Anton Zafir

Anton Zafir
Anton Zafir
Born	10 May 1987; Cairns, Queensland, 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 10 May 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 longtime 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 he was tapped 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 8 July 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.[5] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[6]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches	7 wins	3 losses
By knockout	3	3
By submission	3	0
By decision	1	0

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

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References

Nick Walshaw (1 July 2016). "Aussie UFC fighter Anton Zafir takes long road to the big time in while holding down teaching job". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
Staff (19 March 2014). "Anton Zafir takes out Nitro Welterweight Title". whitsundaytimes. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
Alex Oates (6 November 2015). "UFC 193: Zafir gets his chance after O'Reilly forced out". heraldsun.au. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
Brent Brookhouse (14 November 2015). "UFC 193 results: James Moontasri doubles up on spinning stuff to stop Anton Zafir in first". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
Staff (6 April 2016). "3 fights added to TUF 23 Finale in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
Ben Fowlkes (8 July 2016). "TUF 23 Finale results: Li Jingliang turns Anton Zafir's lights out with first-round ground-and-pound". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

External links

Official WMA Team website | http://whitsundaymartialarts.com/
Anton Zafir at UFC
Professional MMA record for Anton Zafir from Sherdog

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[1] Nick Walshaw (1 July 2016). "Aussie UFC fighter Anton Zafir takes long road to the big time in while holding down teaching job". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[2] Staff (19 March 2014). "Anton Zafir takes out Nitro Welterweight Title". whitsundaytimes. Retrieved 19 March 2014.

[3] Alex Oates (6 November 2015). "UFC 193: Zafir gets his chance after O'Reilly forced out". heraldsun.au. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

[4] Brent Brookhouse (14 November 2015). "UFC 193 results: James Moontasri doubles up on spinning stuff to stop Anton Zafir in first". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

[5] Staff (6 April 2016). "3 fights added to TUF 23 Finale in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[6] Ben Fowlkes (8 July 2016). "TUF 23 Finale results: Li Jingliang turns Anton Zafir's lights out with first-round ground-and-pound". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.