Ricky Simon

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Ricky Simon

Record

22-7-1

Age

33

Date of birth

Aug 31, 1992

Fighting out of: Vancouver, Washington
Born: United States
Camp: American Top Team Portland
Weight class: Bantamweight
Height: 5'6" · 168 cm
Reach: 69" · 175 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Mar 28, 2026

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Adrian Yanez

#14Adrian Yanez

Bantamweight · Draw · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · Mar 28, 2026

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer

Raoni Barcelos

#15Raoni Barcelos

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · Nov 8, 2025

UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown

Cameron Smotherman

Cameron Smotherman

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · Jun 14, 2025

UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley

Javid Basharat

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 3:58

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · Feb 22, 2025

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song

Vinicius Oliveira

Vinicius Oliveira

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · Jun 29, 2024

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2

Mario Bautista

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

Song Yadong

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R5 · 1:10

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · Apr 29, 2023

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon

Jack Shore

Bantamweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Mount · R2 · 3:28

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022

Arm Triangle From Mount

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez

Raphael Assuncao

#12Raphael Assuncao

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 2:14

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus · Dec 18, 2021

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus

Brian Kelleher

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · Feb 13, 2021

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns

Gaetano Pirrello

Gaetano Pirrello

Bantamweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Mount · R2 · 4:00

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny · Jan 20, 2021

Arm Triangle From Mount

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny

Ray Borg

Bantamweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira

Rob Font

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · Dec 7, 2019

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik

Urijah Faber

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:46

UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd · Jul 13, 2019

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd

Rani Yahya

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva · Feb 9, 2019

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva

Montel Jackson

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018

UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2

Merab Dvalishvili

Merab Dvalishvili

Bantamweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Mount Technical Submission · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Apr 21, 2018

Guillotine Choke From Mount Technical Submission

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee

Dana White's Contender Series

1-0across 1 bout · wins by 1 dec

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Donavon Frelow6-5	Decision	29–28, 28–29, 29–28	R3	5:00	Dana White's Contender Series	Aug 8, 2017

Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.

Outside the UFC

11-1across 12 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 1 sub · 5 decKOTC · Main Event Sports · LFA · Titan FC 37 · Titan FC 35 +2

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Vinicius Zani11-7-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:59	LFA	Mar 23, 2018
W	Chico Camus19-8	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	LFA	Dec 15, 2017
W	Charon Spain23-54	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	1:56	KOTC	May 27, 2017
W	Eduardo Torres6-7	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	KOTC	Feb 4, 2017
L	Anderson dos Santos25-14	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	2:38	Titan FC 37	Mar 4, 2016
W	Alex Soto8-3-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Titan FC 35	Sep 19, 2015
W	Jeremiah Labiano13-11	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	TPF 24	Aug 6, 2015
W	Paul Njoku7-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	KOTC	Mar 21, 2015
W	Cole Milani0-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:55	FCFF	Jan 24, 2015
W	John Martinez3-13	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:41	Main Event Sports	Aug 16, 2014
W	Kendell Ward1-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:49	Main Event Sports	Apr 19, 2014
W	Alex Eastman3-21	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:34	Main Event Sports	Jan 18, 2014

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

3-0across 3 amateur bouts · 1 promotionFCFF

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Journey Newson10-5	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	FCFF	Oct 12, 2013
W	Saul Ruiz1-0	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	FCFF	Mar 9, 2013
W	Damon Jordan2-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	FCFF	Aug 25, 2012

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC46th

42%651 / 1,555

Striking accuracy

61%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.87 differential

Landed3.03

Absorbed3.90

69%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+3%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head70%55th456
Body16%37th106
Leg14%45th89

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

Sig. strikes by position

80%Standing

Standing80%522
Clinch8%55
Ground11%74

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Ricky Simon

Ricky Simon

Landed per 15

Head

C

55th

31.7

55th

Body

D

32nd

7.4

32nd

Leg

D

41st

6.2

41st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

D

33rd

40.4

33rd

Body

D

37th

12.5

37th

Leg

C

57th

7.2

57th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	31.7	456	1,310	35%
Body	7.4	106	146	73%
Leg	6.2	89	99	90%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	40.4	580	1,807	32%
Body	12.5	180	239	75%
Leg	7.2	104	134	78%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

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

UFC only

Ricky Simon

Ricky Simon

17 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 216 min

102%

R3 pace · 12 bouts

Simon holds steady (-1% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Simon sustains 102% of round-1 output by round 3 (12 bouts).

Ricky Simon

Simon — HOLDSOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

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

What drives the pace · per round

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

Sig. strikes landed

Ricky Simon

Simonlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Ricky Simon

Simonattempts / min

Control time

Ricky Simon

Simon% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	6.2	2.7	2.8	0.68	35%	17
R2	6.6	3.3	3.8	0.73	27%	15
R3	6.0	3.0	5.3	0.65	26%	12
R4	4.8	3.0	5.4	0.60	0%	1
R5	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.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Ricky Simon

Ricky Simon

17 resolved UFC bouts · 8 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

49/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

79th

50%

79th

Win quality

A

78th

50%

78th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

5

6

2

2

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	1-0	100%
Top-5	5	1-4	20%
Ranked 6–15	6	3-2-1	60%
Cross-div ranked	2	2-0	100%
Building	1	1-0	100%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
D	Adrian Yanez#14	Ranked 6–15	64	Mar 28, 2026
L	Raoni Barcelos#15	Ranked 6–15	62	Nov 8, 2025
W	Cameron Smotherman	Unproven	8	Jun 14, 2025
W	Javid Basharat	Building	18	Feb 22, 2025
L	Vinicius Oliveira	Ranked 6–15	46	Jun 29, 2024
L	Mario Bautista	Top-5	63	Jan 13, 2024
L	Song Yadong#10	Top-5	75	Apr 29, 2023
W	Jack Shore#14	Ranked 6–15	62	Jul 16, 2022
W	Raphael Assuncao#12	Top-5	79	Dec 18, 2021
W	Brian Kelleher	Cross-div ranked	45	Feb 13, 2021
W	Gaetano Pirrello	Unproven	8	Jan 20, 2021
W	Ray Borg	Cross-div ranked	45	May 13, 2020
L	Rob Font#10	Top-5	79	Dec 7, 2019
L	Urijah Faber#7	Top-5	84	Jul 13, 2019
W	Rani Yahya#15	Ranked 6–15	62	Feb 9, 2019
W	Montel Jackson	Ranked 6–15	43	Aug 4, 2018
W	Merab Dvalishvili	Champion	68	Apr 21, 2018

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.