Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Ricky Simon won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, February 9, 2019·Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Australia
Style matchupRani Yahya: WrestlervsRicky Simon: Wrestler
Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.
Model Prediction: Rani Yahya wins(50.2%)
Actual result: Ricky Simon wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Ricky Simon has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Ricky Simon has 47pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Rani Yahya
Red Corner
VS
Ricky Simon
Blue Corner
-115
(53%)
Vegas Odds
-105
(51%)
41
Age
33
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'6"
170.18 cm
Reach
175.26 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Rani YahyaL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Luke Sanders · Aug 18W
SUBvs Ray Rodriguez · Mar 21W
vs Kyung Ho Kang · Nov 21L
KOvs Montel Jackson · Apr 23L
KOvs Victor Henry · Apr 24Ricky Simon
oldest →latest
L
vs Vinicius Oliveira · Jun 24W
KOvs Javid Basharat · Feb 25W
vs Cameron Smotherman · Jun 25L
vs Raoni Barcelos · Nov 25D
vs Adrian Yanez · Mar 26Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Rani YahyaMetricRicky Simon
1.71
Strikes / min
3.03
2.08
Strikes absorbed / min
3.90
50%
Strike defense
61%
2.73
TDs / 15 min
4.49
29%
Takedown defense
76%
1.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.37evenly matched on net striking-0.87
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Rani YahyaRicky Simon
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Rani Yahya(10 fights)Ricky Simon(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+68.0-68.0
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-21.021.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
Rani Yahya
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights19
Ricky Simon
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights17