Bantamweight
Ricky Simon
22-7-1 UFC 10-7-1
Chain Wrestling
Takedown-Proof
5'6"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
2KO wins
3Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
12:24Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
not yet read
grappling
good
1 read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Chain Wrestling
57 takedowns from 150 attempts · 3.8 landed per 15 min
Takedown-Proof
41 of 52 takedowns stuffed
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.97
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.01
Striking accuracy41.6%
Striking defense60.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.34
Takedowns / 15 min3.83
Takedown accuracy38.0%
Takedown defense78.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.27
Control time28.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-7
Insider info
Ricky Simon favored over Adrian Yanes lean UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer · March 22, 2026
grapplinggood
Picked to win, though the analyst says a surprisingly close betting line for the opponent gives him some pause.
Comes forward behind straightforward combinations and real pop on his punches, though he's the rougher-edged boxer in this pairing -- his path to victory runs through the grappling once he gets it started. He shoots often and from a wide range of entries, landing takedowns at a good clip, then controls well from the top and actively hunts finishes there instead of parking in position, blending ground strikes with submission looks so each threat feeds the other. His conditioning holds up deep into fights no matter how many rounds it takes.
Strengthhigh volume and variety on his takedown entries
Strengthfluidly blends ground and pound with submission attempts, each setting up the next
Strengthstrong conditioning that holds up over any number of rounds
Weaknessboxing technique lags behind his opponent's
Striking trend
Fight history
L Montel Jackson 15-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:39 — UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · September 26, 2026
13/43Sig. strikes
31/56Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
D Adrian Yanez 17-6 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · March 28, 2026
44/139Sig. strikes
71/169Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
2:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Raoni Barcelos 20-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · November 8, 2025
67/181Sig. strikes
82/187Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cameron Smotherman 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · June 14, 2025
34/74Sig. strikes
29/99Absorbed
3/10Takedowns
9:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Javid Basharat 14-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:58 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · February 22, 2025
11/21Sig. strikes
20/36Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:16Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Vinicius Oliveira 20-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · June 29, 2024
42/96Sig. strikes
96/237Absorbed
2/11Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mario Bautista 13-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · January 13, 2024
45/108Sig. strikes
112/270Absorbed
2/13Takedowns
3:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Song Yadong 19-7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 1:10 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · April 29, 2023
60/139Sig. strikes
105/228Absorbed
2/9Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jack Shore 16-0 walk-in Submission · R2 3:28 — UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · July 16, 2022
25/38Sig. strikes
19/44Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
4:06Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Raphael Assuncao 27-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:14 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus · December 18, 2021
18/30Sig. strikes
7/25Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
4:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brian Kelleher 22-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · February 13, 2021
45/98Sig. strikes
19/73Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
8:14Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Gaetano Pirrello 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:00 — UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny · January 20, 2021
17/32Sig. strikes
6/14Absorbed
7/10Takedowns
6:59Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ray Borg 13-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020
67/144Sig. strikes
47/91Absorbed
7/11Takedowns
5:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rob Font 16-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · December 7, 2019
59/154Sig. strikes
90/202Absorbed
6/16Takedowns
3:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Urijah Faber 34-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:46 — UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd · July 13, 2019
4/8Sig. strikes
11/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rani Yahya 24-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva · February 9, 2019
54/137Sig. strikes
47/186Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
3:49Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Montel Jackson 6-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · August 4, 2018
25/53Sig. strikes
42/94Absorbed
7/20Takedowns
5:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Merab Dvalishvili 7-3 walk-in Submission · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · April 21, 2018
34/103Sig. strikes
61/210Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
2:45Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
4
Decision
11
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
1
Decision
4
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
17
KOTC
3
Main Event MMA
3
LFA
2
Titan FC
2
Dana White's Contender Series
1
Tachi Palace Fights
1
Rumble at the Roseland
1
Full career — 30 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Adrian Yañez | Draw (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
March 28, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Raoni Barcelos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
November 8, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cameron Smotherman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley
June 14, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Javid Basharat | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
February 22, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 3:58 |
| L | Vinicius Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 303
June 29, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Mario Bautista | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
January 13, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Song Yadong | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón
April 29, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 1:10 |
| W | Jack Shore | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez
July 16, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 3:28 |
| W | Raphael Assunção | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
December 18, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 2:14 |
| W | Brian Kelleher | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 258
February 13, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gaetano Pirrello | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny
January 20, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 4:00 |
| W | Ray Borg | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
May 13, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rob Font | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
December 7, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Urijah Faber | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd
July 13, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 0:46 |
| W | Rani Yahya | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 234
February 10, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Montel Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 227
August 4, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Merab Dvalishvili | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
April 21, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vinicius Zani | KO (punches) | LFA 36
March 23, 2018 |
LFA | 1 | 0:59 |
| W | Chico Camus | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 29
December 15, 2017 |
LFA | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Donavon Frelow | Decision (split) | Dana White's Contender Series 5
August 8, 2017 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Charon Spain | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | KOTC: Headstrong
May 27, 2017 |
KOTC | 1 | 1:59 |
| W | Eduardo Torres | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Heavy Trauma
February 4, 2017 |
KOTC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Anderson dos Santos | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Titan FC 37
March 4, 2016 |
Titan FC | 2 | 2:38 |
| W | Alex Soto | Decision (unanimous) | Titan FC 35
September 19, 2015 |
Titan FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jeremiah Labiano | Decision (split) | Tachi Palace Fights 24
August 6, 2015 |
Tachi Palace Fights | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Paul Njoku | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Warrior's Spirit
March 21, 2015 |
KOTC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cole Milani | TKO (punches) | Rumble at the Roseland 80
November 19, 2014 |
Rumble at the Roseland | 1 | 0:55 |
| W | John Martinez | TKO (punches) | Main Event MMA 3
August 16, 2014 |
Main Event MMA | 1 | 3:41 |
| W | Kendall Ward | TKO (punches) | Main Event MMA 2
April 19, 2014 |
Main Event MMA | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Alex Eastman | TKO (punches) | Main Event MMA 1
January 18, 2014 |
Main Event MMA | 1 | 1:34 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ricky Simón) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Hero photo of Ricky Simon by ASG Jordan · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons