Montel Jackson vs. Ricky Simon
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Montel Jackson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Ricky Simon
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.18 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Montel Jackson
Distance 70.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 16.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.6% (norm 6.5%)
Ricky Simon
Distance 88.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Montel Jackson
Head 82.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)
Ricky Simon
Head 84.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jackson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Simon L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 250 / 544 | 46.0% | 39.0% | 522 / 1383 | 37.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 97 / 127 | 76.4% | 68.7% | 55 / 71 | 77.5% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 66 / 97 | 68.0% | 70.2% | 74 / 101 | 73.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 297 / 633 | 46.9% | 34.9% | 456 / 1310 | 34.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 78 / 91 | 85.7% | 66.8% | 106 / 146 | 72.6% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 38 / 44 | 86.4% | 79.4% | 89 / 99 | 89.9% | 79.4% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Jackson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Simon L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 159 / 435 | 36.6% | 39.3% | 788 / 2058 | 38.3% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 38 | 78.9% | 70.4% | 41 / 67 | 61.2% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 35 / 55 | 63.6% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 58 / 282 | 20.6% | 34.9% | 580 / 1807 | 32.1% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 61 / 104 | 58.7% | 66.0% | 180 / 239 | 75.3% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 77 / 96 | 80.2% | 79.1% | 104 / 134 | 77.6% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Simon has more cage time on record.