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Montel Jackson vs Ricky Simon

Result, odds and stats · Bantamweight · Prelims

Sat, Sep 26, 2026Odds at the close
Montel Jackson def. Ricky Simon · KO/TKO, round 2 (2:39)
Red corner · Favourite
Montel
Jackson
Bantamweight
Record
15-4
UFC
9-4
Age
34
Height
5'10"
Reach
75"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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JacksonSimon
Closing line
67%33%
CageOracle model
71%29%
The model was 4 points higher on Montel Jackson than the market.
Opened −250 / +208, closed −233 / +192. The line had barely moved from the open.
Blue corner · Underdog
Ricky
Simon
Bantamweight
Record
22-7
UFC
10-6
Age
34
Height
5'6"
Reach
69"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight details

Date
Sat, Sep 26, 2026
Part of the card
Prelims
Venue
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada
Weight class
Bantamweight
Referee
Jason Herzog
Weigh-in
Montel Jackson 136 lb, Ricky Simon 135.5 lb
How it ended
Punch, Head

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

13
14
Round 1
16
17
Round 2
■ Montel Jackson ■ Ricky Simon

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Raoni Barcelos
Montel Jackson
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Apr 2026 · landed 0.9 more significant strikes a minute
Ricky Simon
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Nov 2025 · Barcelos landed 1.0 more a minute
Rani Yahya
Montel Jackson
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Apr 2023 · landed 0.5 more significant strikes a minute
Ricky Simon
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Feb 2019 · landed 0.5 more significant strikes a minute
Brian Kelleher
Montel Jackson
Won · submission, round 1
Dec 2018 · landed 2.4 more significant strikes a minute
Ricky Simon
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Feb 2021 · landed 1.7 more significant strikes a minute

Their other meetings

Ricky Simon won by decision, 3 roundsAug 4, 2018

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