Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon is ranked 43rd of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,88243rd of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.12Fame ahead of skill
▲ +0.07 in 23 days - Career phase
- DecliningCareer-best FLR 1,948, 16 Jul 2022
- Record
- 22–8–1Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | Lost to Montel JacksonUFC Fight Night 289 - Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · KO (Punches), R2 | −20 | +0.07 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Draw vs Adrian YanezUFC Fight Night 271 - Adesanya vs. Pyfer · Draw (Majority), R3 | +2 | — |
| 8 Nov 2025 | Lost to Raoni BarcelosUFC Fight Night 264 - Bonfim vs. Brown · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −9 | — |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Won vs Cameron SmothermanUFC on ESPN 69 - Usman vs. Buckley · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +11 | — |
| 22 Feb 2025 | Won vs Javid BasharatUFC Fight Night 252 - Cejudo vs. Song · KO (Punch), R1 | +22 | — |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Lost to Vinicius OliveiraUFC 303 - Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −21 | — |
| 13 Jan 2024 | Lost to Mario BautistaUFC Fight Night 234 - Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −24 | — |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Lost to Yadong SongUFC on ESPN 45 - Song vs. Simon · TKO (Punches), R5 | −27 | — |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Won vs Jack ShoreUFC on ABC 3 - Ortega vs. Rodriguez · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R2 | +28 | — |
| 18 Dec 2021 | Won vs Raphael AssuncaoUFC Fight Night 199 - Lewis vs. Daukaus · KO (Punches), R2 | +27 | — |
| 13 Feb 2021 | Won vs Brian KelleherUFC 258 - Usman vs. Burns · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +23 | — |
| 20 Jan 2021 | Won vs Gaetano PirrelloUFC on ESPN 20 - Chiesa vs. Magny · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R2 | +13 | — |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
FLI is what the fight did to their fame against their skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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