RankingsHeavyweightUpdated

Simon Biyong

“Hemle”

Simon Biyong is ranked 133rd of 231 heavyweights by the First Light Rating.

FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
1,680133rd of 231 · Heavyweight
FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
−0.36Skill ahead of fame
Career phase
PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,691, 16 May 2026
Record
12–6Pro

Fame against skill.

9001,1001,3001,5001,7001,9002,100 Skill (FLR) → Fame ↑ Simon Biyong
Source: First Light Observatory.

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.

1,2001,3001,4001,5001,6001,7001,800 SkillUnprovenDevelopingPrimeDeclining Skill 2018 (26)2020 (28)2022 (30)2024 (32)2026 (34)2028 (36)
Source: First Light Observatory.

Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: 2,000 careers simulated from today, fight by fight; the dashed line is the middle one.

Recent fights.

DateFightFLRFLI
31 Oct 2026 Lost to Lazar TodevOktagon MMA - Oktagon 96: Gogoladze vs. Ayari · Decision (Split) −10 +0.03Lost, but drew a lot of attention
16 May 2026 Won vs Yevhenii OrlovOktagon MMA - Oktagon 88: Holzer vs. Taha · TKO (Punches), R1 +43 —
18 Oct 2025 Lost to Kasim ArasOktagon MMA - Oktagon 78: Eckerlin vs. Truscek · Decision (Unanimous), R3 −25 —
22 Mar 2025 Won vs Miguel FirminoCFS 17 - Cage Fight Series 17 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 +21 —
22 Nov 2024 Won vs Renan Martins GoncalvesCFS 16 - Cage Fight Series 16 · TKO (Elbows), R2 +23 —
21 Jun 2024 Lost to Dovletdzhan YagshimuradovProfessional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season · Decision (Unanimous), R3 −8 —
12 Apr 2024 Lost to Antonio Carlos Jr.Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 −18 —
12 May 2023 Lost to Jose AugustoBellator 296 - Mousasi vs. Edwards · Decision (Unanimous), R3 −27 —
29 Oct 2022 Won vs Dragos ZubcoBellator 287 - Piccolotti vs. Barnaoui · TKO (Punches), R2 +20 —
13 May 2022 Won vs Luke TrainerBellator 281 - MVP vs. Storley · Decision (Unanimous), R3 +51 —
25 Jun 2021 Lost to Christian EdwardsBellator 261 - Johnson vs. Moldavsky · Decision (Unanimous), R3 −26 —
31 Dec 2019 Won vs Vitaly ShemetovRizin FF - Rizin 20 · TKO (Submission to Punches), R2 +65 —

FLR is what the fight did to their First Light Rating: the true measure of skill.
FLI is what the fight did to their First Light Index: the rating of fame against skill.
How it is measured.

Data Credit: First Light Observatory.

How these numbers are made.
First Light may hold interests in athletes covered by the Index.