Simon vs Jourdain

When is Simon vs Jourdain?

Ricky Simon is set to face the challenge of Charles Jourdain during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th June 2025 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Simon vs Jourdain stats

Ricky Simon steps into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Charles Jourdain will make his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This will be Ricky Simon's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Charles Jourdain will mark his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Ricky Simon's UFC record currently stands at 9-5-0, while Charles Jourdain's comes in at 7-7-1.

The stats suggest Jourdain has an advantage in power over Simon, with a 50% knock out percentage over Simon's 33%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Jourdain will have an advantage over Simon, with a 38% submission rate over Simon's 19%.

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

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

Simon is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Jourdain, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 2 more professional rounds, 65 to Jourdain's 63.

Simon vs Jourdain form

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

In his last fight, he 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.

Charles Jourdain has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Victor Henry at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on 2nd November 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jean Silva at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sean Woodson at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, he was victorious against Ricardo Ramos at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Kron Gracie at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Charles Jourdain has been fighting more than Ricky Simon.

Ricky Simon last fought 2 months and 16 days ago, while Charles Jourdain's last outing was 6 months and 6 days ago.

Simon's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Jourdain's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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