Ricky Simón (born August 31, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Coming from a tight-knit family of Mexican immigrants, his three brothers and Ricky have the same tattoo "Simón" inked across their upper back.
He graduated class of 2010 from Union High School in Camas, WA, where he also wrestled and placed seventh in the state in his sophomore year.
After his post-graduation plans to be a collegiate wrestler for Clark College did not materialize, he transitioned to mixed martial arts.
[11] In the final round, Simón mounted Dvalshvili with a guillotine choke, while Dvalishvili kicked his way to the end of the bell.
Referee, Liam Kerriga, awarded the win to Simón citing Dvalshivili was thought to have been passed out by the ref who eventually stopped the fight.
[12] Dvalishvilli's manager Matthew Culley filed a request to the commission to review the referee decision and the appeal was denied.
[18] However, it was reported on October 16, 2018, that Ramos was pulled from the bout due to a hand injury[19] and in turn, Simón was removed from the card as well.
[30] Simón was scheduled to face Brian Kelleher in a featherweight bout on September 5, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 176.
[39] However, the bout was never officially announced by the promotion and Valiev was instead scheduled to face Daniel Santos at UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs.
[40][41] As the first bout of his new four-fight contract, Simón faced Raphael Assunção on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs.
[55] Simón competed alongside John Simon in a tag-team Brazilian jiu-jitsu match against Willie Audifre and Mike Currier at Submission Underground 21 on March 28, 2021.
[57] Simón and Simon returned to defend their titles against Cris Lencioni and Owen Papworth at Submission Underground 22 on April 25, 2021, although they lost the match in EBI overtime.