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UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch
James Moontasri
James Moontasri
7-2 · USA
VS
Cody Pfister
Cody Pfister
11-3-1 · USA
February 14, 2015 · Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
James Moontasri def. Cody Pfister by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 1:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Moontasri30/570/001:46
Pfister10/170/702:24
R2 · 1:49
Moontasri2/60/000:42
Pfister2/150/100:00
Total
Moontasri32/630/002:28
Pfister12/320/802:24

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 probabilityPfister
58.6%41.4%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
18%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.0 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 Pfister. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Moontasri59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%23%
Submission11%18%
Decision34%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 32
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Pfister41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%23%
Submission8%18%
Decision24%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 12
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R213%
R35%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Moontasri
40.0%+146
Pfister
-14658.4%
Most takedownstie 32.5%
Moontasri
19.2%+252
Pfister
-25248.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moontasri
Expected: 29.7
29.5
Over 29.5
43.0%
+133
Under 29.5
57.0%
-133
03875
Pfister
Expected: 36.4
36.5
Over 36.5
42.3%
+137
Under 36.5
57.7%
-137
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Moontasri
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.6%
+207
Under 0.5
67.4%
-207
035
Pfister
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
40.0%
+102
Exactly 1
19.1%
push
Under 1
41.0%
-102
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 11.0 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
Moontasri58.6%69.3%−10.7-240
Pfister41.4%30.7%+10.7+220

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
MoontasriPfister
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1502
Pound-for-pound
1517
1502
Divisional
1517
1500
Striking offense
1500
1533
Striking defense
1500
1484
Grappling offense
1500
1497
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
26 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
73"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.33
Strikes landed / min
52%
Strike accuracy
1.47
Strikes absorbed / min
41%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
70%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
James Moontasri
  • LJoe EllenbergerS-DEC R3
    Close +1668mo before
Cody Pfister
No prior UFC fights.
Moontasri — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(100%) 1
Pfister — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-1

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(67%) 2
4 (36%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Moontasri
Pfister
1
UFC fights
0
15.0 min · 15.0 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
Pfister
14W–1L · 93.3%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
14W–1L · 93.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moontasri
Pfister
34W–23L · 59.6%
Overall
62W–26L · 70.5%
28W–20L · 58.3%
Wins
39W–20L · 66.1%
6W–3L · 66.7%
Losses
23W–6L · 79.3%
Distance striking
Moontasri
Pfister
3.64
Landed / min
42.3%
Accuracy
64.7%
Defense
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
20.2%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Moontasri
Pfister
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
70.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
43.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Moontasri
  • Head89%(31)div 63%
  • Body11%(4)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
Pfister
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • 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.

Cody Pfister

No UFC fights on record.

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