Fighter Profile›Bantamweight

Ricky Simon

22-7-117 UFC

Wrestler

Form

Title Fight

Early Chaos

High Wear

5'6"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightDAdrian Yanez·M-DEC·R3·this month

Fighter Context

10–6–1UFC·

2KO

3Sub

5Dec

12.7min/fight

231UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

7–6(14 fights)

43%finish rate

-1.6str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–3(5 fights)

50%finish rate

-2.0str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.87

Deficit

27%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.613

Strong

87%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

41%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

48%

Average

36%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Simon

Distance Striker

Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.03

Str. Accuracy42%

651UFC landed/1,555attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.2 vs avg3.90

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / fight0.29

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.29

CQ KO Power

Above Avg64%ile0.77

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

16%

Leg

13%

By Position

Distance79%

Clinch9%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 117 rounds	Round 215 rounds	Round 312 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 5
Avg. Landed	13	16	15	15	—
Avg. Absorbed	13	18	27	27	—
Avg. Net	0	-2	-12	-12	—

Grappling

Simon

Control Wrestler

·208s ctrlElite Control

Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min4.49

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY10.23

TD Accuracy41%

55UFC landed/147attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

3UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense76%

40UFC defended/51opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

div avg 46%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 10

Submission3 / 10

Decision5 / 10

KD → Finish

2/4Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 6

Submission0 / 6

Decision4 / 6

Loss Pattern

Outscored

4 of 6 losses by decision

Fast and versatile. 4 of 5 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

33%

2 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.7pts

W4 dec

1.8pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

8UD

1SD

1MD

10%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 38 vs 38 first half

17 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=17

R2n=15

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

2.7

3.3

3.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

3.9

5.3

Diff

-0.1

-0.5

-2.3

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-36%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Simon — 17 UFC Fights

Result

Method

17 fights

Adrian Yanez

M-DEC R3Mar '26

-27

·44 SS (32%)·71 abs·2/5 td·126s ctrl·1 kd taken

Raoni BarcelosVeteran

U-DEC R3Nov '25

-15

·67 SS (37%)·82 abs·0/6 td·1 td taken·85s ctrl

Cameron Smotherman

U-DEC R3Jun '25

·34 SS (46%)·29 abs·3/10 td·553s ctrl

Javid Basharat

KO/TKO R1 · 3:58Feb '25

-9

·11 SS (52%)·20 abs·1/3 td·76s ctrl·1 kd landed

Vinicius Oliveira

U-DEC R3Jun '24

-54

·42 SS (44%)·96 abs·2/11 td·1 td taken·31s ctrl

Mario Bautista

U-DEC R3Jan '24

-67

·45 SS (42%)·112 abs·2/13 td·180s ctrl

Song YadongVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R5 · 1:10Apr '23

-45

·60 SS (43%)·105 abs·2/9 td·51s ctrl·2 kd taken

Jack Shore

SUB R2 · 3:28Jul '22

·25 SS (66%)·19 abs·2/8 td·246s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Raphael AssuncaoVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 2:14Dec '21

+11

·18 SS (60%)·7 abs·2/4 td·242s ctrl·1 kd landed

Brian Kelleher

U-DEC R3Feb '21

+26

·45 SS (46%)·19 abs·6/9 td·494s ctrl·1 sub att

Simon — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WDonavon FrelowDWCSS-DECR3Aug 2017

All Fighters

Bantamweight

Ricky Simon

22-7-117 UFC

Form

5'6"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightDAdrian Yanez·M-DEC·this month

Fighter Context

10–6–1UFC·

2KO

3Sub

5Dec

12.7min/fight

231UFC min

vs. Winning Record7–6

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.87

27%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.613

87%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

41%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

48%

36%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Simon

Bantamweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.03

Str. Accuracy42%

651UFC landed/1,555attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.2 vs avg3.90

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / Fight0.29

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.29

CQ KO Power

Above Avg64%ile0.77

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

16%

Leg

13%

By Position

Dist79%

Clinch9%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=17	R2 n=15	R3 n=12	R4 n=1	R5
Landed	13	16	15	15	—
Absorbed	13	18	27	27	—
Net	0	-2	-12	-12	—

Grappling

Simon

Bantamweight avg

Control Wrestler

208s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min4.49

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY10.23

TD Accuracy41%

55UFC landed/147attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

3UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense76%

40UFC defended/51opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

3Sub

5Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

33%2 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.7pts

W4 dec

1.8pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

8UD

1SD

1MD

10%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=17

R2n=15

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

2.7

3.3

3.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

3.9

5.3

Diff

-0.1

-0.5

-2.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Simon — UFC Fight Log

Adrian Yanez

M-DEC·R3·Mar '26

44 SS (32%)·71 abs·2/5 td·126s ctrl·1 kd taken

Raoni BarcelosVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Nov '25

67 SS (37%)·82 abs·0/6 td·1 td taken·85s ctrl

Cameron Smotherman

U-DEC·R3·Jun '25

34 SS (46%)·29 abs·3/10 td·553s ctrl

Javid Basharat

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '25

11 SS (52%)·20 abs·1/3 td·76s ctrl·1 kd

Vinicius Oliveira

U-DEC·R3·Jun '24

42 SS (44%)·96 abs·2/11 td·1 td taken·31s ctrl

Mario Bautista

U-DEC·R3·Jan '24

45 SS (42%)·112 abs·2/13 td·180s ctrl

Song YadongVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R5·Apr '23

60 SS (43%)·105 abs·2/9 td·51s ctrl·2 kd taken

Jack Shore

SUB·R2·Jul '22

25 SS (66%)·19 abs·2/8 td·246s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Simon — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WDonavon FrelowDWCSS-DECR3Aug 2017

Round 117 rounds

Round 215 rounds

Round 312 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 5

Avg. Landed

—

Avg. Absorbed

—

Avg. Net

-2

-12

—

n=17

n=15

n=12

n=1

Landed

—

Absorbed

—

Net

-2

-12

—