Ricky Simon vs. Ray Borg
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ricky Simon
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.18 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500
Ray Borg
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ricky Simon
Distance 89.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 6.4%)
Ray Borg
Distance 53.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 17.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 29.2% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ricky Simon
Head 83.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)
Ray Borg
Head 79.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.7% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Simon L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Borg L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 533 / 1423 | 37.5% | 39.2% | 90 / 269 | 33.5% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 56 / 72 | 77.8% | 69.0% | 61 / 88 | 69.3% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 75 / 103 | 72.8% | 70.2% | 112 / 147 | 76.2% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 458 / 1339 | 34.2% | 35.3% | 188 / 402 | 46.8% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 109 / 151 | 72.2% | 66.9% | 67 / 89 | 75.3% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 97 / 108 | 89.8% | 79.2% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 80.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Flyweight: 73 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Simon L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Borg L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 813 / 2104 | 38.6% | 39.4% | 164 / 446 | 36.8% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 67 | 61.2% | 70.6% | 86 / 108 | 79.6% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 41 / 65 | 63.1% | 72.1% | 84 / 92 | 91.3% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 608 / 1857 | 32.7% | 34.9% | 167 / 438 | 38.1% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 183 / 245 | 74.7% | 66.1% | 125 / 158 | 79.1% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 104 / 134 | 77.6% | 78.8% | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Simon has more cage time on record.