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UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
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Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon
20-5 · USA
June 29, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Vinicius Oliveira def. Ricky Simon by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Oliveira28/740/000:06
Simon14/260/200:06
R2
Oliveira28/770/000:00
Simon17/392/600:22
R3
Oliveira40/861/100:10
Simon11/310/300:03
Total
Oliveira96/2371/100:16
Simon42/962/1100:31

Scorecards

Oliveira vs Simon

RdEric ColónJunichiro KamijoTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-99-1010-99.7-9.3
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2729-2830-2729.6-27.4

Media (17 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 17 Oliveira · 0 Simon

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

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
OliveiraWin probabilitySimon
48.7%51.3%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
25%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.1 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 Oliveira, blue toward Simon. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Oliveira49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%52%
Submission10%22%
Decision13%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 96
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 1
Simon51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%
Submission15%29%
Decision25%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1344)act 42
Takedowns1.9 (0.05.0)act 2
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R218%
R39%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Oliveira
52.3%-113
Simon
+11346.3%
Most takedownstie 18.8%
Oliveira
8.5%+852
Simon
-85272.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Oliveira
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
39.7%
+152
Under 35.5
60.3%
-152
04589
Simon
Expected: 32.2
32
Over 32
39.3%
+150
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.2%
-150
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Oliveira
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.1%
+332
Under 0.5
76.9%
-332
035
Simon
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
39.2%
+107
Exactly 2
18.9%
push
Under 2
41.9%
-107
036

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 9.1 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
Oliveira48.7%30.9%+17.8+210
Simon51.3%69.1%−17.8-260

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
67.5Striking62.5
Oliveira +5.0
39.9Grappling69.1
Simon +29.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
OliveiraSimon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1597
1556
Divisional
1582
1507
Striking offense
1496
1504
Striking defense
1493
1499
Grappling offense
1539
1498
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
69"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.56
Strikes landed / min
2.99
47%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.06
Strikes absorbed / min
3.73
48%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.04
Takedowns / 15 min
4.65
50%
Takedown accuracy
42%
25%
Takedown defense
79%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vinicius Oliveira
  • WBenardo SopajKO/TKO R3
    Close -1334mo before
Ricky Simon
  • LMario BautistaU-DEC R3
    Close -1896mo before
  • LSong YadongKO/TKO R5
    Close -1411y 2mo before
  • WJack ShoreSUB R2
    Close +1491y 11mo before
  • WRaphael AssuncaoKO/TKO R2
    Close -2932y 6mo before
  • WBrian KelleherU-DEC R3
    Close -2513y 4mo before
Oliveira — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

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
16 wins, 3 losses
W
80% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
19win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
15 (79%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
2 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (11%)Decision(0%) 0
Simon — win / loss by method
Record: 20-5-0

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
40% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
6 (50%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Oliveira
Simon
1
UFC fights
12
14.7 min · 14.7 avg
Octagon time
151.6 min · 12.6 avg
10y 7m
Career length
12y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Oliveira
Simon
11W–2L · 84.6%
Overall
214W–63L · 77.3%
11W–2L · 84.6%
Wins
132W–40L · 76.7%
0W–0L
Losses
82W–23L · 78.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Oliveira
Simon
132W–65L · 67.0%
Overall
91W–66L · 58.0%
106W–60L · 63.9%
Wins
78W–63L · 55.3%
26W–5L · 83.9%
Losses
13W–3L · 81.3%
Distance striking
Oliveira
Simon
6.18
Landed / min
3.73
43.8%
Accuracy
38.4%
61.8%
Defense
62.9%
1.02
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.40
54.0%
Time at distance
61.6%
Grappling & control
Oliveira
Simon
2.04
Takedowns / 15 min
4.65
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
42.0%
25.0%
Takedown defense
78.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.40
26.6%
Control share
89.9%
Strike target map
Oliveira
  • Head58%(39)div 62%
  • Body16%(11)div 21%
  • Legs25%(17)div 17%
Simon
  • Head68%(309)div 62%
  • Body16%(73)div 21%
  • Legs16%(71)div 17%

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

Vinicius Oliveira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ricky Simon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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