Assuncao vs Simon

Who won Assuncao vs Simon?

Ricky Simon beat Raphael Assuncao by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th December 2021.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Assuncao vs Simon stats

Raphael Assuncao stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Ricky Simon made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Ricky Simon marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Raphael Assuncao's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Ricky Simon's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Simon had an advantage in power over Assuncao, with a 28% knock out percentage over Assuncao's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Assuncao had an advantage over Simon, with a 37% submission rate over Simon's 17%.

Raphael Assuncao was the older man by 11 years, at 42 years old.

Simon had a height advantage of 1 inch over Assuncao. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Assuncao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 9 years and 11 months earlier than Simon, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 88 to Simon's 64.

Assuncao vs Simon form

Simon had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mario Bautista at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jack Shore at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

He had defeated Brian Kelleher at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Assuncao's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Simon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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