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Ricky Simon

Bantamweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #54; v1.1 (shadow) #65

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 43-67: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,590, deviation 110: measured from 18 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 34 (born 1992-08-31) · Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) · Reach 69 in (175 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 36 days since last bout (2026-09-26) · Last five 2-3 · Streak L2

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,590 is the division's 28th highest of 86 board fighters; the ledger stands at -3.2 (+0.8 from quality wins, less 2.0 for blowout losses, less 2.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 3 quality wins in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; form penalty 0.15 for a 2-3 last five. Score -0.13 = +0.16 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.14 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.15 (form penalty); score order put him at #54.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.1370% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.16resume rating 1,590, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.14quality ledger -3.2: +0.8 QW +0.0 proof -2.0 blowout -2.0 weak
Form penalty0.15last five 2-3
Quality wins, 15 years30 over top-10 opponents, 3 over top-15
Placementscore order #54v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#65score -0.37; score order #64; placement rules -> #65

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-09-26UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. BarcelosMontel JacksonunrankedLKO/TKO2 (2:39)31%
2026-03-28UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. PyferAdrian YanezunrankedDmajority decision3 (5:00)44%
2025-11-08UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. BrownRaoni BarcelosunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)44%
2025-06-14UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. BuckleyCameron SmothermanunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)59%
2025-02-22UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. SongJavid BasharatunrankedWKO/TKO1 (3:58)40%
2024-06-29UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2Vinicius OliveiraunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)62%
2024-01-13UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2Mario BautistaunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)53%
2023-04-29UFC Fight Night: Song vs. SimonSong Yadong#8LKO/TKO5 (1:10)50%
2022-07-16UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. RodriguezJack Shore#14Wsubmission2 (3:28)49%
2021-12-18UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. DaukausRaphael Assuncao#12WKO/TKO2 (2:14)48%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 86 board fighters at Bantamweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute2.97(26th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strike accuracy42%(20th percentile at Bantamweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.34(60th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of wins by finish50%(59th percentile at Bantamweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.01(57th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strike defence60%(79th percentile at Bantamweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.47(84th percentile at Bantamweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career895(91st percentile at Bantamweight)
KO/TKO losses3 (last 2026-09-26, 36 days ago)(98th percentile at Bantamweight)
Submission losses0(66th percentile at Bantamweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.086(84th percentile at Bantamweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes3.83(86th percentile at Bantamweight)
Takedown defence79%(73rd percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of cage time in control29%(80th percentile at Bantamweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground20%(55th percentile at Bantamweight)
Stylewrestler (10.1 takedown attempts per 15 min; 29% control)
Career stage
Age34.2(72nd percentile at Bantamweight)
Age at UFC debut25.6(30th percentile at Bantamweight)
Years since UFC debut8.5(86th percentile at Bantamweight)
UFC bouts18(95th percentile at Bantamweight)
Cage time, minutes223(91st percentile at Bantamweight)
Bouts per year, last three years2.3(91st percentile at Bantamweight)
Days since last bout36(29th percentile at Bantamweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C20406020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #13, Bantamweight2023-10-13: #13, Bantamweight2023-10-20: #13, Bantamweight2023-11-03: #14, Bantamweight2023-11-10: #14, Bantamweight2023-11-17: #14, Bantamweight2023-12-01: #14, Bantamweight2023-12-08: #13, Bantamweight2023-12-15: #13, Bantamweight2024-01-12: #14, Bantamweight2024-01-19: #18, Bantamweight2024-02-02: #18, Bantamweight2024-02-09: #17, Bantamweight2024-02-16: #16, Bantamweight2024-02-23: #17, Bantamweight2024-03-01: #17, Bantamweight2024-03-08: #17, Bantamweight2024-03-15: #18, Bantamweight2024-03-22: #18, Bantamweight2024-03-29: #18, Bantamweight2024-04-05: #18, Bantamweight2024-04-12: #19, Bantamweight2024-04-26: #18, Bantamweight2024-05-03: #18, Bantamweight2024-05-10: #18, Bantamweight2024-05-17: #18, Bantamweight2024-05-31: #18, Bantamweight2024-06-07: #18, Bantamweight2024-06-14: #18, Bantamweight2024-06-21: #18, Bantamweight2024-06-28: #18, Bantamweight2024-07-12: #44, Bantamweight2024-07-19: #41, Bantamweight2024-07-26: #42, Bantamweight2024-08-02: #41, Bantamweight2024-08-09: #41, Bantamweight2024-08-16: #41, Bantamweight2024-08-23: #41, Bantamweight2024-09-06: #41, Bantamweight2024-09-13: #41, Bantamweight2024-09-27: #41, Bantamweight2024-10-04: #41, Bantamweight2024-10-11: #41, Bantamweight2024-10-18: #42, Bantamweight2024-10-25: #43, Bantamweight2024-11-01: #41, Bantamweight2024-11-08: #41, Bantamweight2024-11-15: #43, Bantamweight2024-11-22: #43, Bantamweight2024-12-06: #45, Bantamweight2024-12-13: #44, Bantamweight2025-01-10: #42, Bantamweight2025-01-17: #42, Bantamweight2025-01-31: #45, Bantamweight2025-02-07: #44, Bantamweight2025-02-14: #45, Bantamweight2025-02-21: #46, Bantamweight2025-02-28: #39, Bantamweight2025-03-07: #39, Bantamweight2025-03-14: #39, Bantamweight2025-03-21: #40, Bantamweight2025-03-28: #40, Bantamweight2025-04-04: #41, Bantamweight2025-04-11: #42, Bantamweight2025-04-25: #42, Bantamweight2025-05-02: #42, Bantamweight2025-05-09: #41, Bantamweight2025-05-16: #41, Bantamweight2025-05-30: #41, Bantamweight2025-06-06: #41, Bantamweight2025-06-13: #41, Bantamweight2025-06-20: #39, Bantamweight2025-06-27: #39, Bantamweight2025-07-11: #40, Bantamweight2025-07-18: #41, Bantamweight2025-07-25: #41, Bantamweight2025-08-01: #41, Bantamweight2025-08-08: #40, Bantamweight2025-08-15: #41, Bantamweight2025-08-22: #41, Bantamweight2025-09-05: #39, Bantamweight2025-09-12: #39, Bantamweight2025-09-26: #40, Bantamweight2025-10-03: #40, Bantamweight2025-10-10: #40, Bantamweight2025-10-17: #40, Bantamweight2025-10-24: #40, Bantamweight2025-10-31: #40, Bantamweight2025-11-07: #39, Bantamweight2025-11-14: #48, Bantamweight2025-11-21: #48, Bantamweight2025-12-05: #46, Bantamweight2025-12-12: #44, Bantamweight2026-01-23: #44, Bantamweight2026-01-30: #44, Bantamweight2026-02-06: #45, Bantamweight2026-02-20: #44, Bantamweight2026-02-27: #44, Bantamweight2026-03-06: #44, Bantamweight2026-03-13: #43, Bantamweight2026-03-20: #43, Bantamweight2026-03-27: #41, Bantamweight2026-04-03: #41, Bantamweight2026-04-10: #43, Bantamweight2026-04-17: #43, Bantamweight2026-04-24: #43, Bantamweight2026-05-01: #39, Bantamweight2026-05-08: #39, Bantamweight2026-05-15: #38, Bantamweight2026-05-29: #37, Bantamweight2026-06-05: #38, Bantamweight2026-06-13: #38, Bantamweight2026-06-19: #37, Bantamweight2026-06-26: #37, Bantamweight2026-07-10: #37, Bantamweight2026-07-17: #37, Bantamweight2026-07-24: #37, Bantamweight2026-07-31: #38, Bantamweight2026-08-07: #38, Bantamweight2026-08-14: #38, Bantamweight2026-08-21: #38, Bantamweight2026-08-28: #38, Bantamweight2026-09-04: #40, Bantamweight2026-09-11: #40, Bantamweight2026-09-18: #40, Bantamweight2026-09-25: #40, Bantamweight2026-09-26: #53, Bantamweight2026-10-03: #52, Bantamweight2026-10-10: #53, Bantamweight2026-10-17: #55, Bantamweight2026-10-24: #56, Bantamweight2026-10-31: #54, Bantamweight#54

