Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 258: Usman vs Burns
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon
22-7-1
RESULT

Ricky Simon def. Brian Kelleher (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Brian Kelleher
Brian Kelleher
“Boom”
24-16-0
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Ricky Simon defeated Brian Kelleher by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 258: Usman vs Burns, held Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Ricky Simon
Brian Kelleher
0
Knockdowns
0
45 of 98
Significant strikes
19 of 73
46%
Sig. strike accuracy
26%
72 of 136
Total strikes
25 of 83
6 of 9
Takedowns
0 of 0
67%
Takedown accuracy
—
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
8:14
Control time
0:12
Significant strikes by target
25 of 73
Head
7 of 56
3 of 4
Body
4 of 8
17 of 21
Leg
8 of 9
29 of 74
Distance
18 of 72
6 of 9
Clinch
1 of 1
10 of 15
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 28
Sig. str.
4 of 23
13 of 38
Total str.
5 of 24
3 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:16
Ctrl
0:03
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
22 of 49
Sig. str.
12 of 34
32 of 60
Total str.
17 of 40
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:27
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
14 of 21
Sig. str.
3 of 16
27 of 38
Total str.
3 of 19
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
3:31
Ctrl
0:09
Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-7-1
Record
24-16-0
0
Win Streak
0
33
Age
39
5'6"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
66"
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.03
SLpM
3.31
42%
Str. Acc.
41%
3.90
SApM
4.59
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

4.49
TD Avg.
1.68
41%
TD Acc.
41%
76%
TD Def.
60%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Ricky Simon · 2-2-1
  • D
    Adrian Yanez
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    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Raoni Barcelos
    UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs BrownSat, Nov 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Cameron Smotherman
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Javid Basharat
    UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs SongSat, Feb 22, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:58 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Vinicius Oliveira
    UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2Sat, Jun 29, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Brian Kelleher · 1-4
  • L
    Cody Gibson
    UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs JandirobaSat, Jul 20, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 3:58 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Cody Garbrandt
    UFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 3:42 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Mario Bautista
    UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs GamrotSat, Jun 25, 2022
    Submission · R1 · 2:27 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Umar Nurmagomedov
    UFC 272: Covington vs MasvidalSat, Mar 5, 2022
    Submission · R1 · 3:15 · Featherweight
  • W
    Kevin Croom
    UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs ChikadzeSat, Jan 15, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 17 fights
38.3
Avg sig. strikes
26.0
3.24
Avg takedowns
0.88
3:41
Avg control time
2:01
67
Career high strikes
94
7
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Ricky Simon
Strike target
Brian Kelleher
70%
Head
65%
16%
Body
15%
14%
Leg
20%
Ricky Simon
Strike position
Brian Kelleher
80%
Distance
78%
8%
Clinch
7%
11%
Ground
15%