Fight Matrix Program – UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon (04-29-2023)

Bantamweight (135)
[#12] Ricky Simon (21-3-0, -133) vs. [#13] Yadong Song (19-8-1, +107)

Last 3 Fights: Ricky Simon (3-0-0)
2022-07-16: W vs. [#43FW] Jack Shore (17-1-0) via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) in 3:28 of round 2
2021-12-18: W vs. [*] Raphael Assuncao (28-10-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:14 of round 2
2021-02-13: W vs. [#101BW] Brian Kelleher (24-14-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Yadong Song (2-1-0)
2022-09-17: L vs. [#3BW] Cory Sandhagen (16-4-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 4
2022-03-12: W vs. [#95FW] Marlon Moraes (23-12-1) via KO (Punches) in 2:06 of round 1
2021-11-13: W vs. [#73BW] Julio Arce (18-6-0) via TKO (Head Kick and Punches) in 1:35 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ricky Simon 287, Yadong Song 224
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#30] Michal Oleksiejczuk (20-5-0, +240) vs. [#44] Caio Borralho (13-1-0, -315)

Last 3 Fights: Michal Oleksiejczuk (2-1-0)
2022-12-17: W vs. [#113MW] Cody Brundage (8-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:16 of round 1
2022-08-06: W vs. [#85MW] Sam Alvey (33-18-1) via TKO (Punches) in 1:56 of round 1
2022-03-05: L vs. [#25LHW] Dustin Jacoby (18-7-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Caio Borralho (3-0-0)
2022-10-22: W vs. [#76MW] Makhmud Muradov (25-8-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2022-07-09: W vs. [#84MW] Armen Petrosyan (8-2-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2022-04-16: W vs. [#375WW] Gadzhi Omargadzhiev (13-2-0) via TUD (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Michal Oleksiejczuk 133, Caio Borralho 189
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#87] Rodolfo Vieira (8-2-0, -280) vs. [#113] Cody Brundage (8-3-0, +222)

Last 3 Fights: Rodolfo Vieira (1-2-0)
2022-06-25: L vs. [#23MW] Chris Curtis (30-10-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2021-07-17: W vs. [#120MW] Dustin Stoltzfus (14-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:54 of round 3
2021-02-13: L vs. [#49MW] Anthony Hernandez (10-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:53 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Cody Brundage (2-1-0)
2022-12-17: L vs. [#30MW] Michal Oleksiejczuk (20-5-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:16 of round 1
2022-07-09: W vs. [#171MW] Tresean Gore (4-2-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:50 of round 1
2022-03-12: W vs. [#162MW] Dalcha Lungiambula (11-6-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:41 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Rodolfo Vieira 308, Cody Brundage 133
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#24] Marcos Rogerio de Lima (20-8-1, -148) vs. [#47] Waldo Cortes-Acosta (9-0-0, +122)

Last 3 Fights: Marcos Rogerio de Lima (2-1-0)
2022-10-29: W vs. [#46HW+] Andrei Arlovski (34-21-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 1:50 of round 1
2022-05-07: L vs. [#18HW+] Blagoy Ivanov (19-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2021-11-13: W vs. [*] Ben Rothwell (39-14-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:32 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Waldo Cortes-Acosta (3-0-0)
2022-11-19: W vs. [#71HW+] Chase Sherman (16-11-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2022-10-29: W vs. [#95HW+] Jared Vanderaa (13-10-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
2022-08-02: W vs. [#256HW+] Danilo Suzart (10-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:40 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Marcos Rogerio de Lima 182, Waldo Cortes-Acosta 161
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Welterweight (170)
[#144] Josh Quinlan (6-0-0, +122) vs. [#157] Ange Loosa (9-3-0, -150)

Last 3 Fights: Josh Quinlan (2-0-0, 1 NC)
2022-08-13: W vs. [#249MW] Jason Witt (19-10-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:09 of round 1
2021-09-07: NC vs. [#865WW] Logan Urban (6-2-0)
2021-03-26: W vs. [#1984WW] Dallas Jennings (4-4-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:36 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Ange Loosa (2-1-0)
2022-08-20: W vs. [#181WW] A.J. Fletcher (10-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
2022-04-16: L vs. [#154WW] Mounir Lazzez (11-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2022-04-02: W vs. [#194WW] John Howard (29-19-1) via UD ()

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Josh Quinlan 259, Ange Loosa 252
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#65] Martin Buday (11-1-0, -112) vs. [#76] Jake Collier (13-8-0, -111)

Last 3 Fights: Martin Buday (3-0-0)
2022-08-13: W vs. [#123HW+] Lukasz Brzeski (9-3-1) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
2022-04-16: W vs. [#55HW+] Chris Barnett (23-8-0) via TUD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2021-10-12: W vs. [*] Lorenzo Hood (12-5-0) via TKO (Knee) in 4:56 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Jake Collier (1-2-0)
2022-09-10: L vs. [#55HW+] Chris Barnett (23-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:24 of round 2
2022-04-30: L vs. [#46HW+] Andrei Arlovski (34-21-0) via SD (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
2022-01-15: W vs. [#71HW+] Chase Sherman (16-11-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 2:26 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Martin Buday 259, Jake Collier 231
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Martin Buday leads 1-0
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Featherweight (145)
[#59] Julian Erosa (28-10-0, -187) vs. [*] Fernando Padilla (14-4-0, +152)

