Result
UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
· Sat 13 Jan 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Mario Bautista vs Ricky Simón
W
Mario Bautista
13-2 · +150
1,792Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
29-28 · 30-27 · 30-27
Bantamweight
Ricky Simón
20-4 · -175
1,874Elo
Our model
Market said
The scorecards
Every score reads Mario Bautista first; a round is coloured for whoever won it| Judge | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Cleary | 9-10 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 29-28 |
| Sal D'Amato | 10-9 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 30-27 |
| Chris Lee | 10-9 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 30-27 |
Media
19 of 19 media members scored it for Mario Bautista; the most common card was 29-28 to Mario Bautista
Fans
95% of fans had Mario Bautista winning, from 32 votes; the most picked score was 29-28 to Mario Bautista (62%)
Elo counted this as 77% of a win for Mario Bautista — from these scorecards.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litMario BautistaRicky Simón
1,792
Elo
1,874
1,244
KO rating
1,316
1,453
Sub rating
1,398
1,283
Dec rating
1,388
Wins by
3
KO/TKO
6
6
Submission
4
4
Decision
10
Losses by
1
KO/TKO
2
1
Submission
1
0
Decision
1
The crowd
27%
Picked by
73%
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedMario BautistaRicky Simón
+150opened +190
Moneyline
-175opened -225
Method
+500Win by KO+550
+800Win by sub+500
+350Win by dec+140
+375Win inside+250
How long it went
Over 1.5-357
Under 1.5+238
Over 2.5-200
Under 2.5+160
Decision-170
Inside+140
What the model makes of it
At the prices above Every bet →- Over 2.5 rounds2.5 rounds 68% v 64% 1.7% -200 won
- Ricky Simónmoneyline 64% v 62% 0.4% -175 lost
- Goes the distancethe distance 63% v 61% -0.1% -170 won
- Ricky Simón by Decisionmethod: decision 41% v 34% -0.7% +140 lost
- Ricky Simón by KO/TKOmethod: KO 13% v 12% -2.4% +550 lost
- Mario Bautista by Decisionmethod: decision 20% v 18% -2.7% +350 won
- Mario Bautista by Submissionmethod: sub 8% v 9% -3.4% +800 lost
- Mario Bautista inside the distanceinside the distance 16% v 19% -4.7% +375 lost
- Ricky Simón inside the distanceinside the distance 23% v 25% -5.4% +250 lost
- Ricky Simón by Submissionmethod: sub 10% v 13% -6.4% +500 lost
- Mario Bautista by KO/TKOmethod: KO 9% v 13% -8.0% +500 lost
Common opponents
Everyone both have fought, before this bout, most recent firstMario BautistaRicky Simón
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Mario Bautista
13-2 going in · 22 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 2026-07-11 | W |
Cory Sandhagen
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.0 | 2,064+26 | 2,139 | +118 | Bantamweight | UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2026-02-07 | W |
 Vinicius Oliveira
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R29:46 | 32.6 | 1,987+77 | 1,945 | -140 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 266: Bautista vs. Oliveira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2025-10-25 | L |
 Umar Nurmagomedov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.3 | 2,013-26 | 2,131 | +500 | Bantamweight | UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2025-06-07 | W |
Patchy Mix
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.9 | 1,887+126 | 2,068 | +155 | Bantamweight | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2024-10-05 | W |
José Aldo
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 31.3 | 1,860+27 | 2,089 | -145 | Bantamweight | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2024-01-13 | W |
Ricky Simón
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.5 | 1,792+68 | 1,874 | +150 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2023-08-19 | W |
Da'Mon Blackshear
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.1 | 1,819-27 | 1,774 | -206 | Bantamweight | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2023-03-11 | W |
 Guido Cannetti
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:18 | 29.7 | 1,793+26 | 1,487 | -950 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 221: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2022-11-05 | W |
Benito Lopez
|
SubArmbar | R14:54 | 29.3 | 1,775+18 | 1,402 | -410 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 214: Rodriguez vs. Lemos Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2022-06-25 | W |
Brian Kelleher
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:27 | 29.0 | 1,686+88 | 1,689 | -175 | Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN 38: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2022-02-19 | W |
Jay Perrin
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.6 | 1,605+81 | 1,580 | -342 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 201: Walker vs. Hill Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2021-03-06 | L |
 Trevin Jones
|
KO/TKOLead Uppercut to Ground & Pound | R25:47 | 27.7 | 1,664-59 | 1,781 | -235 | Bantamweight | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2020-02-08 | W |
Miles Johns
|
KO/TKOFlying Knee to Ground & Pound | R26:41 | 26.6 | 1,561+106 | 1,634 | +109 | Bantamweight | UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2019-07-20 | W |
