Simon vs Basharat

Who won Simon vs Basharat?

Ricky Simon beat Javid Basharat by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Simon vs Basharat stats

Ricky Simon stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Javid Basharat made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Ricky Simon's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Javid Basharat marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Ricky Simon's UFC record stood at 9-5-0, while Javid Basharat's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Basharat had a slight advantage in power over Simon, with a 36% knock out percentage over Simon's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Basharat had a large advantage over Simon, boasting a 43% submission rate over Simon's 20%.

Ricky Simon was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Basharat had a height advantage of 3 inches over Simon. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Simon was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Basharat, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 65 to Basharat's 30.

Simon vs Basharat form

Simon had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Vinicius Oliveira at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mario Bautista at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jack Shore at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

He had beaten Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Javid Basharat had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Aiemann Zahabi at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Victor Henry at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mateus Mendonca at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Tony Gravely at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Trevin Jones at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Javid Basharat had been fighting more than Ricky Simon.

Going to this contest, Ricky Simon had last fought 9 months and 29 days ago, while Javid Basharat's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 25 days ago.

Simon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Basharat's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Simon vs Basharat start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:15 AM UTC , which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Simon vs Basharat?

Ricky Simon was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Javid Basharat made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.