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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Vinicius Oliveira won · U-DEC R3
Elo1500
Ricky Simon
Elo1538

Ricky SimonvsVinicius OliveiraUFC Prediction Result

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · Saturday, June 29, 2024Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Vinicius Oliveira won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupRicky Simon: WrestlervsVinicius Oliveira: Elusive striker

The wrestler must close distance through high-output striking. The elusive striker thrives in space.

Model Prediction: Vinicius Oliveira wins(72.2%)

Actual result: Vinicius Oliveira wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Stance matchup historically favors Vinicius Oliveira (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Ricky Simon
Red Corner
VS
Vinicius Oliveira
Blue Corner
Vegas Odds
1500
Elo
1538
33
Age
30
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'6"
Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Ricky Simon
oldest →
L
vs Mario Bautista · Jan 24
W
KOvs Javid Basharat · Feb 25
W
vs Cameron Smotherman · Jun 25
L
vs Raoni Barcelos · Nov 25
D
vs Adrian Yanez · Mar 26
latest
Vinicius Oliveira
oldest →
W
KOvs Benardo Sopaj · Mar 24
W
vs Said Nurmagomedov · Feb 25
W
vs Kyler Phillips · Jul 25
L
SUBvs Mario Bautista · Feb 26
W
KOvs Andre Fili · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Ricky SimonMetricVinicius Oliveira
3.03
Strikes / min
4.73
3.90
Strikes absorbed / min
2.70
61%
Strike defense
57%
4.49
TDs / 15 min
1.45
76%
Takedown defense
70%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.87Δ 2.90 — meaningful gap+2.03

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1565 vs 1516Strikes3.0 vs 5.9Takedowns5.2 vs 1.4Sub Atts0.30 vs 0.00Form-0.5 vs 1.0
Ricky SimonVinicius Oliveira

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801498151515331550← oldermost recent →
Ricky Simon(10 fights)Vinicius Oliveira(6 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -38.1|Blue +38.1
Recent Form
Red -1.5|Blue +1.5
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red +49.0|Blue -49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Ricky SimonTargetVinicius Oliveira

By target zone

26
34% acc · 62%
Head
53
29% acc · 55%
12
75% acc · 29%
Body
20
83% acc · 21%
4
100% acc · 10%
Leg
23
79% acc · 24%

By position

40
43% acc · 95%
Distance
94
40% acc · 98%
2
67% acc · 5%
Clinch
1
50% acc · 1%
0
Ground
1
100% acc · 1%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Ricky Simon rounds
0
even
3
Vinicius Oliveira rounds
Round 1Vinicius Oliveira edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:06
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:06Control
Round 2Vinicius Oliveira edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns2
Control0:22
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Vinicius Oliveira edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:03
40Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:10Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
42 / 96
Sig Strikes
96 / 237
43.7%
Sig Str %
39.7%
44 / 98
Total Strikes
96 / 237
2 / 11
TDs
1 / 1
11%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:31
Ctrl Time
0:16

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Vinicius Oliveira28 / 7428 / 740 / 00
1Ricky Simon14 / 2615 / 270 / 20
2Vinicius Oliveira28 / 7728 / 770 / 00
2Ricky Simon17 / 3918 / 402 / 60
3Vinicius Oliveira40 / 8640 / 861 / 10
3Ricky Simon11 / 3111 / 310 / 30

Ricky Simon

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights17

Vinicius Oliveira

StanceSwitch
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights7