Welterweight
3 Rounds
James Moontasri won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, November 14, 2015·Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Australia
Model Prediction: Anton Zafir wins(52.0%)
Actual result: James Moontasri wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
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Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- James Moontasri enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- James Moontasri is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Anton Zafir has lost 50% of fights by KO.
- Anton Zafir has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- James Moontasri has 79pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors James Moontasri (52.9%).
Tale of the Tape
James Moontasri
Red Corner
VS
Anton Zafir
Blue Corner
-400
(80%)
Vegas Odds
+325
(24%)
38
Age
39
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
182.88 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
James MoontasriL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Joe Ellenberger · Jun 14W
SUBvs Cody Pfister · Feb 15L
SUBvs Kevin Lee · Jul 15L
vs Alex Oliveira · Jul 16L
vs Alex Morono · Dec 16Anton Zafir
oldest →latest
L
vs Li Jingliang · Jul 16Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
James MoontasriMetricAnton Zafir
2.39
Strikes / min
2.99
3.86
Strikes absorbed / min
2.31
40%
Strike defense
52%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
6.11
79%
Takedown defense
0%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.47Δ 2.15 — meaningful gap+0.68
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
James MoontasriAnton Zafir
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
James Moontasri(6 fights)Anton Zafir(2 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-15.615.6
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-48.448.4
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-50.050.0
James Moontasri
StanceSwitch
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6
Anton Zafir
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach—
Fights2