Montel Jackson vs Ricky Simon Stats & Odds

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Montel Jackson

edge

Ricky Simon

Striking

◂ Jackson

Jackson out-strikes Simon

Effective offense

B

62nd

1.6

+20

D

42nd

1.3

Defense

A+

86th

60%

+27

B

59th

61%

KO power

B

8 KO

0.9 KD

+24

D

7 KO

0.3 KD

See full Striking →

Wrestling

Simon ▸

Simon has the bigger wrestling edge on Jackson

Takedowns landed

A

81st

2.6

+14

A+

94th

3.8

Takedown accuracy

A+

86th

61%

+34

C

52nd

37%

Takedown defense

C

57th

67%

+20

A

77th

78%

Control time

A

80th

4.6 min

Even

A

78th

4.4 min

See full Grappling →

Submission

Even

Both real submission threats

Submission attempts

C

51st

0.3

Even

C

50th

0.3

Sub win rate

C

57th

7%

1 sub

Even

B

62nd

18%

4 subs

Submission defense

D

41st

0%

Even

D

41st

3%

See full Grappling →

Finishing

Even

Both hard to finish

Finish rate

D

40th

44%

Even

D

41st

50%

KO durability

C

51st

0%

+14

D

37th

13%

Submission defense

D

41st

0%

Even

D

41st

0%

See full Finishes →

Pace

Simon ▸

Simon pushes the higher work rate over the fight — Jackson's pace fades late

Work rate / min — full fight

5.0

6.3

Work rate / min — rounds 1–2

5.1

6.4

Pace trend

-3%/rd

-1%/rd

See full Pace →

Form

Even

Comparable recent form

Win rate (career)

69%

63%

After a win

78%

70%

Last 5

60%

50%

Win streakL2—

See full Form →

Schedule

Even

Comparable level of opposition

Schedule strength

44%

50%

Win quality

48%

Even

49%

Ranked opponents

5

8

Title-holder bouts

0

Even

0

Common opps (3)2-12-1

See full Schedule →

Activity

Even

Similar activity going in

Last bout

4mo

5mo

Bouts, last 12 mo

2

Even

2

Bouts, last 24 mo

3

4

See full Activity →

Tale of the tape

◂ Jackson

Jackson 6" reach · Jackson 10 cm · Open-stance matchup

Montel JacksonvsRicky Simon

34

Age

Even

34

5'10"

178cm

Height

4"

taller

5'6"

168cm

75"

191cm

Reach

6"

reach

69"

175cm

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

See full Tale of the tape →

On the bubbleMontel Jackson 32% cut risk · 2-fight skid

Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Montel JacksonRicky Simon

Percentile

Striking/min3.023.03

Accuracy%52%42%

Defense%60%61%

Takedowns/152.74.5

TD defense%67%76%

Submissions/150.30.3

Career rate as a percentile within the bantamweight (244 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Markets

UFC betting history

Career

JacksonMontel Jackson

SimonRicky Simon

1-0100%

As pick'em

2-0100%

Notes

UFC betting history is each fighter’s record when favored vs. an underdog, across their priced UFC bouts. Pick’em = closing consensus within ~2 points of even — too close to call a true favorite.

Career splits

JacksonMontel Jackson

Stat

SimonRicky Simon

3

0

KO / TKO

2

1

0

Submission

3

0

5

4

Decision

5

4

10:58

Avg fight time

12:32

Montel Jackson’s splits

vs Simon

vs Southpaw

1-0100%

vs Switch

2-0100%

vs Longer reach

0-0no data

Highlighted row matches this opponent’s profile — tap it to see who it counts.

Ricky Simon’s splits

vs Jackson

vs Orthodox

8-467%

vs Switch

1-233%

vs Shorter reach

6-367%

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Tale of the Tape

The biometric deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.

Montel JacksonvsRicky Simon

34

Age

Even

34

5'10"

178cm

Height

4"

taller

5'6"

168cm

75"

191cm

Reach

6"

reach

69"

175cm

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

Striking matchup

Each fighter's offense against the other's defense, per 15 minutes.

UFC only

Overall Striking

Striking

B

69th

+23

C

46th

Jackson has the striking edge (+23).

Attacking

Jackson’s offensevsSimon’s defense

Where Jackson attacks (green = high volume) vs where Simon gets hit (red = vulnerable) — Jackson’s green zones meeting Simon’s red zones are the openings.

