Saturday, June 29, 2024T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Vinicius Oliveira defeated Ricky Simon by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2, held Saturday, June 29, 2024 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, Vinicius Oliveira won the decision.
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Ricky Simon vs Vinicius Oliveira
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Ricky SimonVinicius Oliveira
0
Knockdowns0
42 / 96
Significant strikes96 / 237
44%
Sig. strike accuracy41%
44 / 98
Total strikes96 / 237
2 / 11
Takedowns1 / 1
18%
Takedown accuracy100%
0:31
Control time0:16
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Ricky SimonVinicius Oliveira
2662%5355%
Head
1229%2021%
Body
410%2324%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
94%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Ricky Simon42 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2525/74
1111/15
44/4
Clinch
11/2
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Vinicius Oliveira96 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
5252/182
1919/23
2323/29
Clinch
00/1
11/1
0
Ground
11/1
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Ricky SimonVinicius Oliveira
R1
14
28
10-910-910-9
R2
17
28
10-910-910-9
R3
11
40
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Vinicius Oliveira
0
Knockdowns0
14 / 26
Significant strikes28 / 74
54%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
15 / 27
Total strikes28 / 74
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
0:06
Control time0:06
Round 2Judges: Vinicius Oliveira
0
Knockdowns0
17 / 39
Significant strikes28 / 77
44%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
18 / 40
Total strikes28 / 77
2 / 6
Takedowns0 / 0
0:22
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Vinicius Oliveira
0
Knockdowns0
11 / 31
Significant strikes40 / 86
35%
Sig. strike accuracy47%
11 / 31
Total strikes40 / 86
0 / 3
Takedowns1 / 1
0%
Takedown accuracy100%
0:03
Control time0:10
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
0
Ricky Simon
17
Vinicius Oliveira
●30-27 Oliveira×14●29-28 Oliveira×3
All 17 media scorecards
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30-27Oliveira
- Ben Davis30-27Oliveira
- Nolan King · MMAJunkie.com30-27Oliveira
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling30-27Oliveira
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com30-27Oliveira
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno30-27Oliveira
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com30-27Oliveira
- Dayne Fox · The MMA Draw30-27Oliveira
- CombatPress.com30-27Oliveira
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News30-27Oliveira
- Dan Levi · Best Fight Picks30-27Oliveira
- Damien Bartonek · Fox West Texas30-27Oliveira
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com30-27Oliveira
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com30-27Oliveira
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com29-28Oliveira
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Oliveira
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection29-28Oliveira
Fan Scorecards
58 fan scorecards submitted
7%
Ricky Simon
93%
Vinicius Oliveira
●30-27 Oliveira65.5%●29-28 Oliveira27.6%●29-28 Simon5.2%●30-27 Simon1.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
93%
Oliveira
R2
66%
Oliveira
R3
98%
Oliveira
Betting Odds
Ricky Simon
Open: -233Best: +600
Vinicius Oliveira
Open: +186Best: +220
Average moneyline across 14 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Ricky Simon | Vinicius Oliveira |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -240 | +200 |
| BetMGM | -250 | +200 |
| BetOnline | -240 | +205 |
| BetRivers | -265 | +205 |
| BetUS | -250 | +200 |
| Betway | +600 | -1429 |
| Bovada | -260 | +210 |
| Caesars | -270 | +220 |
| Cloudbet | +139 | -194 |
| DraftKings | -270 | +200 |
| FanDuel | -280 | +205 |
| MyBookie | -265 | +210 |
| Pinnacle | -245 | +204 |
| SXBet | -267 | +199 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Vinicius Oliveira lands 5.44 significant strikes a minute, more than 92% of UFC fighters.
- Ricky Simon lands 4.47 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 96% of UFC fighters.
