Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon
22-7-1
RESULT

Mario Bautista def. Ricky Simon (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Mario Bautista
Mario Bautista
17-3-0
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Mario Bautista defeated Ricky Simon by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2, held Saturday, January 13, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Ricky Simon
Mario Bautista
0
Knockdowns
0
45 of 108
Significant strikes
112 of 270
42%
Sig. strike accuracy
41%
52 of 115
Total strikes
118 of 276
2 of 13
Takedowns
0 of 3
15%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:00
Control time
0:14
Significant strikes by target
33 of 95
Head
76 of 219
4 of 4
Body
31 of 42
8 of 9
Leg
5 of 9
44 of 106
Distance
110 of 266
1 of 2
Clinch
2 of 3
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 16
Sig. str.
18 of 53
13 of 20
Total str.
18 of 53
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:31
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
21 of 48
Sig. str.
38 of 90
24 of 51
Total str.
38 of 90
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:28
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
15 of 44
Sig. str.
56 of 127
15 of 44
Total str.
62 of 133
1 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:01
Ctrl
0:14
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-7-1
Record
17-3-0
0
Win Streak
1
33
Age
32
5'6"
Height
5'9"
69"
Reach
69"
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Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.03
SLpM
5.30
42%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.90
SApM
3.98
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

4.49
TD Avg.
1.91
41%
TD Acc.
38%
76%
TD Def.
55%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Ricky Simon · 2-2-1
  • D
    Adrian Yanez
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs PyferSat, Mar 28, 2026
    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
Mario Bautista · 4-1
  • W
    Vinicius Oliveira
    UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs OliveiraSat, Feb 7, 2026
    Submission · R2 · 4:46 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Umar Nurmagomedov
    UFC 321: Aspinall vs GaneSat, Oct 25, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Patchy Mix
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2Sat, Jun 7, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Jose Aldo
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Ricky Simon
    UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2Sat, Jan 13, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 14 fights
38.3
Avg sig. strikes
53.6
3.24
Avg takedowns
1.29
3:41
Avg control time
2:20
67
Career high strikes
173
7
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Ricky Simon
Strike target
Mario Bautista
70%
Head
61%
16%
Body
27%
14%
Leg
12%
Ricky Simon
Strike position
Mario Bautista
80%
Distance
82%
8%
Clinch
13%
11%
Ground
6%