Simon vs Oliveira

When is Simon vs Oliveira?

Ricky Simon will face Vinicius Oliveira during the prelims of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Simon vs Oliveira stats

Ricky Simon steps into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Vinicius Oliveira will make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Ricky Simon's UFC record currently stands at 8-4-0, while Vinicius Oliveira's comes in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggest Oliveira has a massive power advantage over Simon, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Simon's 30%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Simon will have a slight advantage over Oliveira, with a 20% submission rate over Oliveira's 10%.

Ricky Simon is the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Oliveira has a height advantage of 3 inches over Simon. Despite this, both fighters have a equal reach.

Simon is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 26 more professional rounds, 61 to Oliveira's 35.

Simon vs Oliveira form

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

In his last fight, he 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 have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Oliveira's last 2 fights have come over a period of 7 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Simon vs Oliveira?

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