Ricky Simon UFC Stats & Fight History

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:40
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	81.4%
Expected Rounds (xR)	2.54
% Fights Inside the Distance	41.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	88-38 (69.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	44-18 (71.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	38-17 (69.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	68.2%
% Time in Control	29.0%
% Time Controlled	2.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	91.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.55
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.36
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.81
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.7%
Distance Strike Defense	61.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.02
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.69
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	5.00
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.73
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.96
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.10

Career Stats

Statistic	Ricky Simon
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Strike Differential	-1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	37.4%
Takedown Defense	78.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	4:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	20.0%
Submission % of Wins	30.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:40
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Takedown Accuracy	22.9%
Takedown Defense	77.8%
Control Time/Fight	2:54

Fight History

vs. Adrian Yanez

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer • Mar 2026

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ 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 2025

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 2025

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 2025

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:58

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

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 2024

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 2024

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 2023

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 5, 1:10

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

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

▼ 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 2022

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

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

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 2021

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:14

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

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 2021

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 2021

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 2020

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 2019

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 2019

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:46

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

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

▼ 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 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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 2018

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 2018

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

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

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

▼ 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	—

Ricky Simon

Career Analytics

Career Stats

Last 5 Averages

Fight History

Prior to UFC