Ricky Simon

Bantamweight

Record and bio

Pro record	—
UFC record	10-7-1 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record	100-43-1 (69.9%) across 18 opponents
Last 5 opponents	28-13 (68.3%) across 5 opponents
Age	34
Height	5' 6"
Reach	69"
Stance	Orthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute	2.97
Significant strikes absorbed per minute	4.01
Striking accuracy	42%
Striking defense	60%
Takedowns per 15 minutes	3.83
Takedowns landed / attempted	38%
Takedown defense	79%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes	0.27
Average fight time	12.4 min

UFC wins: 2 KO/TKO, 3 submission, 5 decision. UFC losses: 3 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 4 decision.

UFC fight history

Date	Opponent	Their UFC record then	Style	Result	Method	Event
2026-09-26	Montel Jackson	9-4	Wrestler	L	KO/TKO R2 2:39	UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos
2026-03-28	Adrian Yanez	6-3	Striker	D	Decision - Majority R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
2025-11-08	Raoni Barcelos	9-4	Wrestler	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
2025-06-14	Cameron Smotherman	1-1	Striker	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
2025-02-22	Javid Basharat	3-1 (1 NC)	Striker	W	KO/TKO R1 3:58	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
2024-06-29	Vinicius Oliveira	1-0	—	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
2024-01-13	Mario Bautista	7-2	Grappler	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
2023-04-29	Song Yadong	8-2-1	Striker	L	KO/TKO R5 1:10	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
2022-07-16	Jack Shore	5-0	Wrestler	W	Submission R2 3:28	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
2021-12-18	Raphael Assuncao	11-5	Balanced	W	KO/TKO R2 2:14	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-02-13	Brian Kelleher	6-4	Striker	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
2021-01-20	Gaetano Pirrello	UFC debut	—	W	Submission R2 4:00	UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny
2020-05-13	Ray Borg	7-4	Grappler	W	Decision - Split R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
2019-12-07	Rob Font	6-3	Striker	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
2019-07-13	Urijah Faber	10-6	Balanced	L	KO/TKO R1 0:46	UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd
2019-02-09	Rani Yahya	11-3 (1 NC)	Grappler	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
2018-08-04	Montel Jackson	UFC debut	—	W	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
2018-04-21	Merab Dvalishvili	0-1	Wrestler	W	Submission R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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