{"id":104296,"date":"2026-06-04T06:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/ricky-simon\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:51:59","slug":"ricky-simon","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/ricky-simon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Simon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ricky Simon : le lutteur de Pendleton qui \u00e9touffe les invincibles<\/h2>\n<p>N\u00e9 le 31 ao\u00fbt 1992 \u00e0 Pendleton, Oregon, dans une famille d&rsquo;immigr\u00e9s mexicains, Ricky Simon a commenc\u00e9 la lutte \u00e0 neuf ans. Il ne sera jamais lutteur universitaire \u2014 ses plans avec Clark College ne se concr\u00e9tisent pas \u2014 alors il se retourne vers le MMA. C&rsquo;est peut-\u00eatre le meilleur \u00ab\u00a0rat\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb de sa vie.<\/p>\n<h3>De la LFA \u00e0 l&rsquo;Octogone<\/h3>\n<p>Simon fait ses d\u00e9buts professionnels en janvier 2014, puis progresse sur le circuit r\u00e9gional avant de rejoindre la Legacy Fighting Alliance, o\u00f9 il remporte la ceinture de champion des poids coqs en 2017 avec une d\u00e9fense r\u00e9ussie contre Vinicius Zani. Ce titre lui ouvre les portes de l&rsquo;UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Son bapt\u00eame du feu dans la grande ligue, le 21 avril 2018 \u00e0 Atlantic City contre Merab Dvalishvili, devient imm\u00e9diatement l\u00e9gendaire. Domin\u00e9 une bonne partie du combat, Simon s&rsquo;accroche et verrouille une guillotine dans les derni\u00e8res secondes du round 3. La sonnerie retentit \u2014 l&rsquo;arbitre stoppe quand m\u00eame. TKO \u00e0 5:00, le finish le plus tardif de l&rsquo;histoire des combats \u00e0 trois rounds \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC. Le finish est contest\u00e9, mais il tient dans les livres. Fight of the Night pour ses d\u00e9buts : le ton est donn\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h3>Un style b\u00e2ti sur la t\u00e9nacit\u00e9<\/h3>\n<p>Ce qui d\u00e9finit Simon, c&rsquo;est son grappling. Ceinture noire de jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien, il combine une base wrestling solide (lutte d\u00e8s l&rsquo;enfance, comp\u00e9titeur au lyc\u00e9e) avec une capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 trouver des soumissions dans des positions o\u00f9 personne ne l&rsquo;attend. Ses sept victoires par KO montrent aussi qu&rsquo;il sait frapper, mais c&rsquo;est au sol qu&rsquo;il est vraiment dangereux.<\/p>\n<h3>Le jour o\u00f9 il a bris\u00e9 l&rsquo;invincible<\/h3>\n<p>Le 16 juillet 2022, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UBS Arena de Long Island, Ricky Simon entre en grand outsider face \u00e0 Jack Shore, gallois invaincu en 16 combats professionnels. \u00c0 3:28 du round 2, apr\u00e8s avoir secou\u00e9 Shore d&rsquo;un direct du droit, Simon saute sur son dos et applique un \u00e9tranglement bras-triangle imparable. Premier KO de la carri\u00e8re de Shore \u2014 Simon d\u00e9croche un bonus Performance of the Night et signe l&rsquo;un des coups de gueule de sa carri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<p>D&rsquo;autres victoires notables ornent son palmar\u00e8s : Rani Yahya, Ray Borg, Brian Kelleher, Raphael Assun\u00e7\u00e3o. Mais cette nuit \u00e0 Long Island reste son moment le plus marquant.<\/p>\n<h3>Statut actuel<\/h3>\n<p>Avec un record global de 22-7-1, dont un draw majoritaire face \u00e0 Adrian Yanez en mars 2026, Simon reste un combattant solide dans la division des coqs \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC. Son cousin Vince Morales \u00e9volue aussi dans la m\u00eame organisation. Ancien coach de lutte au coll\u00e8ge, il n&rsquo;a pas fini d&rsquo;avoir des choses \u00e0 prouver dans l&rsquo;Octogone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ricky_Sim%C3%B3n\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/ricky-simon\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/fansided.com\/2022\/07\/16\/ufc-long-island-ricky-simon-submission-ends-jack-shores-undefeated-streak\/\">FanSided<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ricky Simon, poids coq UFC (22-7-1), ancien champion LFA et premier homme \u00e0 battre Jack Shore, excelle en grappling et BJJ depuis Pendleton, Oregon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102761,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69974],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104296","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-bantamweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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