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Fight Card
UFC Fight Night Nevada
Sep 26, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Corner A
Montel Jackson
#22 9-4-0
Elo 1562
VS
Corner B
Ricky Simon
#28 10-6-1
Elo 1539

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Corner A Montel Jackson 50.0%
Corner B Ricky Simon 50.0%

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Notable

Jackson

Has never been finished — all 4 losses went to the scorecards.

Jackson

Reach advantage of ~6".

Tale of the tape

9-4-0 UFC record 10-6-1
KO 3 · Sub 1 Finishes KO 2 · Sub 3
-2 Streak +0
34 Age 33
5'10" 178 cm Height 5'6" 168 cm
75" 191 cm Reach 69" 175 cm
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
1601 Global Elo 1584
1562 Elo rating 1539
Montel Jackson — Notable ▼
At a glance
Ricky Simon — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • 50% of wins by KO or submission
  • 88% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2018

Montel Jackson — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 413 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
72% Head
  • Head 72%
  • Body 19%
  • Leg 9%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
61% Distance
  • Distance 61%
  • Clinch 23%
  • Ground 16%

Ricky Simon — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 651 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
70% Head
  • Head 70%
  • Body 16%
  • Leg 14%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
80% Distance
  • Distance 80%
  • Clinch 8%
  • Ground 11%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

2.90
3.02
div avg 4.32
54%
42%
div avg 50%
1.37
4.01
div avg 3.34
59%
60%
div avg 58%
2.63
3.83
div avg 1.78
61%
37%
div avg 37%
67%
78%
div avg 70%
0.32
0.28
div avg 0.40
5
4
div avg 3

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

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Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Montel Jackson
44% finish rate
KO 3 · Sub 1
can finish?
Ricky Simon
finished 33%
2 of 6 losses
Ricky Simon
50% finish rate
KO 2 · Sub 3
can finish?
Montel Jackson
finished 0%
never finished

Strength of schedule in UFC

Montel Jackson has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1610 vs 1559, 2 quality wins to 3.

Montel Jackson red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1610
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+)
2
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win
Rani Yahya
Elo 1630 at fight time
Expected wins
6.7
+2.3 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 13 fights
1530
1632
Notable wins
Rani Yahya 1630 Daniel Marcos 1618
Ricky Simon blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1559
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
3
of 10 UFC wins
Toughest win
Jack Shore
Elo 1629 at fight time
Expected wins
8.5
+1.5 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 17 fights
1471
1595
Notable wins
Jack Shore 1629 Rani Yahya 1625 Raphael Assuncao 1613

Common opponents

3 shared opponents · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.

  • L
    Raoni Barcelos
    L
    Decision - Split
    Decision - Unanimous
    Apr 25, 2026
    Nov 8, 2025
  • W
    Rani Yahya
    W
    KO/TKO · R1
    Decision - Unanimous
    Apr 22, 2023
    Feb 9, 2019
  • W
    Brian Kelleher
    W
    Submission · R1
    Decision - Unanimous
    Dec 29, 2018
    Feb 13, 2021
Corner A recent form
Montel Jackson
Corner B recent form
Ricky Simon
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Montel Jackson & Ricky Simon on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.