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Ricky Simon

Ricky Simon#32 BW

GRAPPLING CONTROLLER
Secondary style
Pressure Wrestler
ANTI-WRESTLER
established · 17 UFC fights
22-8
Record
7 KO · 4 SUB · 11 DEC
Wins by method
LossWinWinLossLoss
Recent form
34
Age
168 cm
Height
175 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-09-26
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P17
Volume
P23
Striking Efficiency
P36
Range Sniper
P33
Kickboxing
P51
Clinch Striking
P39
Defensive Striking
P66
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P92
Pressure Wrestling
P84
Top Control
P89
Submission
P45
Anti-Wrestling
P94
Grappling Defense
P98
Scrambler
P73
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P54
Finisher
P10
Damage Resistance
P34
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P68
Pace
P69
Late Fighter
P79
GLOBAL
Versatility
P94
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-09-26
Striking
2.98
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.96
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
42%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
60%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.36
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.43
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
3.96
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
10.44
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
38%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
79%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
4:29
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.29
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head69%
Body16%
Leg15%
Position
Distance80%
Clinch9%
Ground11%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2129R3148increasing
TakedownsR1100R297R3105stable
ControlR1100R265R384declining

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
50%
Model correct (4/8)
3/7
Fighter wins when model favored
0/1
Fighter wins when model underdog
2/3
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-09-26
vs Montel Jackson Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos
34.6%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-11-08
vs Raoni Barcelos Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
63.2%
Model · pick ✗
→
2025-06-14
vs Cameron Smotherman Win · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
62.7%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-02-22
vs Javid Basharat Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
50.3%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-06-29
vs Vinicius Oliveira Loss · DEC
UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
54.5%
Model · pick ✗
→
2024-01-13
vs Mario Bautista Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
62.0%
Model · pick ✗
→
2023-04-29
vs Song Yadong Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
64.8%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-07-16
vs Jack Shore Win · SUB
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
60.1%
Model · pick ✓
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