Last 3 Fights: Julian Erosa (2-1-0)
2022-12-17: L vs. [#21FW] Alex Caceres (20-13-0) via TKO (Head Kick and Punches) in 3:04 of round 1
2022-09-10: W vs. [#62FW] Hakeem Dawodu (13-3-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2022-02-05: W vs. [#152FW] Steven Peterson (19-11-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Fernando Padilla (2-1-0)
2021-05-16: W vs. [#501FW] Cameron Graves (10-8-0) via TKO (Elbow) in 1:19 of round 2
2021-02-12: W vs. [#137FW] Nate Richardson (10-4-0) via SD ()
2019-03-09: L vs. [#48LW] Spike Carlyle (14-4-0) via UD ()

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Julian Erosa 133, Fernando Padilla 713
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#246] Natan Levy (8-1-0, -283) vs. [#767] Pete Rodriguez (5-1-0, +221)

Last 3 Fights: Natan Levy (2-1-0)
2022-12-03: W vs. [#559LW] Genaro Valdez (10-2-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
2022-04-30: W vs. [#370LW] Mike Breeden (10-5-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
2021-11-20: L vs. [#36LW] Rafa Garcia (16-3-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Pete Rodriguez (2-1-0)
2022-10-15: W vs. [#1802WW] Mike Jackson (1-2-0) via KO (Punches and Knee) in 1:33 of round 1
2022-01-22: L vs. [#21WW] Jack Della Maddalena (14-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:59 of round 1
2021-06-11: W vs. [NA] Roberto Uriel Pixley Nava (2-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:21 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Natan Levy 147, Pete Rodriguez 196
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Flyweight (125)
[#37] Charles Johnson (13-4-0, -188) vs. [#50] Cody Durden (14-4-1, +151)

Last 3 Fights: Charles Johnson (2-1-0)
2023-02-25: L vs. [#115BW] Ode Osbourne (12-5-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2023-01-14: W vs. [#97FLY] Jimmy Flick (16-6-0) via TKO (Elbows and Punches) in 4:33 of round 1
2022-11-19: W vs. [#54FLY] Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-8-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Cody Durden (2-1-0)
2022-10-29: W vs. [#145FLY] Carlos Mota (8-2-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2022-06-25: W vs. [#268FLY] J.P. Buys (9-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:08 of round 1
2022-03-19: L vs. [#17FLY] Muhammad Mokaev (10-0-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:58 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Charles Johnson 63, Cody Durden 182
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Charles Johnson leads 2-1
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Women Bantamweight (135)
[#15] Stephanie Egger (8-3-0, -317) vs. [*] Irina Alekseeva (4-1-0, +238)

Last 3 Fights: Stephanie Egger (2-1-0)
2022-09-03: W vs. [#30FW] Ailin Perez (7-2-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 4:54 of round 2
2022-08-06: L vs. [#8BW] Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1) via Submission (Armbar) in 1:17 of round 1
2022-02-19: W vs. [#39BW] Jessica-Rose Clark (11-8-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:44 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Irina Alekseeva (2-1-0)
2021-10-23: W vs. [#113SW] Stephanie Ielo Page (7-5-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
2019-12-22: L vs. [*] Liliya Kazak (11-7-2) via UD ()
2019-05-04: W vs. [NA] Zlata Sheftor (5-6-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:55 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Stephanie Egger 238, Irina Alekseeva 553
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (135)
[#101] Brian Kelleher (24-14-0, -193) vs. [#245] Journey Newson (11-4-0, +156)

Last 3 Fights: Brian Kelleher (1-2-0)
2022-06-25: L vs. [#39BW] Mario Bautista (12-2-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 2:27 of round 1
2022-03-05: L vs. [#14BW] Umar Nurmagomedov (16-0-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 3:15 of round 1
2022-01-15: W vs. [#274LW] Kevin Croom (24-15-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Journey Newson (1-2-0)
2022-12-17: L vs. [#52BW] Sergey Morozov (20-5-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2022-05-07: W vs. [#554BW] Fernando Garcia (10-3-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2020-09-19: L vs. [#625BW] Randy Costa (6-4-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 0:41 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Brian Kelleher 308, Journey Newson 133
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Women Bantamweight (135)
[*] Jamey-Lyn Horth (5-0-0, -110) vs. [#34] Hailey Cowan (7-2-0, -114)

Last 3 Fights: Jamey-Lyn Horth (3-0-0)
2021-12-10: W vs. [#36BW] Mayra Cantuaria Rodrigues (10-5-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:50 of round 3
2020-02-08: W vs. [NA] Jade Masson-Wong (3-2-0) via KO (Kick to the Body) in 2:31 of round 3
2019-05-24: W vs. [#35FLY] Corinne Laframboise (8-4-0) via SUB in 2:57 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Hailey Cowan (2-1-0)
2022-08-16: W vs. [#43BW] Claudia Leite (8-3-0) via SD ()
2022-01-12: W vs. [*] Monica Franco (2-1-0) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 3:17 of round 2
2020-09-11: L vs. [*] Kelly Clayton (2-2-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:46 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jamey-Lyn Horth 505, Hailey Cowan 256
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Notes about the Fight Card
– Highest-rated fighter always listed first.
– A ‘*’ ranking suggests a fighter is inactive.
– An ‘NA’ ranking suggests the fighter is too low for a ranking or we do not have division info for them.
– The Elo Modified rating info includes any considered fight-specific advantages, such as home advantage.
– The Elo/Glicko/WHR Win% is approximate and includes the favorites probability share of a draw occurring.
 



Fight Card Statistics

Highest Pre-Bout Raw Rating: Ricky Simon
Highest Stored DD Rating: Ricky Simon
Highest Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: Ricky Simon vs. Yadong Song
Highest Stored Fight DD Rating: Ricky Simon vs. Yadong Song
Event Matchmaking Competitiveness Rating (of 5*): Great [****]
Total Event MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Very Low [*½]
Run Date: 2023-4-23