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UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Los Angeles, USA
4 Aug 2018
Bantamweight
VS
48%
Simon
52%
Jackson
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
Ricky
Ricky Simon
227
5'6"69" reachOrthodox34 yrsWell-Rounded
CFR 49
Montel
Montel Jackson
"Quik"
154
Well-Rounded2-fight slide34 yrsSouthpaw75" reach5'10"
CFR 52
★ Official Result
Ricky SimonwinsDecisionR3 · 5:00
def. Montel Jackson · UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Jackson
Jackson by TKO in round two — Simon shoots, gets stuffed, and pays for the secon
Actual result
Simon wins
Decision · R3
Pre-fight analysis

Both men have lost to Raoni Barcelos, who is headlining this card — and both need to make sure that isn't the last thing anyone remembers about them.

There is a symmetry to this booking that the matchmakers presumably enjoyed. Raoni Barcelos beat Ricky Simon on the cards in November, then beat Montel Jackson on the cards in April, and now headlines the card these two are fighting on. Both men are here to prove that the same result twice was a coincidence rather than a level. Jackson is the more physically imposing version of a bantamweight. He…

Simon intel

Jackson (15-4) has lost two straight — to Raoni Barcelos in April and Deiveson Figueiredo in October — after beating Daniel Marcos, rated 61.0, in May 2025. His eighteen-second knockout of Da'Mon Blackshear in July 2024 remains the single most violent thing on either man's recent record.

Jackson intel

Simon (22-7-1) has lost four of his last six, including to Barcelos in November. He beat Javid Basharat by first-round TKO in February 2025. His 48.0 chin rating is the lowest number carried by anyone in this bout and traces back to the fifth-round stoppage by Song Yadong in April 2023.

Key angles

Both men lost to Raoni Barcelos, who headlines this card

A 44-point chin-rating gap: 92.0 against 48.0

Jackson's 15.2cm reach edge from a southpaw stance

Simon's clean sweep of the grappling categories, 3.00 submission against 1.11

Two 34-year-olds, both on losing runs, both out of room

Risk flags

Jackson has now lost two in a row and his 48.0 momentum score says the decline is real, not noise

If Simon lands the first takedown clean, the reach advantage stops being relevant for a round at a time

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout
SimonJackson
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
Strike Accuracy
Simon
Jackson
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
5'6"
Height
+5'10"
69"
Reach
+75"
34
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Simon
Jackson
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
48.8
52.4
48.0
Performance Avg
51.6
38
Quality of Victory
40
56
Momentum Score
48
Simon
Jackson
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
3.3
/ 10
4.7
/ 10
5.4
Style: Pressure
5.2
5.3
Style: Volume
5.8
2 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
3 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
1
Head
14
1
Body
7
1
Leg
1
RangeRange
1Distance10
2Clinch11
0Ground1
Simon
Jackson
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
3.6
/ 10
2.2
/ 10
2.5
Wrestling Style (/10)
1.6
3.0
Submission Style (/10)
1.1
3
Submission wins
1
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Simon
Jackson
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
48
92
KO risk
Verdict
Never stopped
2
KO/TKO Losses
0
0
Sub Losses
0
Avg R3.0 stoppage
KO round context
7 fights ago
Last KO loss
Strikes absorbed / min
18/29 fights
Chin rating based on
14/19 fights
Simon
Jackson
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
56
48
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
Upcoming
Upcoming
L · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R3
W · KO · R1
Last 5
Upcoming
L · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R3
W · KO · R1
Simon
Jackson
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
50%
44%
2
KO / TKO Wins
3
3
Submission Wins
1
5
Decision Wins
5

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Simon
Jackson
Striking3.3 / 4.7Volume5.3 / 5.8Grappling3.6 / 2.2Wrestling2.5 / 1.6Submission3.0 / 1.1Pressure5.4 / 5.2
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
3.3
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
4.7
3.6
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
2.2
2.5
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
1.6
3.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
1.1
5.4
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
5.2
5.3
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
5.8
Simon
Strike Zones
Jackson
Simon
Attacking
1HEAD1BODY1LEGS3 landed
Absorbing
14HEAD7BODY1LEGS22 absorbed
Jackson
Attacking
14HEAD7BODY1LEGS22 landed
Absorbing
1HEAD1BODY1LEGS3 absorbed
Targeting Overlap
🎯Simon targets the head (33% of attacks) — Jackson absorbs 33% of strikes there
🎯Jackson targets the head (64% of attacks) — Simon absorbs 64% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Simon
RND
Jackson
0/0R00/0

Simon · Last 5

Upcoming
Montel Jackson
UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · 2026-09
Upcoming
Adrian Yanez
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · 2026-03
L · Dec · R3
Raoni Barcelos
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · 2025-11
W · Dec · R3
Cameron Smotherman
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · 2025-06
W · KO · R1
Javid Basharat
KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · 2025-02

Jackson · Last 5

Upcoming
Ricky Simon
UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · 2026-09
L · Dec · R3
Raoni Barcelos
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · 2026-04
L · Dec · R3
Deiveson Figueiredo
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot · 2025-10
W · Dec · R3
Daniel Marcos
Decision
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · 2025-05
W · KO · R1
Da'Mon Blackshear
KO/TKO
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