Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon is ranked 43rd of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,88143rd of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.13Fame ahead of skill
▲ +0.10 in 30 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: 2,000 careers simulated from today, fight by fight; the dashed line is the middle one.
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 | +14 | — |
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.
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