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,4501,5001,5501,6001,6501,7001,750202020212022202320242025Apr 2018Oct 20262018-04-21: 1,504 (W vs Merab Dvalishvili)2018-08-04: 1,509 (W vs Montel Jackson)2019-02-09: 1,600 (W vs Rani Yahya)2019-07-13: 1,500 (L vs Urijah Faber)2019-12-07: 1,515 (L vs Rob Font)2020-05-13: 1,564 (W vs Ray Borg)2021-01-20: 1,601 (W vs Gaetano Pirrello)2021-02-13: 1,630 (W vs Brian Kelleher)2021-12-18: 1,678 (W vs Raphael Assuncao)2022-07-16: 1,718 (W vs Jack Shore)2023-04-29: 1,681 (L vs Song Yadong)2024-01-13: 1,626 (L vs Mario Bautista)2024-06-29: 1,563 (L vs Vinicius Oliveira)2025-02-22: 1,580 (W vs Javid Basharat)2025-06-14: 1,594 (W vs Cameron Smotherman)2025-11-08: 1,580 (L vs Raoni Barcelos)2026-03-28: 1,568 (D vs Adrian Yanez)2026-09-26: 1,547 (L vs Montel Jackson)1,547

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances run about 59 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 34 points behind their rating, and his own recent results put him a further 25 points behind.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-34what fighters aged 34.2 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-25his recency-weighted mean and trend over 17 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -7 points a year
Combined-59the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingbehind ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.025262728293031323334352018-04-21 (age 25.6): W vs Merab Dvalishvili, residual +0.542018-08-04 (age 25.9): W vs Montel Jackson, residual +0.082019-02-09 (age 26.4): W vs Rani Yahya, residual +0.502019-07-13 (age 26.9): L vs Urijah Faber, residual -0.422019-12-07 (age 27.3): L vs Rob Font, residual -0.052020-05-13 (age 27.7): W vs Ray Borg, residual +0.192021-01-20 (age 28.4): W vs Gaetano Pirrello, residual +0.382021-02-13 (age 28.5): W vs Brian Kelleher, residual +0.372021-12-18 (age 29.3): W vs Raphael Assuncao, residual +0.532022-07-16 (age 29.9): W vs Jack Shore, residual +0.432023-04-29 (age 30.7): L vs Song Yadong, residual -0.492024-01-13 (age 31.4): L vs Mario Bautista, residual -0.472024-06-29 (age 31.8): L vs Vinicius Oliveira, residual -0.482025-02-22 (age 32.5): W vs Javid Basharat, residual +0.432025-06-14 (age 32.8): W vs Cameron Smotherman, residual +0.092025-11-08 (age 33.2): L vs Raoni Barcelos, residual -0.132026-09-26 (age 34.1): L vs Montel Jackson, residual -0.36-0.09

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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