Rivalry · 4 recorded meetings

Nicholas Rodriguez vs Yuri Simões

Head-to-head record

Nicholas

Yuri

Nicholas

Yuri

2021 → 2023, oldest first

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Across their 4 recorded meetings, Rodriguez leads 3 to 1, and none of the matches ended by submission.
Rodriguez carries a 71% win rate over 70 recorded matches, while Simões sits at 72% over 99 recorded matches.
Rodriguez finishes 48% of his recorded wins by submission, compared to 25% for Simões, with the Rear Naked Choke and the Armbar as their respective go-to finishes.
Both men share a common opponent in Gordon Ryan, against whom Rodriguez is 0-2 and Simões is 0-5 on record.
Simões scored his only win in the series at the 2022 ADCC World Championships quarter-finals by decision, while Rodriguez took the other three, including a points win at the 2023 UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5.

The rivalry

Nick Rodriguez and Yuri Simões have met 4 times on record, with Rodriguez holding a 3 to 1 edge. Every meeting went the distance in one form or another. Rodriguez took decisions at WNO 7 and at WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Vagner Rocha in 2021, then a points win at the 2023 UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5. Simões owns his one win from the 2022 ADCC World Championships quarter-finals, taken by decision.

The styles behind these results are very different. Rodriguez comes from a wrestling background and competes at ultra-heavyweight over 100.50 kg, with a recorded win rate of 71% and a favorite finish in the Rear Naked Choke, which has landed him 16 wins. Simões is a black belt under Ricardo Vieira competing at 88 kg, with a win rate of 72% and an Armbar as his most frequent submission at 9 wins.

What stands out is that none of the four meetings ended in a submission. This was a matchup decided on points and decisions, which fits the size and grip disparity between an ultra-heavyweight wrestler and a middleweight guard player. Rodriguez getting the better of the exchanges three times out of four is the headline the record gives you.