Bantamweight

Ricky Simon

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

22-8-1

UFC

10-7-1

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:24
Fight Completion Rate	79.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.48
% Fights Inside the Distance	44.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	100-43 (69.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	44-19 (69.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	50-21 (70.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	68.5%
% Time in Control	28.8%
% Time Controlled	2.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	91.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.49
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.32
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.83
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.5%
Distance Strike Defense	61.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.02
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.93
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.91
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.70
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.93
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.12

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Ricky Simon League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Ricky Simon
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Strike Differential	-1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.0%
Takedown Defense	78.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	4:18
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	20.0%
Submission % of Wins	30.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:24
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1
Takedown Accuracy	29.6%
Takedown Defense	88.9%
Control Time/Fight	3:08

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Montel Jackson

UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos • Sep 2026Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:39

Ricky Simon13/4330%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:42

Montel Jackson31/5655%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:13KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	11/25	44%	2/3	1:42	—
	Montel Jackson	18/36	50%	0/1	0:12	1

R2	Ricky Simon	2/18	11%	0/0	0:00	—
	Montel Jackson	13/20	65%	0/0	0:01	1

vs. Adrian Yanez

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer • Mar 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon44/13932%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:06

Adrian Yanez71/16942%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	12/55	22%	0/1	0:00	—
	Adrian Yanez	16/46	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricky Simon	15/35	43%	2/3	2:06	—
	Adrian Yanez	15/29	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	17/49	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Adrian Yanez	40/94	43%	0/0	0:06	1

LOSS

vs. Raoni Barcelos

UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown • Nov 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon67/18137%TD 0/6Ctrl 1:25

Raoni Barcelos82/18744%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	24/52	46%	0/2	0:45	—
	Raoni Barcelos	16/33	48%	1/3	0:09	—

R2	Ricky Simon	16/47	34%	0/3	0:40	—
	Raoni Barcelos	32/71	45%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	27/82	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Raoni Barcelos	34/83	41%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cameron Smotherman

UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley • Jun 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon34/7446%TD 3/10Ctrl 9:13

Cameron Smotherman29/9929%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	7/13	54%	1/2	4:27	—
	Cameron Smotherman	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricky Simon	16/31	52%	1/1	2:56	—
	Cameron Smotherman	11/37	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	11/30	37%	1/7	1:50	—
	Cameron Smotherman	17/56	30%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Javid Basharat

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song • Feb 2025Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:58

Ricky Simon11/2152%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:16KD 1

Javid Basharat20/3656%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	11/21	52%	1/3	1:16	1
	Javid Basharat	20/36	56%	0/0	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Vinicius Oliveira

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 • Jun 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon42/9644%TD 2/11Ctrl 0:31

Vinicius Oliveira96/23741%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	14/26	54%	0/2	0:06	—
	Vinicius Oliveira	28/74	38%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Ricky Simon	17/39	44%	2/6	0:22	—
	Vinicius Oliveira	28/77	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	11/31	35%	0/3	0:03	—
	Vinicius Oliveira	40/86	47%	1/1	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Mario Bautista

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 • Jan 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon45/10842%TD 2/13Ctrl 3:00

Mario Bautista112/27041%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	9/16	56%	1/4	1:31	—
	Mario Bautista	18/53	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricky Simon	21/48	44%	0/3	0:28	—
	Mario Bautista	38/90	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	15/44	34%	1/6	1:01	—
	Mario Bautista	56/127	44%	0/2	0:14	—

LOSS

vs. Song Yadong

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon • Apr 2023Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 5, 1:10

Ricky Simon60/13943%TD 2/9Ctrl 0:51

Song Yadong105/22846%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	12/23	52%	0/2	0:08	—
	Song Yadong	11/28	39%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Ricky Simon	15/36	42%	2/2	0:39	—
	Song Yadong	25/57	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	13/31	42%	0/2	0:03	—
	Song Yadong	20/57	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Ricky Simon	15/39	38%	0/3	0:01	—
	Song Yadong	27/56	48%	0/0	0:02	1

R5	Ricky Simon	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Song Yadong	22/30	73%	0/0	0:13	1

WIN

vs. Jack Shore

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2022Bantamweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:28

Ricky Simon25/3866%TD 2/8Ctrl 4:06KD 1

Jack Shore19/4443%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	12/21	57%	0/5	2:08	—
	Jack Shore	11/29	38%	0/1	0:04	—

