Ricky Simon Knocks Out Javid Basharat at UFC Seattle
Ricky Simon snapped a three-fight losing streak with a first-round knockout of Javid Basharat in Seattle on February 22, 2025. Simon landed a right hand at 3:15 of Round 1, then followed with strikes until the referee stopped the bantamweight bout at Climate Pledge Arena. The official scorecard and the preliminary-card recap identify the decisive punch and the official finish time.
The video above is an ESPN MMA highlight of the finish. Simon had not won since submitting Jack Shore in July 2022, and his three intervening fights ended in losses. The Seattle win returned him to the victory column after a difficult stretch and gave him a clear result to build on. The right hand did the crucial damage late in the opening round; the follow-up shots ended the contest before Basharat could recover.
He entered with one professional loss, a unanimous decision against Aiemann Zahabi in March 2024, and a strong run of wins otherwise. Simon handed him a second defeat. Basharat later recovered with a unanimous decision over Gianni Vasquez on February 7, 2026. His official fighter history lists both the prior loss and the later rebound.
Simon’s own record continued to move in both directions after Seattle. He beat Cameron Smotherman by unanimous decision in June 2025, then lost a unanimous decision to Raoni Barcelos in November. In March 2026, he fought Adrian Yanez to a majority draw in a bout where two judges scored the final round 10–8 for Yanez. Most recently, Montel Jackson stopped Simon with strikes in Round 2 on September 26, 2026. The official fighter history and the promotion’s March 2026 event recap document that sequence.
The knockout over Basharat remains one of Simon’s most emphatic wins of the period. Its value was not simply that it ended the losing streak: it showed Simon could still turn a striking exchange into a sudden finish against a skilled bantamweight. Basharat’s later return to winning form also adds perspective to the result, which was an important setback in his career rather than the end of it.
For the Seattle report, the essential details are exact: Simon won by knockout, the finish came from a right hand, and the referee stopped the fight at 3:15 of the first round. The ESPN highlight preserves the moment, while official event records correct the old account’s time and Basharat’s record at the time of the bout.
