Mario Bautista vs Ricky Simon — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Mario Bautista vs Ricky Simon

Bantamweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

Saturday, January 13, 2024 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Mario Bautista def. Ricky Simon

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithSal D'amato · 27-30Chris Lee · 27-30Derek Cleary · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Mario BautistaRound 3Ricky Simon

56 / 127Sig. strikes15 / 44

44%Accuracy34%

62 / 133Total strikes15 / 44

0Knockdowns0

0 / 2Takedowns1 / 6

0Sub. attempts0

0:14Control1:01

11.2Pace / min3.0

19%Control share81%

Mario Bautista

Targethead 77% · body 23% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 96% · clinch 4% · ground 0%

Ricky Simon

Targethead 93% · body 0% · leg 7%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeMario Bautista landed 56 significant strikes to 15.Striking edgeMario Bautista struck at 44% accuracy to 34%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace upMario Bautista's significant-strike pace moved +47% from R2 to R3, 11.2 against 7.6 per minute.
Target shiftMario Bautista's head share of landed strikes moved +14 pts, to 77% head with 23% body and 0% leg.
Pace downRicky Simon's significant-strike pace moved -29% from R2 to R3, 3.0 against 4.2 per minute.
Target shiftRicky Simon's head share of landed strikes moved +27 pts, to 93% head with 0% body and 7% leg.
Grappling pressureRicky Simon attempted 3 more takedowns than in R2, 6 against 3.
Defensive driftRicky Simon absorbed significant strikes +47% faster than in R2, 11.2 against 7.6 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Mario Bautista

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Ricky Simon

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

112Mario Bautista sig. strikes

45Ricky Simon sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+133%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Ricky Simon)