James Moontasri vs. Anton Zafir
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
James Moontasri
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.91 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Anton Zafir
Full career not yet synced for Anton Zafir — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
James Moontasri
Distance 59.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 14.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 26.6% (norm 8.1%)
Anton Zafir
Distance 55.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 23.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 20.6% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
James Moontasri
Head 72.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)
Anton Zafir
Head 55.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 26.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 17.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Moontasri L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Zafir L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 78 / 172 | 45.3% | 38.6% | 9 / 19 | too few to rate | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 67.8% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 39 / 77 | 50.6% | 67.2% | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 82 / 209 | 39.2% | 37.2% | 9 / 19 | too few to rate | 37.2% |
| To the body | 39 / 59 | 66.1% | 70.7% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 21 / 22 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Moontasri L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Zafir L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 120 / 245 | 49.0% | 39.0% | 9 / 21 | too few to rate | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 67 | 71.6% | 68.9% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 61 / 74 | 82.4% | 68.0% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 152 / 293 | 51.9% | 35.6% | 10 / 27 | 37.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 53 / 66 | 80.3% | 69.6% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 24 / 27 | 88.9% | 82.1% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Moontasri has more cage time on record.