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Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon
12-1 · USA
VS
April 21, 2018 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Ricky Simon def. Merab Dvalishvili by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Simon9/340/300:06
Dvalishvili25/795/1211:27
R2
Simon20/441/200:33
Dvalishvili21/730/500:46
R3
Simon5/251/202:06
Dvalishvili15/581/500:30
Total
Simon34/1032/702:45
Dvalishvili61/2106/2212:43

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 probabilityDvalishvili
12.8%87.2%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
21%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 10.7 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 Dvalishvili. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Simon13%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%38%
Submission2%18%
Decision6%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1739)act 34
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 2
Dvalishvili87%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%33%
Submission19%22%
Decision39%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 61
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.5)act 6
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R224%
R314%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Simon
27.9%+255
Dvalishvili
-25570.9%
Most takedownstie 25.4%
Simon
25.4%+194
Dvalishvili
-19449.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Simon
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
42.0%
+138
Under 30.5
58.0%
-138
03876
Dvalishvili
Expected: 49.6
49.5
Over 49.5
42.6%
+135
Under 49.5
57.4%
-135
062124
Takedowns — over/under
Simon
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
47.7%
+110
Under 0.5
52.3%
-110
035
Dvalishvili
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
44.5%
+124
Under 1.5
55.5%
-124
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 10.7 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
Simon12.8%50.0%−37.2-110
Dvalishvili87.2%50.0%+37.2-110

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SimonDvalishvili
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1496
1538
Divisional
1496
1482
Striking offense
1483
1500
Striking defense
1502
1561
Grappling offense
1559
1558
Grappling defense
1548
Physical
25 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.13
Strike accuracy
40%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.87
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
11.00
Takedown accuracy
48%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ricky Simon
No prior UFC fights.
Merab Dvalishvili
  • LFrankie SaenzS-DEC R3
    Close -1904mo before
Simon — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
6 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Dvalishvili — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
57% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Simon
Dvalishvili
0
UFC fights
1
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
12y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Simon
Dvalishvili
Overall
10W–5L · 66.7%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
10W–5L · 66.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Simon
Dvalishvili
91W–66L · 58.0%
Overall
36W–11L · 76.6%
78W–63L · 55.3%
Wins
31W–10L · 75.6%
13W–3L · 81.3%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Simon
Dvalishvili
Landed / min
5.31
Accuracy
28.6%
Defense
62.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
30.1%
Grappling & control
Simon
Dvalishvili
Takedowns / 15 min
11.00
Takedown accuracy
47.8%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
96.1%
Strike target map
Simon
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Dvalishvili
  • Head72%(34)div 63%
  • Body21%(10)div 21%
  • Legs6%(3)div 16%

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

Ricky Simon

No UFC fights on record.

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

Merab Dvalishvili
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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