Montel Jackson and Ricky Simon will meet in a bantamweight rematch at UFC Vegas 121 inside the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Both 34-year-old fighters enter the bout seeking to snap recent skids in their careers.
Physical and Statistical Contrast
Jackson holds a four-inch height advantage at 5'10" and a 6.5-inch reach edge at 75.5 inches, compared to Simon's 5'6" height and 69-inch reach.
Jackson carries a 15-4 professional record with a 60 percent finishing rate, while Simon enters at 22-7-1 with a 50 percent finishing rate built on a wrestling-heavy style.
Simon lands an average of 3.03 significant strikes per minute, nearly identical to Jackson's 3.02.
However, Jackson connects with higher striking accuracy at 52 percent to Simon's 42 percent, while absorbing fewer significant strikes per minute at 1.40 compared to Simon's 3.90.
On the mat, Simon averages 4.49 takedowns per 15 minutes against Jackson's 2.71 takedowns.
Jackson defends 67 percent of opponents' takedown attempts throughout his UFC career.
Recent Form and Rematch Context
Jackson previously lost consecutive split decisions to Raoni Barcelos in April 2026 and Deiveson Figueiredo in October 2025, which ended a six-fight winning streak spanning from 2021 to 2025.
Simon enters following a majority draw against Adrian Yanez in March 2026 and a decision loss to Barcelos, leaving him 2-4-1 across his last seven contests.
The bout marks a rematch of their initial 2018 encounter, in which Simon defeated Jackson by decision early in Jackson's UFC career.
