Simón vs Yahya

Who won Simón vs Yahya?

Ricky Simon beat Rani Yahya by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 234, on Saturday 9th February 2019 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ricky Simon.

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).

Simón vs Yahya stats

Ricky Simon stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Rani Yahya made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws and 20 by submission.

This was Ricky Simon's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Ricky Simon's UFC record stood at 9-5-0, while Rani Yahya's came in at 13-5-1.

The stats suggested Simon had a massive power advantage over Yahya, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Yahya's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Yahya had a massive advantage over Simon, boasting a 77% submission rate over Simon's 14%.

Ricky Simon was the younger man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Simon had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Simon was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 11 years and 4 months later than Yahya, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 65 to Yahya's 80.

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