 Jin Soo Son
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.1 | 1,481+80 | 1,596 | +163 | Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2019-01-19 | L |
Cory Sandhagen
|
SubArmbar | R13:31 | 25.6 | 1,514-33 | 1,767 | +372 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2018-10-13 | W |
Juan Pablo González
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.3 | 1,500+15 | 1,302 | -- | Bantamweight | Combate 26: Mexico vs. USA Combate Americas |
| 12 | 2018-06-29 | W |
A.J. Robb
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R28:30 | 25.0 | 1,411+89 | 1,417 | -- | Bantamweight | LFA 44: Frincu vs. Aguilera Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 11 | 2018-01-19 | W |
Raphael Montini
|
KO/TKODoctor Stoppage | R210:00 | 24.6 | 1,362+49 | 1,196 | -- | Bantamweight | LFA 31: Moffett vs. Le Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 10 | 2017-09-28 | W |
DeMarcus Brown
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R14:46 | 24.2 | 1,346+16 | 952 | -- | Featherweight | Smash Global 6: MMA Black Tie Fight Gala Smash Global |
| 9 | 2017-08-03 | W |
Devon Chavez
|
SubD'arce Choke | R25:59 | 24.1 | 1,303+43 | 1,107 | -- | Bantamweight | Tachi Palace Fights 32 Tachi Palace Fights |
| 8 | 2017-05-20 | W |
Jesse Orta
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:28 | 23.9 | 1,243+60 | 1,129 | -- | Bantamweight | Iron Boy MMA 6 Iron Boy Promotions |
| 7 | 2014-08-02 | W |
Jon Arambula
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R11:13 | 21.1 | 1,228+39 | 1,079 | -- | -- | Duel for Domination 9 Duel For Domination MMA am |
| 6 | 2013-12-07 | W |
Oscar Word
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R10:52 | 20.4 | 1,178+50 | 1,093 | -- | -- | Gladiator Challenge: Holiday Beatings Gladiator Challenge am |
| 5 | 2013-07-20 | W |
Edward Schmehl
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 20.1 | 1,152+26 | 1,048 | -- | Bantamweight | Ultimate Reno Combat 42 Ultimate Reno Combat am |
| 4 | 2013-03-09 | W |
Roy Winder
|
KO/TKOPunch | R11:00 | 19.7 | 1,090+63 | 1,074 | -- | Bantamweight | Gladiator Challenge: Beatings Begin Gladiator Challenge am |
| 3 | 2012-12-14 | L |
Josh San Diego
|
Sub | --2:01 | 19.5 | 1,154-64 | 1,161 | -- | -- | Ultimate Reno Combat Ultimate Reno Combat am |
| 2 | 2012-11-09 | W | Nico Arcidiacono | KO/TKO | -- | 19.4 | 1,095+59 | 1,058 | -- | -- | Nevada Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am |
| 1 | 2012-08-31 | W |
Marc Talledo
|
DecisionDecision | R39:00 | 19.2 | 1,056+39 | 1,056 | -- | -- | Ultimate Reno Combat 36 Ultimate Reno Combat am |
Ricky Simón
20-4 going in · 32 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2026-03-28 | D |
Adrian Yanez
|
DecisionMajority | R315:00 | 33.6 | 1,804-66 | 1,694 | -175 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 271: Adesanya vs. Pyfer Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 37 | 2025-11-08 | L |
Raoni Barcelos
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.2 | 1,817-13 | 1,882 | -170 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 264: Bonfim vs. Brown Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 36 | 2025-06-14 | W |
Cameron Smotherman
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.8 | 1,835-18 | 1,549 | -400 | Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN 69: Usman vs. Buckley Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 35 | 2025-02-22 | W |
 Javid Basharat
|
KO/TKOStraight Right | R13:58 | 32.5 | 1,737+98 | 1,779 | +184 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 252: Cejudo vs. Song Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2024-06-29 | L |
Vinicius Oliveira
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.8 | 1,806-69 | 1,795 | -237 | Bantamweight | UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2024-01-13 | L |
Mario Bautista
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.4 | 1,874-68 | 1,792 | -175 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2023-04-29 | L |
 Yadong Song
|
KO/TKOPunches | R521:10 | 30.7 | 1,996-122 | 1,851 | -121 | Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN 45: Song vs. Simon Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2022-07-16 | W |
 Jack Shore
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R28:28 | 29.9 | 1,927+69 | 1,851 | +132 | Bantamweight | UFC on ABC 3: Ortega vs. Rodriguez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2021-12-18 | W |
Raphael Assunção
|
KO/TKORight Hook & Uppercut | R27:14 | 29.3 | 1,879+48 | 1,711 | -277 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 199: Lewis vs. Daukaus Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2021-02-13 | W |
Brian Kelleher
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.5 | 1,801+78 | 1,763 | -242 | Featherweight | UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2021-01-20 | W |
 Gaetano Pirrello
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R29:00 | 28.4 | 1,782+19 | 1,419 | -505 | Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN 20: Chiesa vs. Magny Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2020-05-13 | W |
Ray Borg
