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UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm
James Moontasri
James Moontasri
8-3 · USA
VS
Anton Zafir
Anton Zafir
7-1 · AUS
November 14, 2015 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Welterweight · 3 rounds
James Moontasri def. Anton Zafir by KO/TKO (Spinning Back Kick), R1 4:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:36
Moontasri11/210/010:03
Zafir17/251/302:50
Total
Moontasri11/210/010:03
Zafir17/251/302:50

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
MoontasriWin probabilityZafir
57.1%42.9%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
22%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Moontasri, blue toward Zafir. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Moontasri57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%25%
Submission13%23%
Decision30%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 11
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.7)act 0
Zafir43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%28%
Submission9%21%
Decision22%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 17
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.8)act 1
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R212%
R37%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Moontasri
45.7%+116
Zafir
-11653.1%
Most takedownstie 24.2%
Moontasri
40.8%-117
Zafir
+11735.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moontasri
Expected: 43.3
43.5
Over 43.5
42.1%
+137
Under 43.5
57.9%
-137
055109
Zafir
Expected: 46.9
47
Over 47
41.6%
+137
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
56.9%
-137
059118
Takedowns — over/under
Moontasri
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
39.9%
-183
Exactly 1
38.2%
push
Under 1
21.8%
+183
035
Zafir
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
38.5%
-123
Exactly 1
30.1%
push
Under 1
31.3%
+123
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.3 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Moontasri57.1%77.3%−20.2-400
Zafir42.9%22.7%+20.2+325

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoontasriZafir
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1504
Pound-for-pound
1517
1517
Divisional
1517
1496
Striking offense
1500
1527
Striking defense
1500
1492
Grappling offense
1500
1494
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.95
Strikes landed / min
49%
Strike accuracy
1.74
Strikes absorbed / min
56%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
80%
Takedown defense
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
33%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
122
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
James Moontasri
  • LKevin LeeSUB R1
    Close +2854mo before
  • WCody PfisterSUB R2
    Close -2409mo before
  • LJoe EllenbergerS-DEC R3
    Close +1661y 5mo before
Anton Zafir
No prior UFC fights.
Moontasri — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(100%) 1
Zafir — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Moontasri
Zafir
3
UFC fights
0
24.8 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
17y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Moontasri
Zafir
35W–5L · 87.5%
Overall
11W–3L · 78.6%
Wins
24W–2L · 92.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moontasri
Zafir
34W–23L · 59.6%
Overall
34W–14L · 70.8%
28W–20L · 58.3%
Wins
32W–14L · 69.6%
6W–3L · 66.7%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Moontasri
Zafir
3.66
Landed / min
40.0%
Accuracy
71.4%
Defense
0.61
Knockdowns / 15 min
24.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Moontasri
Zafir
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
80.0%
Takedown defense
0.61
Sub attempts / 15 min
43.2%
Control share
Strike target map
Moontasri
  • Head78%(57)div 63%
  • Body15%(11)div 21%
  • Legs7%(5)div 16%
Zafir
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

James Moontasri
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Anton Zafir

No UFC fights on record.

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.