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Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon
15-3 · USA
VS
Ray Borg
Ray Borg
13-4 · USA
May 13, 2020 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Ricky Simon def. Ray Borg by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Simon26/464/502:38
Borg10/160/100:14
R2
Simon25/591/301:23
Borg14/310/100:00
R3
Simon16/392/301:22
Borg23/440/000:16
Total
Simon67/1447/1105:23
Borg47/910/200:30

Scorecards

Simon vs Borg

RdDave TirelliDerek ClearySal D'AmatoCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---9.9-9.1
R3---9.3-9.6
Total28-2929-2829-2829.2-27.7

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 16 Simon · 0 Borg

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Simon-Borg.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SimonWin probabilityBorg
48.9%51.1%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
29%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Simon, blue toward Borg. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Simon49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%24%
Submission11%23%
Decision26%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 67
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 7
Borg51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%11%
Submission18%36%
Decision27%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1638)act 47
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R29%
R39%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Simon
54.8%-126
Borg
+12643.4%
Most takedownstie 26.0%
Simon
36.7%+102
Borg
-10237.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Simon
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
42.3%
+136
Under 33.5
57.7%
-136
04284
Borg
Expected: 29.5
29.5
Over 29.5
42.5%
+136
Under 29.5
57.5%
-136
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Simon
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.4%
+114
Exactly 1
22.2%
push
Under 1
41.4%
-114
035
Borg
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.2%
+110
Exactly 1
24.2%
push
Under 1
39.6%
-110
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.5 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Simon48.9%61.2%−12.3-170
Borg51.1%38.8%+12.3+150

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
59.9Striking63.0
Borg +3.2
65.0Grappling72.6
Borg +7.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SimonBorg
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1555
Pound-for-pound
1576
1554
Divisional
1524
1493
Striking offense
1442
1493
Striking defense
1532
1531
Grappling offense
1532
1514
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
27 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'4"
69"
Reach
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.90
Strikes landed / min
1.36
39%
Strike accuracy
52%
4.13
Strikes absorbed / min
1.68
64%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.69
Takedowns / 15 min
4.26
40%
Takedown accuracy
51%
74%
Takedown defense
50%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
64%
-2
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
158
Days since last fight
88
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ricky Simon
  • LRob FontU-DEC R3
    Close +1255mo before
  • LUrijah FaberKO/TKO R1
    Close -35510mo before
  • WRani YahyaU-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 3mo before
  • WMontel JacksonU-DEC R3
    Close +1051y 9mo before
  • WMerab DvalishviliSUB R3
    Close -1102y 1mo before
Ray Borg
  • WRogerio BontorinU-DEC R3
    missedClose -1503mo before
  • WGabriel SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -18510mo before
  • LCasey KenneyU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 1mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonSUB R5
    Close +6502y 7mo before
  • WJussier FormigaU-DEC R3
    Close -1303y 2mo before
Simon — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
6 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Borg — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
46% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(25%) 1
5 (71%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Simon
Borg
5
UFC fights
11
60.8 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
158.5 min · 14.4 avg
12y 6m
Career length
14y 0m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Simon
Borg
89W–26L · 77.4%
Overall
135W–23L · 85.4%
39W–12L · 76.5%
Wins
83W–15L · 84.7%
50W–14L · 78.1%
Losses
52W–8L · 86.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Simon
Borg
91W–66L · 58.0%
Overall
33W–10L · 76.7%
78W–63L · 55.3%
Wins
33W–10L · 76.7%
13W–3L · 81.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Simon
Borg
3.48
Landed / min
1.73
33.3%
Accuracy
24.2%
66.9%
Defense
65.3%
0.49
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
63.3%
Time at distance
15.7%
Grappling & control
Simon
Borg
4.69
Takedowns / 15 min
4.26
39.6%
Takedown accuracy
51.1%
73.5%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.25
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.14
80.3%
Control share
62.0%
Strike target map
Simon
  • Head68%(119)div 63%
  • Body20%(35)div 21%
  • Legs13%(22)div 16%
Borg
  • Head72%(155)div 63%
  • Body25%(53)div 21%
  • Legs4%(8)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Ricky Simon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Ray Borg
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.