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Anton Zafir lands 3.0 and absorbs 2.3 significant strikes per minute. Output and absorption are close.

Anton Zafir's takedown volume and opponent defense rate both point to a credible wrestling threat.

Anton Zafir's last fight was over 120 months ago.

Anton Zafir is 39 years old.

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“The Professor”

Anton Zafir

7-32 UFC
Form
· 2L
Inactive
5'11"ht·Orthodoxstance·39age
Last fightLLi Jingliang·KO/TKO·R1·9yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
3.7min/fight
·
7UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
+0.68

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
1.466

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
3

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
8-2
Last fight: Jul 2016
Physical
Height
5'11"
−0.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Finisher
Win Methods
KO / TKO
450%
Sub
338%
Decision
113%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
150%
Sub
150%
Decision
00%
Striking

Anton Zafir — 2.99 significant strikes per minute, 64% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.31 strikes per minute.

Zafir
Ground & Pound
Leg Kicker
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.99
Str. Accuracy64%
22UFC landed/34attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.4 vs avg2.31
Str. Defense52%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.50
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
41%
Body
32%
Leg
27%
By Position
Distance41%
/
Clinch27%
/
Ground32%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 2
Round 3
Avg. Landed11——
Avg. Absorbed9——
Avg. Net+3——
Grappling

Anton Zafir — 6.1 takedowns per 15 minutes, 60% takedown accuracy.

Zafir·126s ctrlActive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min6.11
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy60%
3UFC landed/5attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense0%
0UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Not Sub Tested
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 53%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 2
Submission0 / 2
Decision0 / 2
Loss Pattern
2 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+5+10+15+20avg20152016

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Zafir — 2 UFC Fights

Anton Zafir — UFC fight record: 0 wins, 2 losses.

Result
Method
2 fights
L
Li Jingliang
WW
KO/TKO R1 · 2:46Jul '16
-1
·
5 SS (56%)·6 abs·2/2 td·1 td taken·81s ctrl
L
James Moontasri
WW
KO/TKO R1 · 4:36Nov '15
+6
·
17 SS (68%)·11 abs·1/3 td·170s ctrl·1 kd taken
All Fighters
Welterweight
“The Professor”

Anton Zafir

7-32 UFC
Form
2L
5'11"ht·Orthodoxstance·39age
Last fightLLi Jingliang·KO/TKO·9yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
3.7min/fight
·
7UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.68

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
1.466

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
3

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
8-2
Last fight: Jul 2016
Physical
Height
5'11"
−0.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Finisher
Win Methods
KO / TKO
450%
Sub
338%
Decision
113%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
150%
Sub
150%
Decision
00%
Striking
Zafir
Welterweight avg
Ground & PoundLeg Kicker
Sig. Strikes / Min2.99
Str. Accuracy64%
22UFC landed/34attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.4 vs avg2.31
Str. Defense52%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.50
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
41%
Body
32%
Leg
27%
By Position
Dist41%
Clinch27%
Ground32%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
R3
Landed11——
Absorbed9——
Net+3——
Grappling
Zafir
Welterweight avg
126s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min6.11
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy60%
3UFC landed/5attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense0%
0UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
2KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.92.03.1R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2
R3
Outputsig strikes / min
3.0
—
—
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.3
—
—
Diff
+0.7
—
—

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Zafir — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Li JingliangWW
KO/TKO·R1·Jul '16
5 SS (56%)·6 abs·2/2 td·1 td taken·81s ctrl
L
James MoontasriWW
KO/TKO·R1·Nov '15
17 SS (68%)·11 abs·1/3 td·170s ctrl·1 kd taken
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