Welterweight · “Moon Walker”
James Moontasri
9-5-0 UFC 2-4-0
Durable
Precision Striker
5'10"Height
71"Reach
SwitchStance
38Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:53Avg fight
Skill profile
- Durability Average 69
- Accuracy Average 65
- TD Defense Average 58
- Control Below avg 44
- Grappling Below avg 39
- Striking Below avg 35
- Striking D Weak 13
- Wrestling Weak 6
Built on 59 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Durable
average durability — rates 69 of 100 among UFC veterans
Precision Striker
average accuracy — rates 65 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.39
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.86
Striking accuracy49.0%
Striking defense40.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.51
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense79.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.25
Control time15.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-3
Striking trend
Fight history
L Alex Morono 12-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · December 17, 2016
46/95Sig. strikes
111/186Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alex Oliveira 14-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko · July 23, 2016
12/26Sig. strikes
58/78Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anton Zafir 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:36 — UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm · November 14, 2015
11/21Sig. strikes
17/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kevin Lee 10-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:56 — UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · July 15, 2015
6/18Sig. strikes
9/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cody Pfister 11-3-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:49 — UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch · February 14, 2015
32/63Sig. strikes
12/32Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Joe Ellenberger 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens · June 28, 2014
35/67Sig. strikes
22/37Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
3
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
1
Decision
4
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
6
RFA
3
RITC
2
FCOC
1
Gladiator Challenge
1
GC
1
Full career — 14 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alex Morono | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson
December 17, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alex Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko
July 23, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Anton Zafir | TKO (spinning back kick and spinning back fist) | UFC 193
November 15, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 4:36 |
| L | Kevin Lee | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee
July 15, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 2:56 |
| W | Cody Pfister | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch
February 14, 2015 |
UFC | 2 | 1:49 |
| L | Joe Ellenberger | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens
June 28, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jordan Rinaldi | KO (punch) | RFA 15: Casey vs. Sanchez
June 6, 2014 |
RFA | 2 | 1:14 |
| W | Rick Reger | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | RFA 12: Ortega vs. Koch
January 24, 2014 |
RFA | 2 | 0:28 |
| W | R.J. Clifford | TKO (punches) | RFA 9: Munhoz vs. Curran
August 16, 2013 |
RFA | 3 | 2:40 |
| L | Darren Smith | Decision (split) | FCOC: Fight Club OC
June 6, 2013 |
FCOC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joshua Aveles | Decision (unanimous) | RITC: Respect in the Cage
August 25, 2012 |
RITC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joshua Aveles | Decision (unanimous) | RITC: Respect in the Cage
November 19, 2011 |
RITC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tim Lindsay | KO (punch) | Gladiator Challenge: Hostile
April 22, 2011 |
Gladiator Challenge | 1 | 0:56 |
| W | Jade Delong | Submission (verbal) | GC 83: Savage
August 29, 2008 |
GC | 2 | 0:37 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (James Moontasri) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.