Raoni Barcelos Edges Simon in a Three-Round Bantamweight Test
Raoni Barcelos defeated Ricky Simon by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown on November 8, 2025. Their bantamweight contest at UFC APEX in Las Vegas ended with every judge returning 29–28 for the Brazilian.
Three close cards agree on the winner
The three identical totals gave Barcelos the overall verdict after fifteen minutes. Each card left room for Simon to win a round, but none of the officials favored him across the full contest, making the result clear despite the close scoring margin.
Both fighters had arrived with recent victories in the division. Barcelos had defeated former champion Cody Garbrandt in Atlanta in June, while Simon had outpointed Cameron Smotherman on the same card after an earlier knockout of Javid Basharat.
Recent victories set up the November meeting
The November meeting therefore brought together two experienced bantamweights who had rebuilt momentum against different opponents. Completing the full distance required them to sustain their work beyond the early exchanges, with the final decision adding another win to Barcelos’s run.
Elsewhere on the card, Jacqueline Cavalcanti outpointed Mayra Bueno Silva, Christian Leroy Duncan stopped Marco Tulio in the second round and Chris Padilla finished Ismael Bonfim. Barcelos’s own assignment remained a scoring contest rather than a stoppage. The unanimous verdict gave him the official win against Simon and continued the successful competitive stretch he had established earlier in the year.
Sources
- ufc.com: official judges scorecards ufc fight night bonfim vs brown
- ufc.com: raoni barcelos
- ufc.com: ricky simon
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