Montel JacksonOffense

Head72%54th297
Body19%46th78
Leg9%30th38

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Ricky SimonDefense

Head67%35th580
Body21%37th180
Leg12%55th104

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share absorbed · partly opponent-dependent

Jackson — by position

61%Standing

Standing61%250
Clinch23%97
Ground16%66

Simon — absorbed by position

91%Standing

Standing91%788
Clinch5%41
Ground4%35

Each lane: the attacker’s strike rate (offense) vs the other’s rate absorbed (defense), graded on the division. The bar leans toward whoever wins the exchange — longer + greener = a bigger, higher-quality edge.

Jackson’s offensevsSimon’s defense

Head

C

54th

31.3

+19

D

35th

39.7

Body

C

46th

8.8

+10

D

37th

12.4

Leg

D

30th

5.0

+25

C

55th

7.5

Simon’s offensevsJackson’s defense

Head

C

55th

31.7

+39

A+

94th

13.4

Body

D

37th

8.0

+36

A

73rd

7.6

Leg

C

45th

6.5

Even

C

51st

8.3

Full breakdown — all zones, both views

Zone	Fighter	Landed / 15	Accuracy	Absorbed / 15	Career landed
Head	Montel Jackson	around division average31.3	47%	top 6% of division13.4	297
Head	Ricky Simon	above division average31.7	35%	below division average39.7	456
Body	Montel Jackson	around division average8.8	86%	top 27% of division7.6	78
Body	Ricky Simon	below division average8.0	73%	below division average12.4	106
Leg	Montel Jackson	below division average5.0	86%	around division average8.3	38
Leg	Ricky Simon	around division average6.5	90%	above division average7.5	89

Per-15-minute rates are sourced from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Division percentile is computed against every UFC fighter who has competed in this weight class with at least two recorded bouts. Lower “absorbed” values are better — the percentile is inverted so “top of division” always means better outcome.

Grappling matchup

Takedowns, submission threat, and control, per 15 minutes.

UFC only

Montel Jackson

Ricky Simon

Overall Grappling

Grappling

B

70th

Even

B

70th

Evenly matched grappling — no clear edge either way.

Takedowns

A

75th

2.6

+16

A+

91st

3.8

Takedown accuracy

A+

86th

61%

25/41

+34

C

52nd

37%

55/147

Takedown defense

C

57th

67%

61/91

+20

A

77th

78%

40/51

Submission threat

C

55th

0.3

Even

C

53rd

0.3

Control time

A

76th

4.6 min

Even

A

75th

4.4 min

Full breakdown — career grappling totals

Metric	Montel Jackson	Ricky Simon
Takedowns landed / 15career takedowns	2.625	3.855
Takedown accuracycareer landed / attempted	61%25 / 41	37%55 / 147
Takedown defensecareer stopped / faced	67%61 / 91	78%40 / 51
Submission attempts / 15career attempts	0.33	0.34
Control time / 15 (min)career total	4.6 min43:41	4.4 min62:32
Time controlled by opponent / 15 (min)career total	3.5 min33:13	0.4 min5:57

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Takedown defense = stops ÷ attempts. Under 8 attempts shown ungraded.

Common opponents

Every UFC opponent both fighters have faced — a direct comparison controlling for matchmaking.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked against every UFC fighter (≥3 bouts).

UFC only

Montel Jackson

45

Schedule Score

Ricky Simon

50

Schedule Score

UFC experienceTotal octagon time + bouts

143 min

13 bouts

Octagon time

73 min

more

216 min

17 bouts

Schedule strength

44%

50%

Win quality

48%

49%

Ranked opponents

5

8

Title-holder bouts

0

Even

0

Per-tier records + bout-by-bout

Per-tier records

Tier	Montel Jackson	Ricky Simon
Champion	—	1-0
Top-5	0-1	1-4
Ranked 6–15	2-3	3-2-1
Cross-div ranked	—	2-0
Established	3-0	—
Building	—	1-0
Unproven	4-0	2-0

Montel Jackson — bouts

Ricky Simon — bouts

0–100 ratings. Schedule strength = average opponent quality faced; Win quality = quality of opponents beaten. Composite = 65% schedule + 35% wins, scored on rank-at-time-of-fight.

Recent form

Last five pro bouts and recent opposition.

