Ricky Simon
10W · 7L
Orthodox
Bantamweight
Featherweight
50% finish rate58% as favorite75% as underdog
1500
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1500.3Mid-tier→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#46of 78 active
Age
33
Aug 31, 1992
Height
5'6" (167.64 cm)
Reach
175.26 cm
Win Rate
58.8%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.03
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.90
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-0.87
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
61%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
4.49
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
76%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
Sub_Avg
Active wrestlerElite TD defenseElusive striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
6.9
Sig. Strikes
5.2
Takedowns
0.3
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO3 (30%)
Submission2 (20%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO2 (29%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
58%
7W – 5L in 12 fights
As Underdog
75%
3W – 1L in 4 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
drew Adrian Yanez
0.01500
lost to Raoni Barcelos
-10.41500
def. Cameron Smotherman
+8.91511
def. Javid Basharat
+8.41502
lost to Vinicius Oliveira
-5.71493
lost to Mario Bautista
-3.11499
lost to Song Yadong
-2.21502
def. Jack Shore
+1.81504
def. Raphael Assuncao
+1.41503
def. Brian Kelleher
+0.51501
def. Gaetano Pirrello
+0.51501
def. Ray Borg
+0.31500
lost to Rob Font
-0.31500
lost to Urijah Faber
-0.31500
def. Rani Yahya
+0.21500
def. Montel Jackson
+0.11500
def. Merab Dvalishvili
+0.11500
Division ELO Rankings
Bantamweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Farid Basharat
1558
Elijah Smith
1550
David Martinez
1546
Raul Rosas Jr.
1546
Aiemann Zahabi
1540
Mario Bautista
1539
Payton Talbott
1536
Jakub Wiklacz
1536
Fight History (17 fights)
vs Adrian Yanez
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · Mar 28, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · Nov 8, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · Jun 14, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · Feb 22, 2025
UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · Jun 29, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →vs Song Yadong
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · Apr 29, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →vs Jack Shore
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus · Dec 18, 2021
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · Feb 13, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny · Jan 20, 2021
vs Ray Borg
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020
vs Rob Font
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · Dec 7, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →vs Urijah Faber
UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd · Jul 13, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →vs Rani Yahya
UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva · Feb 9, 2019
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Apr 21, 2018