Anton Zafir

Anton Zafir
Born (1987-05-10) May 10, 1987
Cairns, Australia
Other names The Professor
Nationality Australian
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight
Reach 72 in (183 cm)
Fighting out of Cannonvale, Queensland, Australia
Team Whitsunday Martial Arts
Years active 2012-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 10
Wins 7
By knockout 3
By submission 3
By decision 1
Losses 3
By knockout 3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Anton Zafir (born May 10, 1987) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2012, Zafir was also the Nitro MMA Welterweight Champion .

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Born and raised in Cairns, Zafir is a teacher at Proserpine State High School. He began training in martial arts in 2009 and made his professional debut in mixed martial arts in 2012. He currently runs his camp from his gym at Whitsunday Martial Arts (WMA) with long time friend and trainer Dan Zealand in Cannonvale, Queensland.

Zafir juggles teaching full time with fighting and also travels to train at Townsville and the Sunshine Coast, Queensland where he works closely with coaches Ian Bone and Rob Giuffrida.[1]

Competing primarily for regional promotions in Queensland, he compiled a record of 7 - 1 Becoming the Nitro MMA Welterweight Champion (1) in 2014.[2]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Zafir made his promotional debut when has was tabbed as a short notice replacement and faced James Moontasri on 15 November 2015 at UFC 193, where he filled in for Brendan O'Reilly[3] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[4]

Zafir next faced Li Jingliang on July 8, 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.[5] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[6]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7-3 Li Jingliang KO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale July 8, 2016 1 2:46 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 7–2 James Moontasri TKO (spinning back kick and spinning back fist) UFC 193 November 15, 2015 1 4:36 Melbourne, Australia
Win 7–1 Ryan Heketa TKO (punches) Nitro MMA 13 March 21, 2015 1 4:12 Brisbane, Australia Defended the Nitro MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win 6–1 Corey Nelson Decision (unanimous) Nitro MMA 11 March 8, 2014 5 5:00 Brisbane, Australia Won the Nitro MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win 5–1 Tristan Murphy TKO (punches) Airlie Fight Night 2 November 30, 2013 2 0:00 Airlie Beach, Australia
Win 4–1 Shane Gregory Submission (rear-naked choke) Carnage In The Cage 1 September 7, 2013 2 0:49 Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Win 3–1 Rod Staader Submission (rear-naked choke) UCU 1 August 10, 2013 1 2:24 Emerald, Queensland, Australia
Loss 2–1 Alex Volkanovski TKO (punches) Roshambo MMA 1 April 6, 2013 4 2:19 Brisbane, Australia
Win 2–0 Paul Cavacus Submission (rear-naked choke) WR 15 August 18, 2012 2 1:48 Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Win 1–0 Jake Taylor TKO (punches) Manowar MMA June 1, 2012 1 2:18 Brisbane, Australia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nick Walshaw (2016-07-01). "Aussie UFC fighter Anton Zafir takes long road to the big time in while holding down teaching job". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  2. ↑ Staff (2014-03-19). "Anton Zafir takes out Nitro Welterweight Title". whitsundaytimes. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  3. ↑ Alex Oates (2015-11-06). "UFC 193: Zafir gets his chance after O'Reilly forced out". heraldsun.au. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  4. ↑ Brent Brookhouse (2015-11-14). "UFC 193 results: James Moontasri doubles up on spinning stuff to stop Anton Zafir in first". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  5. ↑ Staff (2016-04-06). "3 fights added to TUF 23 Finale in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  6. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-07-08). "TUF 23 Finale results: Li Jingliang turns Anton Zafir's lights out with first-round ground-and-pound". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

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