Yan vs Simon

When is Yan vs Simon?

Petr Yan could potentially square off against Ricky Simon, in Early 2026.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Yan vs Simon stats

Petr Yan would step into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ricky Simon would make his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggest Yan would have a slight advantage in power over Simon, with a 39% knock out percentage over Simon's 32%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Simon would have an advantage over Yan, with a 18% submission rate over Yan's 6%.

Petr Yan is the same age as Ricky Simon, at 32 years old.

Yan has a height advantage of 1 inch over Simon. Despite this, Simon has a 3-inch reach advantage.

Yan's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Simon's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 9 months earlier than Simon, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 9 more professional rounds, 77 to Simon's 68.

Yan vs Simon form

Petr Yan has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on 23rd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Galaxy Arena, Macau, China.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yadong Song at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Sean O’Malley at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been defeated by Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Simon has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Cameron Smotherman at UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley on 14th June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Javid Basharat at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song on 22nd February 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ricky Simon has been fighting more than Petr Yan.

Petr Yan last fought 7 months and 4 days ago, while Ricky Simon's last outing was 13 days ago.

Yan's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Simon's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Yan vs Simon?

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