- Ricky Simon spends 80% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Ricky Simon
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2021Black belt · BJJFabiano Scherner
- 2017LFA Bantamweight ChampionshipLegacy Fighting Alliance
- 2013Champion · Wiaa Openopen division
- 20087th Place · State HSWashington state high school
Vinicius Oliveira
No background on record
Camp · Sombra Team MMA · BrazilSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
70%51%
Head
16%23%
Body
14%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Ricky Simonlast 8 fights
80%9%11%
Vinicius Oliveiralast 6 fights
61%20%19%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ricky Simon· from fights outside the UFC Vinicius Oliveira· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.995.44
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ricky Simon · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersVinicius Oliveira · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.912.86
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ricky Simon · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersVinicius Oliveira · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
4.471.27
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ricky Simon · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersVinicius Oliveira · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
42%44%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ricky Simon · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersVinicius Oliveira · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
77%71%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ricky Simon · Good · better than 79% of UFC fightersVinicius Oliveira · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ricky Simon · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersVinicius Oliveira · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.99
Strikes landed / min5.44
3.91
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.86
4.47 / 10.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.27 / 2.9
42%
Takedown accuracy44%
77%
Takedown defence71%
3:23
Control time / fight1:54
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Ricky Simon19 UFC fights · 712 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
55%391/1276
13%90/134
11%80/87
Clinch
5%35/49
3%20/25
1%8/10
Ground
10%70/96
1%5/6
2%13/15
Vinicius Oliveira7 UFC fights · 448 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
39%176/551
20%90/140
25%114/147
Clinch
3%15/32
2%9/10
0%0/0
Ground
9%39/54
1%5/5
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Ricky Simon15 of 31 ended early · 48%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Vinicius Oliveira23 of 28 ended early · 82%5 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
6 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Ricky Simon2-2-1
- L
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- WUFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
Full record · 31 fightsShow less
- LUFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2 · Jun 29, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Magny · Jan 20, 2021Submission · R2 · 4:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik · Dec 7, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee · Apr 21, 2018Submission · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WVinicius ZaniLFA 36: Simon vs. Zani · Mar 23, 2018TKO · R1 · 0:59 · Bantamweight
- W
- WDonavon FrelowDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 5 · Aug 8, 2017SD · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WCharon SpainKOTC: Head Strong · May 27, 2017· R1 · 1:56 · Featherweight
- WEduardo TorresKOTC: Heavy Trauma · Feb 4, 2017Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- L
- WAlex SotoTitan FC 35 · Sep 19, 2015Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- W
- WPaul NjokuKOTC: Warrior's Spirit · Mar 21, 2015Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WCole MilaniRumble at the Roseland 80 · Jan 24, 2015TKO · R1 · 0:55 · Lightweight
- WJohn MartinezMain Event MMA 3 · Aug 16, 2014TKO · R1 · 3:41 · Featherweight
- WKendell WardMain Event MMA 2 · Apr 19, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:49 · Bantamweight
- WAlex EastmanMain Event MMA 1 · Jan 18, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:34 · Bantamweight
Vinicius Oliveira4-1
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira · Feb 7, 2026Submission · R2 · 4:46 · Bantamweight
- WUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs Imavov · Feb 1, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2 · Jun 29, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
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- W
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- W
- LAli TalebUAE Warriors 30 · Jul 2, 2022TKO · R3 · 2:30 · Bantamweight
- WSylvester ChipfumbuUAE Warriors 24 · Oct 29, 2021Submission · R1 · 3:43 · Bantamweight
- W
- WSultan Zholdoshbek uuluUAE Warriors 15 & EFC 32 · Jan 15, 2021Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WFurkatbek YokubovUAE Warriors 14 · Nov 27, 2020TKO · R1 · 2:11 · Bantamweight
- WCaionã BatistaFuture FC 10 · Dec 6, 2019Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WLéo AlvesFuture FC 6 · Jun 28, 2019TKO · R2 · 2:01 · Bantamweight
- LAdriano RamosFuture FC 1 · Jan 25, 2019TKO · R1 · 1:36 · Flyweight
- WRubem BarcaNCE 32 · Dec 8, 2018TKO · R2 · 2:30 · Bantamweight
- L
- WGuilherme Paes FerreiraCopa do Brasil de Muay Thai & MMA · Feb 18, 2018TKO · R1 · 1:14 · Bantamweight
- WLeonilson AzevedoRio Grande do Sul Regional · Dec 16, 2017TKO
- WLuiz Fernando CorrêaCircuito Team Nogueira Viamão 1 · Sep 16, 2017TKO
- WAmauri CarpesAug 5, 2017TKO · R1 · 2:40
- WTBACircuito Team Nogueira · Jun 24, 2017TKO
- WThiago EbertzJVT Championship 12 · May 20, 2017TKO · R1 · 2:39 · Bantamweight
- WUlisses BarcelosRio Grande do Sul Regional · Jan 14, 2017TKO
- WMichael TeixeiraRio Grande do Sul Regional · Nov 12, 2016TKO
- WAleczander CastilhosX-Fest MMA · Jun 11, 2016Submission
- WMichael TeixeiraBrothers Fighting 2 · Dec 19, 2015TKO · R1 · 2:00 · Bantamweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Ricky Simon vs Vinicius Oliveira?
Vinicius Oliveira defeated Ricky Simon by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2, held Saturday, June 29, 2024 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, Vinicius Oliveira won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Ricky Simon vs Vinicius Oliveira?
The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, Vinicius Oliveira won the decision.
Was Ricky Simon vs Vinicius Oliveira a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 93% of 58 fan cards scored it for Vinicius Oliveira; 100% of 17 media scores picked Vinicius Oliveira.