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Lightweight
3 Rounds
James Moontasri won · SUB R2
Elo1359
James Moontasri
Elo1357

James MoontasrivsCody PfisterUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch · Saturday, February 14, 2015Broomfield, Colorado, USA

Official fight result

James Moontasri won

SUB · Round 2 · 1:49

Model Prediction: James Moontasri wins(69.2%)

Actual result: James Moontasri wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

James Moontasri at -240 American odds

+$42 profit

$142 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • James Moontasri threatens submissions; Cody Pfister has lost 67% of fights by sub.
  • Cody Pfister has 11pp 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
Cody Pfister
Blue Corner
-240
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+220
(31%)
1359
Elo
1357
38
Age
36
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'10"
180.34 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

James MoontasriL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Joe Ellenberger · Jun 14
L
SUBvs Kevin Lee · Jul 15
W
KOvs Anton Zafir · Nov 15
L
vs Alex Oliveira · Jul 16
L
vs Alex Morono · Dec 16
latest
Cody PfisterL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Yosdenis Cedeno · Jul 15
L
SUBvs Sage Northcutt · Dec 15
L
vs Scott Holtzman · Jul 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

James MoontasriMetricCody Pfister
2.39
Strikes / min
1.41
3.86
Strikes absorbed / min
2.80
40%
Strike defense
51%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
2.82
79%
Takedown defense
0%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.47evenly matched on net striking-1.39

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1482 vs 1500Strikes35.0 vs Takedowns0.0 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form-1.0 vs 0.0
James MoontasriCody Pfister

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
James Moontasri(6 fights)Cody Pfister(4 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +1.4|Blue -1.4
Recent Form
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
Striker Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Grappler Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

James MoontasriTargetCody Pfister

By target zone

25
47% acc · 78%
Head
10
34% acc · 83%
6
67% acc · 19%
Body
2
67% acc · 17%
1
100% acc · 3%
Leg
0

By position

5
45% acc · 16%
Distance
4
21% acc · 33%
13
59% acc · 41%
Clinch
4
67% acc · 33%
14
47% acc · 44%
Ground
4
57% acc · 33%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
James Moontasri rounds
1
even
0
Cody Pfister rounds
Round 1James Moontasri edged it
Sig. strikes30
Takedowns0
Control1:46
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:24Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:42
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
32 / 63
Sig Strikes
12 / 32
42.5%
Sig Str %
35.5%
62 / 104
Total Strikes
12 / 32
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 8
TD %
0%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:28
Ctrl Time
2:24

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Cody Pfister10 / 1710 / 170 / 70
1James Moontasri30 / 5760 / 980 / 00
2Cody Pfister2 / 152 / 150 / 10
2James Moontasri2 / 62 / 60 / 01

James Moontasri

StanceSwitch
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6

Cody Pfister

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights4