Font vs Simón

Who won Font vs Simón?

Rob Font beat Ricky Simon by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN 7, on Saturday 7th December 2019 at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C..

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rob Font.

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).

Font vs Simón stats

Rob Font stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Ricky Simon made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Rob Font's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Ricky Simon marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Rob Font's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Ricky Simon's came in at 9-5-0.

The stats suggested Font had an advantage in power over Simon, with a 44% knock out percentage over Simon's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Font had an advantage over Simon, with a 25% submission rate over Simon's 13%.

Rob Font was the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Font had a height advantage of 2 inches over Simon. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Font was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Simon, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 75 to Simon's 65.

Font vs Simón form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten 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.

Activity check

Font's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Simon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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