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 27.7 | 1,721+61 | 1,803 | -165 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 171: Smith vs. Teixeira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2019-12-07 | L |
Rob Font
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.3 | 1,734-14 | 1,805 | +121 | Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN 7: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2019-07-13 | L |
Urijah Faber
|
KO/TKOOverhand Right to Ground & Pound | R10:46 | 26.9 | 1,852-118 | 1,728 | -349 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 155: De Randamie vs. Ladd Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2019-02-09 | W |
Rani Yahya
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 26.4 | 1,772+80 | 1,811 | -117 | Bantamweight | UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2018-08-04 | W |
Montel Jackson
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.9 | 1,744+28 | 1,660 | +100 | Bantamweight | UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2018-04-21 | W |
 Merab Dvalishvili
|
SubTechnical (Guillotine Choke) | R315:00 | 25.6 | 1,653+91 | 1,667 | -148 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 128: Barboza vs. Lee Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2018-03-23 | W |
Vinicius Zani
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:59 | 25.6 | 1,567+87 | 1,563 | -- | Bantamweight | LFA 36: Simon vs. Zani Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 20 | 2017-12-15 | W |
Chico Camus
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 25.3 | 1,461+105 | 1,695 | +121 | Bantamweight | LFA 29: Camus vs. Simon Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 19 | 2017-08-08 | W |
Donavon Frelow
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 24.9 | 1,490-28 | 1,327 | -400 | Bantamweight | Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 5 Dana White's Contender Series |
| 18 | 2017-05-27 | W |
Charon Spain
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R11:56 | 24.7 | 1,423+67 | 1,340 | -- | Featherweight | KOTC - Headstrong King of the Cage |
| 17 | 2017-02-04 | W |
Eduardo Torres
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.4 | 1,385+37 | 1,295 | -- | Featherweight | KOTC: Heavy Trauma King of the Cage |
| 16 | 2016-03-04 | L |
Anderson dos Santos
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R27:38 | 23.5 | 1,502-117 | 1,382 | -374 | Bantamweight | Titan FC 37 Titan FC |
| 15 | 2015-09-19 | W |
 Alex Soto
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.0 | 1,476+25 | 1,333 | -- | Bantamweight | Titan FC 35 Titan FC |
| 14 | 2015-08-06 | W |
Jeremiah Labiano
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 22.9 | 1,454+22 | 1,500 | -- | Bantamweight | TPF 24: Summer Brawl Tachi Palace Fights |
| 13 | 2015-03-21 | W |
Paul Njoku
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 22.6 | 1,420+35 | 1,318 | -- | Bantamweight | KOTC: Warrior's Spirit King of the Cage |
| 12 | 2015-01-24 | W |
Cole Milani
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R10:55 | 22.4 | 1,407+12 | 961 | -- | Featherweight | Rumble at the Roseland 80 Full Contact Fighting Federation |
| 11 | 2014-08-16 | W |
John Martinez
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R13:41 | 22.0 | 1,399+8 | 877 | -- | Featherweight | Main Event MMA 3: Springer vs. Solis 2 Main Event Sports |
| 10 | 2014-04-19 | W |
 Kendell Ward
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:49 | 21.6 | 1,373+26 | 1,068 | -- | Bantamweight | Main Event Sports - Main Event MMA 2 Main Event Sports |
| 9 | 2014-01-18 | W |
Alex Eastman
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:34 | 21.4 | 1,366+7 | 812 | -- | Bantamweight | Main Event Sports - Main Event MMA 1 Main Event Sports |
| 8 | 2013-10-12 | W |
Journey Newson
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 21.1 | 1,325+41 | 1,306 | -- | Bantamweight | FCFF - Rumble at the Roseland 74 Full Contact Fighting Federation am |
| 7 | 2013-03-09 | W |
Saul Ruiz
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 20.5 | 1,284+41 | 1,265 | -- | Lightweight | FCFF - Rumble at the Roseland 70 Full Contact Fighting Federation am |
| 6 | 2012-08-25 | W |
Damon Jordan
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 20.0 | 1,263+21 | 1,131 | -- | Featherweight | FCFF - Rumble at the Roseland 65 Full Contact Fighting Federation am |
| 5 | 2012-06-23 | W |
Tony Neal
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R38:14 | 19.8 | 1,231+32 | 1,034 | -- | Featherweight | NorthWest Championship 9 NorthWest Championship am |
| 4 | 2012-04-07 | W |
Damon Jordan
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:42 | 19.6 | 1,150+81 | 1,234 | -- | Featherweight | NorthWest Championship 6: Brawl at the Mall NorthWest Championship am |
| 3 | 2012-01-28 | W |
Rob Gamble
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R1 | 19.4 | 1,113+37 | 951 | -- | Lightweight | NorthWest Championship 5: Brawl at the Mall NorthWest Championship am |
| 2 | 2011-11-26 | W |
Jake Elleston
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 19.2 | 1,082+32 | 1,011 | -- | Lightweight | Cage Star MMA Cage Star MMA am |
| 1 | 2011-10-15 | W |
Zack Maine
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R13:00 | 19.1 | 1,016+66 | 1,016 | -- | -- | Cage Star MMA: Gladiator MMA Fair Cage Star MMA am |