R2	Ricky Simon	13/17	76%	2/3	1:58	1
	Jack Shore	8/15	53%	0/2	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Raphael Assuncao

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus • Dec 2021Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:14

Ricky Simon18/3060%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:02KD 1

Raphael Assuncao7/2528%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	8/15	53%	2/3	3:59	—
	Raphael Assuncao	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricky Simon	10/15	67%	0/1	0:03	1
	Raphael Assuncao	3/15	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brian Kelleher

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns • Feb 2021Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon45/9846%TD 6/9Ctrl 8:14

Brian Kelleher19/7326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	9/28	32%	3/6	3:16	—
	Brian Kelleher	4/23	17%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Ricky Simon	22/49	45%	2/2	1:27	—
	Brian Kelleher	12/34	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	14/21	67%	1/1	3:31	—
	Brian Kelleher	3/16	19%	0/0	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Gaetano Pirrello

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny • Jan 2021Bantamweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 4:00

Ricky Simon17/3253%TD 7/10Ctrl 6:59

Gaetano Pirrello6/1443%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	11/21	52%	3/4	3:33	—
	Gaetano Pirrello	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricky Simon	6/11	55%	4/6	3:26	—
	Gaetano Pirrello	4/8	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ray Borg

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira • May 2020Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon67/14447%TD 7/11Ctrl 5:23

Ray Borg47/9152%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	26/46	57%	4/5	2:38	—
	Ray Borg	10/16	62%	0/1	0:14	—

R2	Ricky Simon	25/59	42%	1/3	1:23	—
	Ray Borg	14/31	45%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	16/39	41%	2/3	1:22	—
	Ray Borg	23/44	52%	0/0	0:16	—

LOSS

vs. Rob Font

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik • Dec 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon59/15438%TD 6/16Ctrl 3:17

Rob Font90/20245%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	20/36	56%	3/4	2:02	—
	Rob Font	18/42	43%	1/1	0:10	—

R2	Ricky Simon	13/39	33%	2/7	0:39	—
	Rob Font	28/65	43%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Ricky Simon	26/79	33%	1/5	0:36	—
	Rob Font	44/95	46%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Urijah Faber

UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd • Jul 2019Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:46

Ricky Simon4/850%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Urijah Faber11/1573%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	4/8	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Urijah Faber	11/15	73%	0/0	0:08	1

WIN

vs. Rani Yahya

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva • Feb 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon54/13739%TD 4/5Ctrl 3:49KD 2

Rani Yahya47/18625%TD 0/9Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	20/49	41%	1/1	0:45	2
	Rani Yahya	21/62	34%	0/5	0:00	—

R2	Ricky Simon	11/43	26%	2/3	1:04	—
	Rani Yahya	19/82	23%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	23/45	51%	1/1	2:00	—
	Rani Yahya	7/42	17%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Montel Jackson

UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 • Aug 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon25/5347%TD 7/20Ctrl 5:35

Montel Jackson42/9445%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	10/21	48%	2/7	0:59	—
	Montel Jackson	10/35	29%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Ricky Simon	12/23	52%	1/6	1:16	—
	Montel Jackson	10/28	36%	1/1	0:26	—

R3	Ricky Simon	3/9	33%	4/7	3:20	—
	Montel Jackson	22/31	71%	1/1	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Merab Dvalishvili

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee • Apr 2018Bantamweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon34/10333%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:45

Merab Dvalishvili61/21029%TD 6/22Ctrl 2:43KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	9/34	26%	0/3	0:06	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	25/79	32%	5/12	1:27	1

R2	Ricky Simon	20/44	45%	1/2	0:33	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	21/73	29%	0/5	0:46	—

R3	Ricky Simon	5/25	20%	1/2	2:06	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	15/58	26%	1/5	0:30	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Donavon Frelow

DWCS 1.5 • Aug 2017

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricky Simon48/10048%TD 14/19Ctrl 0:00

Donavon Frelow36/12928%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricky Simon	11/20	55%	7/10	0:00	—
	Donavon Frelow	5/31	16%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricky Simon	9/36	25%	3/4	0:00	—
	Donavon Frelow	14/47	30%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	Ricky Simon	28/44	64%	4/5	0:00	—
	Donavon Frelow	17/51	33%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-28 | Data source: UFCStats.com