John Simon
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Oregon
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Battleground MMA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
John Simon makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
134-104-3
.563 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
12 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 19 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 4 sub · 4 decCage Titans FC · CageSport MMA · WFC · KOTC · Voimaa on! Fight Night +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Joe Giannetti17-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Titans FC | Jul 18, 2026 |
| L | Niko Aikonen | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:34 | Voimaa on! Fight Night | Jun 13, 2026 |
| W | Zach DiSabatino14-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Titans FC | May 9, 2026 |
| W | Dylan Aparis2-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:18 | WFC | Oct 25, 2025 |
| W | Craig Jackson | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:13 | COGA 88 | Sep 20, 2025 |
| W | Eljeria Portee9-12-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:13 | FCOC | Jun 19, 2025 |
| L | Patrick Benson7-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:08 | WFC | May 10, 2025 |
| L | Emmanuel Sanchez24-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Borroka Promotions 2 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Anthony Pettis FC 14 | Nov 17, 2024 | |
| W | Luis Pena13-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Titans FC | Sep 14, 2024 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | United Fight League | Feb 18, 2023 | |
| L | Evian Rodriguez6-34 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | KOTC | Sep 8, 2022 |
| W | Adrian Guzman | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:58 | Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 3 | May 29, 2022 |
| W | Cameron Robinett | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:08 | KOTC | Mar 31, 2022 |
| W | Dustin Johnson | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:05 | CageSport MMA | Jul 24, 2021 |
| L | Javier Reyes23-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:49 | Combate Global | May 7, 2021 |
| W | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:14 | CageSport MMA | Aug 10, 2019 | |
| L | Fay Bursell | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CageSport MMA | Feb 9, 2019 |
| W | Brock Gorang | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:35 | Reign FC | Nov 24, 2018 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
7-1across 8 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsFCFF · Main Event Sports
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jason Frost | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:59 | FCFF | Jun 13, 2015 |
| W | Travis Trent | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:49 | Main Event Sports | Apr 19, 2014 |
| W | George Turneanu | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:05 | FCFF | Dec 7, 2013 |
| W | Jose Rodriguez | KO/TKO | Punches | R5 | 0:37 | FCFF | May 18, 2013 |
| W | Jake Smith | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | FCFF | Mar 9, 2013 |
| W | Daniel Pihl2-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 2:58 | FCFF | Nov 10, 2012 |
| L | Brock Gutches1-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | FCFF | Sep 29, 2012 |
| W | Travis Gwin0-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:38 | FCFF | Aug 25, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.