Ricky Simon
USA
Fortunate to emerge with draw
Simon and Adrian Yanez fought to a majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Seattle
ANALYSIS
This is easily one of the most laughable judges decisions you will see all year. Simon was probably swept on the scorecards, and if he wasn't, it was a clear 29-28 score for Yanez. To make matters worse, Ricky would have been finished in the dying moments of Round 3 if there were just a couple more seconds on the clock. Little did we know at the time that massive late flurry from Yanez cost Simon a majority decision victory. Set to turn 34 years old in August, Ricky has been trending in the wrong direction for the better part of the past three years. He is just 2-4-1 dating back to April 2023.
This is easily one of the most laughable judges decisions you will see all year. Simon was probably swept on the scorecards, and if he wasn't, it was a clear 29-28 score for Yanez. To make matters worse, Ricky would have been finished in the dying moments of Round 3 if there were just a couple more seconds on the clock. Little did we know at the time that massive late flurry from Yanez cost Simon a majority decision victory. Set to turn 34 years old in August, Ricky has been trending in the wrong direction for the better part of the past three years. He is just 2-4-1 dating back to April 2023.
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New challenger steps in
Simon will face Adrian Yanez in a bantamweight fight during UFC Seattle on Mar. 28, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Simon is coming off a tough loss against Raoni Barcelos during their bout at UFC Fight Night. He is 2-4 across his last six bouts and will be aiming to get back on the victory column when he faces Yanez, who's last fight in December of 2024 resulted in a loss.
Simon is coming off a tough loss against Raoni Barcelos during their bout at UFC Fight Night. He is 2-4 across his last six bouts and will be aiming to get back on the victory column when he faces Yanez, who's last fight in December of 2024 resulted in a loss.
Inconsistent ways continue
Simon lost to Raoni Barcelos via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
This is the exact type of pick 'em, closely-contested fight that Simon cannot afford to lose at this stage of his career. It's not that he fought poorly -- he didn't. There was just a bit more activity from the Barcelos side, in addition to Ricky failing on all six of his takedown attempts. That's all it takes when a result could go either way. Simon sees his brief two-fight winning streak snaps and falls to 2-4 in his past half-dozen bouts dating back to April 2023.
This is the exact type of pick 'em, closely-contested fight that Simon cannot afford to lose at this stage of his career. It's not that he fought poorly -- he didn't. There was just a bit more activity from the Barcelos side, in addition to Ricky failing on all six of his takedown attempts. That's all it takes when a result could go either way. Simon sees his brief two-fight winning streak snaps and falls to 2-4 in his past half-dozen bouts dating back to April 2023.
Facing Barcelos at UFC Vegas 111
Simon will fight against Raoni Barcelos at UFC Vegas 111 on Nov. 8, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Simon is fresh off a unanimous victory at UFC Fight Night in Atlanta on June 14, defeating Cameron Smotherman to improve his professional record to 22-6. He'll face a touch challenge in Barcelos, who was truly impressive in a victory over former champ Cody Garbrandt, also at UFC Fight Night in Atlanta.
Simon is fresh off a unanimous victory at UFC Fight Night in Atlanta on June 14, defeating Cameron Smotherman to improve his professional record to 22-6. He'll face a touch challenge in Barcelos, who was truly impressive in a victory over former champ Cody Garbrandt, also at UFC Fight Night in Atlanta.
Grappling leads to easy win
Simon defeated Cameron Smotherman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Atlanta.
ANALYSIS
Simon was prepping all camp long for what would have been a much stiffer test against Charles Jourdain (undisclosed), so it's no surprise he thrived when Smotherman agreed to step in on short notice. Ricky fired off 10 takedown attempts, landing three of them. He didn't do much on the feet, but the takedowns, combined with constantly pinning Smotherman along the fence, resulted in 9:13 worth of control time. That was more than enough to take the decision. Ricky has gotten things on track of late, winning back-to-back fights on the heels of a three-fight losing streak from April 2023 to June 2024.
Simon was prepping all camp long for what would have been a much stiffer test against Charles Jourdain (undisclosed), so it's no surprise he thrived when Smotherman agreed to step in on short notice. Ricky fired off 10 takedown attempts, landing three of them. He didn't do much on the feet, but the takedowns, combined with constantly pinning Smotherman along the fence, resulted in 9:13 worth of control time. That was more than enough to take the decision. Ricky has gotten things on track of late, winning back-to-back fights on the heels of a three-fight losing streak from April 2023 to June 2024.
Facing new opponent
Simon will face off against Cameron Smotherman at UFC Atlanta on June 14, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Simon will now take on Cameron Smotherman this weekend following Charles Jourdain's (undisclosed) late withdrawal. Smotherman is coming off a loss against Serhiy Sidey just five weeks ago.
Simon will now take on Cameron Smotherman this weekend following Charles Jourdain's (undisclosed) late withdrawal. Smotherman is coming off a loss against Serhiy Sidey just five weeks ago.