RICKY
SIMON
Overview
Ricky Simon is a UFC Bantamweight fighter. (Data from ESPN; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
| Date | Event | Opponent | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs Barcelos | Montel Jackson | Bantamweight |
Simon fought Adrian Yañez to a draw in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer on March 28, 2026, taking his record to 22–7–1.
Simon lost to Raoni Barcelos via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown on November 8, 2025, taking his record to 22–7.
Simon defeated Cameron Smotherman via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley on June 14, 2025, taking his record to 22–6.
Simon defeated Javid Basharat via KO (punch) in round 1 (3:58) at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song on February 22, 2025, taking his record to 21–6.
Simon lost to Vinicius Oliveira via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 303 on June 29, 2024, taking his record to 20–6.
Simon lost to Mario Bautista via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 on January 13, 2024, taking his record to 20–5.
Simon lost to Song Yadong via TKO (punches) in round 5 (1:10) at UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón on April 29, 2023, taking his record to 20–4.
Simon defeated Jack Shore via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 2 (3:28) at UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez on July 16, 2022, taking his record to 20–3.
Simon defeated Raphael Assunção via KO (punches) in round 2 (2:14) at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus on December 18, 2021, taking his record to 19–3.
Simon defeated Brian Kelleher via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 258 on February 13, 2021, taking his record to 18–3.
Simon defeated Gaetano Pirrello via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 2 (4:00) at UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny on January 20, 2021, taking his record to 17–3.
Simon defeated Ray Borg via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira on May 13, 2020, taking his record to 16–3.
Simon lost to Rob Font via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik on December 7, 2019, taking his record to 15–3.
Simon lost to Urijah Faber via TKO (punches) in round 1 (0:46) at UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd on July 13, 2019, taking his record to 15–2.
Simon defeated Rani Yahya via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 234 on February 10, 2019, taking his record to 15–1.
Simon defeated Montel Jackson via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 227 on August 4, 2018, taking his record to 14–1.
Simon defeated Merab Dvalishvili via Technical Submission (guillotine choke) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee on April 21, 2018, taking his record to 13–1.
Simon defeated Vinicius Zani via KO (punches) in round 1 (0:59) at LFA 36 on March 23, 2018, taking his record to 12–1.
Simon defeated Chico Camus via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at LFA 29 on December 15, 2017, taking his record to 11–1.
Simon defeated Donavon Frelow via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at Dana White's Contender Series 5 on August 8, 2017, taking his record to 10–1.
Simon defeated Charon Spain via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 1 (1:59) at KOTC: Headstrong on May 27, 2017, taking his record to 9–1.
Simon defeated Eduardo Torres via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at KOTC: Heavy Trauma on February 4, 2017, taking his record to 8–1.
Simon lost to Anderson dos Santos via Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 2 (2:38) at Titan FC 37 on March 4, 2016, taking his record to 7–1.
Simon defeated Alex Soto via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Titan FC 35 on September 19, 2015, taking his record to 7–0.
Simon defeated Jeremiah Labiano via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at Tachi Palace Fights 24 on August 6, 2015, taking his record to 6–0.
Simon defeated Paul Njoku via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at KOTC: Warrior's Spirit on March 21, 2015, taking his record to 5–0.
Simon defeated Cole Milani via TKO (punches) in round 1 (0:55) at Rumble at the Roseland 80 on November 19, 2014, taking his record to 4–0.
Simon defeated John Martinez via TKO (punches) in round 1 (3:41) at Main Event MMA 3 on August 16, 2014, taking his record to 3–0.
Simon defeated Kendall Ward via TKO (punches) in round 1 (0:49) at Main Event MMA 2 on April 19, 2014, taking his record to 2–0.
Simon defeated Alex Eastman via TKO (punches) in round 1 (1:34) at Main Event MMA 1 on January 18, 2014, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO7 · 32%
- Submission4 · 18%
- Decision11 · 50%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
Rates a fighter on the standard of opposition he has actually beaten: a win over someone we also rate counts far more than a win over an unrated opponent, recent bouts count more than old ones, and recent losses or a long layoff pull the score down. Proprietary FighterStatus metric — not an official ranking.
Our own rating of the division — not an official UFC, boxing or MMA ranking.
Bantamweight
Bantamweight
Bantamweight
