card, with all 14 fights to be shown on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Let’s look at the bout between Jung and Ige and UFC picks.
UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 19 with six fights on the main card and eight preliminary bouts, with all 14 fights on ESPN 2 and ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige Betting
Chan Sung Jung (16-6, 6-3 UFC)
Jung came into the UFC with a record of 10-3 and he is 6-3 in the UFC. He is 3-2 in his last five fights. He is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Brian Ortega in October of last year. Jung won by TKO against Frankie Edgar in December of 2019, won by TKO against Renato Moicano in June of 2019, lost by knockout to Yair Rodriguez in November of 2018 and won by knockout against Dennis Bermudez in February of 2017. Jung has been a pro since 2007 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and eight by submission. He has 10 first round finishes.
Dan Ige (15-3, 7-2 UFC)
Ige came into the UFC with a record of 8-1 and he has seven wins and two losses in the UFC. He is 4-1 in his last five fights. He is coming off a knockout win against Gavin Tucker in March. Ige los a unanimous decision to Calvin Kattar in July of last year, won a split decision against Edson Barboza in May of last year, won a split decision against Mirsad Bektic in February of last year and won a unanimous decision against Kevin Aguilar in June of 2019. Ige has been a pro since 2014 and he has four wins by TKO/KO and five by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Ige said that a win against Jung will get him to the next level. “It’s the fight that’s going to propel me to the next level,” Ige said to the media, “It’s the fight that’s going to put me into the top five. It’s going to put me into that title contention range, and ‘The Korean Zombie’ is a legend. So I want to face household names like ‘Zombie,’ (Edson) Barboza. I want to have these guys on my resume, and ‘The Korean Zombie’ is a guy I watched forever.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Jung 3.47 / Ige 3.58
Striking Accuracy: Jung 50% / Ige 49%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Jung 3.85 / Ige 2.84
Defense: Jung 44% / Ige 58%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Jung 2.38 / Ige 3.70
Takedown Accuracy: Jung 46% / Ige 63%
Takedowns defended: Jung 33% / Ige 75%
Submission average: Jung 2.4 / Ige 0.3
UFC Picks
I think Jung is a bit overrated, as I think his reputation is better than his skill. That is not to say Jung is not a good fighter, but he is not a headliner. I don’t know that Ige is a headliner either, but he has definitely looked good lately, winning four of his last five. We know that almost all of Jung’s fights end in a finish and Ige has already said he expects a fight full of fireworks. I will simply take this fight to go under the rounds total of 4.5.
UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige Card & Odds
Featherweight - Chan Sung Jung -115 vs. Dan Ige -115
Bantamweight - Davey Grant +165 vs. Marlon Vera -210
Lightweight - Rick Glenn +105 vs. Joaquim Silva -135
Heavyweight - Aleksei Oleinik +179 vs. Sergey Spivak -230
Women's Strawweight - Kanako Murata +105 vs. Virna Jandiroba -135
Heavyweight - Roque Martinez +100 vs. Josh Parisian -130
Middleweight - Wellington Turman +115 vs. Bruno Silva -145
Featherweight - Julian Erosa +110 vs. Seung Woo Choi -140
Women's Flyweight - Casey O'Neill +120 vs. Lara Procópio -150
Light Heavyweight - Nicolae Negumereanu +190 vs. Aleksa Camur -245
Welterweight - Matthew Semelsberger +135 vs. Khaos Williams -170
Welterweight - Danny Roberts +158 vs. Tim Means -200
Welterweight - Matt Brown +139 vs. Dhiego Lima -175
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