Simón vs Kelleher

Who won Simón vs Kelleher?

Ricky Simon beat Brian Kelleher by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 258, on Saturday 13th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ricky Simon.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Simón vs Kelleher stats

Ricky Simon stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Brian Kelleher made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Ricky Simon's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Brian Kelleher marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Ricky Simon's UFC record stood at 8-5-0, while Brian Kelleher's came in at 8-9-0.

The stats suggested Kelleher had a slight advantage in power over Simon, with a 36% knock out percentage over Simon's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kelleher had a large advantage over Simon, boasting a 45% submission rate over Simon's 18%.

Ricky Simon was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Simon had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Simon was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 10 months later than Kelleher, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 64 to Kelleher's 77.

Simón vs Kelleher form

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

In his last fight leading up to 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

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.

Kelleher's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

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