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Montel Jackson won by KO/TKO
How the fight went
Judges' cards
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CageMetrics read (Montel Jackson's side)
- R1 Clearly won
- R2 Won big (stopped)
CM card 20–18
Scored from the official stats only. Judges also weigh damage, pace and near finishes, so a round within 10 points can fairly go either way on their cards.
CageMetrics verdict
- Montel Jackson
- Clear Finish ✓
- Ricky Simon
- Stopped ✓
Performance vs expectations · 7.7 minutes fought
- One of the busiest fights around, busier than 92% of UFC fights, and far busier than either usually fights (Jackson's fights average 43, Simon's 62).
- Jackson out-did their usual striking pace (+40%) while Simon fell short of theirs (−44%).
Action score 78.4 · High Action · better than 92% of UFC fights
Each fighter against expectations
Montel Jacksonusual fight: 43 Moderate
Controlled 3% of the fight; we expected 43%.
Sig. strikes 4.1/min
+71% (2.4/min) expected+40% (2.9/min) usual+40% (2.9/min) style
Takedowns 0.0/15 min
−4.6 (4.6/15 min) expected−2.6 (2.6/15 min) usual−1.8 (1.8/15 min) style
Control 3%
−40 pts (43%) expected−28 pts (30%) usual−23 pts (26%) style
Knockdowns 2
(0.8/fight) usual(0.2/fight) style
| Stat | This fight | vs expected | vs usual | vs Bantamweight grapplers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig. strikes | 4.1/min | +71% (2.4/min) | +40% (2.9/min) | +40% (2.9/min) |
| Takedowns | 0.0/15 min | −4.6 (4.6/15 min) | −2.6 (2.6/15 min) | −1.8 (1.8/15 min) |
| Control | 3% | −40 pts (43%) | −28 pts (30%) | −23 pts (26%) |
| Knockdowns | 2 | — | (0.8/fight) | (0.2/fight) |
Ricky Simonusual fight: 62 Action-Packed
3.9 takedowns per 15 minutes; we expected 10.1.
Sig. strikes 1.7/min
−31% (2.5/min) expected−44% (3.0/min) usual−51% (3.5/min) style
Takedowns 3.9/15 min
−6.2 (10.1/15 min) expected±0 (4.0/15 min) usual±0 (3.9/15 min) style
Control 22%
−35 pts (57%) expected−8 pts (30%) usual−9 pts (31%) style
Knockdowns 0
(0.3/fight) usual(0.1/fight) style
| Stat | This fight | vs expected | vs usual | vs Bantamweight wrestlers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig. strikes | 1.7/min | −31% (2.5/min) | −44% (3.0/min) | −51% (3.5/min) |
| Takedowns | 3.9/15 min | −6.2 (10.1/15 min) | ±0 (4.0/15 min) | ±0 (3.9/15 min) |
| Control | 22% | −35 pts (57%) | −8 pts (30%) | −9 pts (31%) |
| Knockdowns | 0 | — | (0.3/fight) | (0.1/fight) |
Paces per minute fought. Expected is our pre-fight prediction; usual is the fighter's UFC pace before this fight.