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Montel Jackson
United StatesMontel Jackson
“Quik”
15-4-0
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Montel Jackson vs Ricky Simon

Ricky Simon
United StatesRicky Simon
22-7-1
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Win probability

Montel Jackson 58%42% Ricky Simon

Based on both fighters' current UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Bantamweight roster (170 fighters)

Montel Jackson
Grappling Specialist
7 edges
Ricky Simon
Pressure Wrestler
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

92Power78
97Speed73
98Precision65
86Durability83
65Engine96
96Wrestling97
92Ground88

Biggest edge Montel Jackson, Accuracy +33

Attribute by attribute

Montel Jackson is on the left of every row, Ricky Simon on the right.
96Punch power93
87Kick power63
99Punch speed74
94Kick speed71
98Accuracy65
96Takedowns97
96Ground striking82
88Submissions94
81Chin91
90Body strength75
65Cardio96

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

15-4-0
Record
22-7-1
1835
Power Index rating
1780
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
33
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
69"
175 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.02
SLpM
3.03
52%
Str. Acc.
42%
1.40
SApM
3.90
60%
Str. Def.
61%

Grappling Profile

2.71
TD Avg.
4.49
63%
TD Acc.
41%
67%
TD Def.
76%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Montel Jackson · 3-2
  • L
    Raoni Barcelos
    UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal · Apr 25, 2026
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Deiveson Figueiredo
    UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs Gamrot · Oct 11, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Daniel Marcos
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Da'Mon Blackshear
    UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs Cortez · Jul 13, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 0:18 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Rani Yahya
    UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes · Apr 22, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 3:42 · Bantamweight
Ricky Simon · 2-2-1
  • D
    Adrian Yanez
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer · Mar 28, 2026
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Raoni Barcelos
    UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown · Nov 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Cameron Smotherman
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Javid Basharat
    UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs Song · Feb 22, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:58 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Vinicius Oliveira
    UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2 · Jun 29, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Common Opponents

Montel Jackson
Ricky Simon

Head-to-Head History

L
Unanimous Decision
R3 · 5:00
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2
W

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 18 fights
33.4
Avg sig. strikes
38.8
2.00
Avg takedowns
3.83
3:22
Avg control time
3:41
75
Career high strikes
67
11
Career high TDs
14

Strike Distribution

Montel Jackson
Strike target
Ricky Simon
72%
Head
71%
19%
Body
16%
9%
Leg
13%
Montel Jackson
Strike position
Ricky Simon
57%
Distance
79%
23%
Clinch
9%
19%
Ground
12%