Montel Jackson

Ricky Simon

Jackson — last 5

recent → old

Simon — last 5

recent → old

Last 5 record

3-2

2-2-1

Current streak

L2

—

Ranked opps

3 of 5

2 of 5

Layoff

4 mo

5 mo

Career cohorts

Each fighter’s record by situation, over every completed UFC bout. Read down a fighter’s column; bold marks the better win rate (3+ bouts).

Montel Jackson

Ricky Simon

Post-result bounce

SituationJackson Simon

After a loss

2-167%

2-340%

After a win

7-278%

7-370%

Camp length

SituationJackson Simon

Short turnaround< 100 days

—

1-0100%

Typical camp100–180 days

3-260%

3-443%

Long layoff> 180 days

6-186%

5-271%

Finishing & durability

How fights end for each — finish rate and durability.

Montel Jackson

Ricky Simon

When their fights end

every pro finish on the fight clock

Jackson9W–0L by finish · 78% in round 1

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

Simon11W–3L by finish · 64% in round 1

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

0:00

5:00

10:00

15:00

20:00

25:00

Win(above)Loss(below)KO / TKOSubmissionPosition = when the fight ended

Finish & durability rates

Full professional career

Finish rate

↑10%·Jackson

percent of wins ending by KO or submission

↑10%·Jackson

D

37th

60%

+9

D

27th

50%

Goes the distance

Both go the distance

percent of resolved bouts going to a decision (style read, not quality)

Both go the distance

53%

52%

KO durability

↑7%·Jackson

percent of resolved bouts ending in a KO/TKO loss

↑7%·Jackson

B

69th

0%

+11

C

58th

7%

Submission defense

Even

percent of resolved bouts ending by submission loss

Even

B

69th

0%

Even

B

66th

3%

Full method breakdown

Outcome	Montel Jackson	Ricky Simon
Wins
by KO / TKO	8(53%)	7(32%)
by submission	1(7%)	4(18%)
by decision	6(40%)	11(50%)
Losses
by KO / TKO	0(0%)	2(29%)
by submission	0(0%)	1(14%)
by decision	4(100%)	4(57%)

Full professional career method splits, graded against the full-pro division distribution. Career KO losses are the total — clean knockouts and cut/injury stoppages can’t be separated outside the UFC corpus. Finish-time pace is UFC-only.

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability, head-to-head (UFC).

Montel Jackson

vs

Ricky Simon

29%

4 KO/TKO in 14 bouts

Knockout rate

11%

2 KO/TKO in 18 bouts

12

4.0 / 100 head

Knockdowns dealt

5

1.1 / 100 head

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

0

0.0 / 100 head

Knockdowns absorbed

5

0.9 / 100 head

Chin bars use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Montel JacksonFinish timeline

Last time KO'd
Never finished by strikes in the UFC
Last time submitted
Never submitted in the UFC

Ricky SimonFinish timeline

Last time KO'd
vs Song Yadong3y 4mo ago
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · Apr 29, 2023 · R5 · 1:10
Last time submitted
Never submitted in the UFC

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Montel Jackson

96%

R3 vs R1 · 9 bouts reaching R3

Ricky Simon

102%

R3 vs R1 · 12 bouts reaching R3

Cardio edge to Simon: Simon holds steady (-2% per round through round 3) while Jackson fades (-3% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Jackson keeps 96% of round-1 output by round 3, Simon 102%.

Jackson ▼ FADES

Simon — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown — both fighters

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs. Splitting them out shows whether a fighter’s work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control — and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Jackson

Simonlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Jackson

Simonattempts / min

Control time

Jackson

Simon% of round

Round	Fighter	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	Montel Jackson	5.0	2.9	1.6	0.30	30%	13
R1	Ricky Simon	6.2	2.7	2.8	0.68	35%	17
R2	Montel Jackson	5.2	3.1	1.4	0.33	28%	9
R2	Ricky Simon	6.6	3.3	3.8	0.73	27%	15
R3	Montel Jackson	4.7	2.6	1.0	0.22	34%	9
R3	Ricky Simon	6.0	3.0	5.3	0.65	26%	12
R4	Montel Jackson	—	—	—	—	—	—
R4	Ricky Simon	4.8	3.0	5.4	0.60	0%	1
R5	Montel Jackson	—	—	—	—	—	—
R5	Ricky Simon	4.3	4.3	18.9	0.00	0%	1

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length — a 2:30 stoppage counts as 2.5 minutes, not five — so an early finish doesn’t distort the per-minute pace.