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UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon
20-6 · USA
VS
Javid Basharat
Javid Basharat
14-1 · GBR
February 22, 2025 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Ricky Simon def. Javid Basharat by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:58
Simon11/211/311:16
Basharat20/360/000:01
Total
Simon11/211/311:16
Basharat20/360/000:01

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 probabilityBasharat
42.5%57.5%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
20%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 10.9 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Simon43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%22%7%
Submission7%18%5%
Decision26%60%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 11
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.7)act 1
Basharat57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%12%
Submission12%21%8%
Decision31%54%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2169)act 20
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~89 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R215%
R36%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Simon
40.3%+145
Basharat
-14558.6%
Most takedownstie 22.2%
Simon
66.6%-594
Basharat
+59411.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Simon
Expected: 38.3
38.5
Over 38.5
39.5%
+153
Under 38.5
60.5%
-153
04896
Basharat
Expected: 50.5
50.5
Over 50.5
39.7%
+152
Under 50.5
60.3%
-152
064127
Takedowns — over/under
Simon
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
53.5%
-115
Under 1.5
46.5%
+115
036
Basharat
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.2%
+281
Under 0.5
73.8%
-281
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 10.9 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
Simon42.5%31.2%+11.3+206
Basharat57.5%68.8%−11.3-256
By method
Simon by KO/TKO10.0%6.6%+3.4+1165
Simon by submission8.4%4.6%+3.8+1721
Simon by decision24.1%22.0%+2.1+281
Basharat by KO/TKO13.6%12.5%+1.1+570
Basharat by submission11.4%7.6%+3.8+996
Basharat by decision32.6%46.7%−14.1-126
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds77.5%81.5%−4.0-690
Over 2.5 rds62.7%75.2%−12.5-408
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision56.7%71.8%−15.1-328

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
61.4Striking77.6
Basharat +16.2
66.0Grappling46.7
Simon +19.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SimonBasharat
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1580
Pound-for-pound
1566
1565
Divisional
1566
1493
Striking offense
1506
1492
Striking defense
1506
1535
Grappling offense
1490
1526
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
32 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'9"
69"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.97
Strikes landed / min
5.53
43%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.97
Strikes absorbed / min
3.43
61%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.41
Takedowns / 15 min
1.38
40%
Takedown accuracy
35%
77%
Takedown defense
86%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
62%
UFC win rate
60%
-3
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
357
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ricky Simon
  • LVinicius OliveiraU-DEC R3
    Close -2608mo before
  • LMario BautistaU-DEC R3
    Close -1891y 1mo before
  • LSong YadongKO/TKO R5
    Close -1411y 10mo before
  • WJack ShoreSUB R2
    Close +1492y 7mo before
  • WRaphael AssuncaoKO/TKO R2
    Close -2933y 2mo before
Javid Basharat
  • LAiemann ZahabiU-DEC R3
    Close -9741y before
  • WMateus MendoncaU-DEC R3
    Close -3772y 1mo before
  • WTony GravelyU-DEC R3
    Close -1712y 5mo before
  • WTrevin JonesU-DEC R3
    Close -1692y 11mo before
Simon — win / loss by method
Record: 20-6-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
6 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Basharat — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0, 1 NC

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
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Simon
Basharat
13
UFC fights
5
166.6 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
65.3 min · 13.1 avg
12y 6m
Career length
10y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Simon
Basharat
234W–66L · 78.0%
Overall
56W–16L · 77.8%
132W–40L · 76.7%
Wins
46W–14L · 76.7%
102W–26L · 79.7%
Losses
10W–2L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Simon
Basharat
91W–66L · 58.0%
Overall
41W–61L · 40.2%
78W–63L · 55.3%
Wins
41W–61L · 40.2%
13W–3L · 81.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Simon
Basharat
3.62
Landed / min
6.09
38.9%
Accuracy
48.5%
62.5%
Defense
62.8%
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
64.5%
Time at distance
75.7%
Grappling & control
Simon
Basharat
4.41
Takedowns / 15 min
1.38
39.8%
Takedown accuracy
35.3%
76.7%
Takedown defense
85.7%
0.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
89.6%
Control share
66.5%
Strike target map
Simon
  • Head68%(335)div 62%
  • Body17%(85)div 21%
  • Legs15%(75)div 17%
Basharat
  • Head57%(205)div 62%
  • Body29%(105)div 21%
  • Legs14%(51)div 17%

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.

Javid Basharat
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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