UFC UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko Final

James Moontasri vs Alex Oliveira

James Moontasri
United States

James Moontasri

“Moonwalker”

9-5

VS
Alex Oliveira
Brazil

Alex Oliveira

“Cowboy”

26-19-1

Winner

Winner

Alex Oliveira

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

23 July 2016 · United Center, Chicago, USA

Key takeaways

  • Alex Oliveira beat James Moontasri by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Alex Oliveira landed 156 of 196 total strikes and 2 of 8 takedowns, with 11:20 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 26-30, 26-30, 25-30.

Tale of the tape

James MoontasriAlex Oliveira
9-5Record26-19-1
28Age on fight night28
5′10″ (178 cm)Height5′11″ (180 cm)
71″ (180 cm)Reach76.5″ (194 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
SwitchStanceOrthodox
Black HouseTeamATS Team Tres Rios
Frankfurt, Hesse, GermanyFromTres Rios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fight statistics

30of 48 · 63%Total strikes landed156of 196 · 80%
24of 38Head strikes109of 145
1of 3Body strikes43of 47
5of 7Leg strikes4of 4
0of 1Takedowns2of 8
1:19Control time11:20

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

James MoontasriRoundAlex Oliveira
15/23strikes0/0TD0KD1:10controlR142/56strikes0/3TD0KD2:43control
10/15strikes0/1TD0KD0:09controlR240/57strikes1/2TD0KD4:23control
5/10strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR374/83strikes1/3TD0KD4:14control

Judges’ scorecards

Brian Puccillo

9R1109R2108R310

26total30

Brandon Mason

9R1109R2108R310

26total30

Sal D'amato

9R1108R2108R310

25total30

Form going into the fight

James Moontasri

  1. LJoe Ellenberger2014
  2. WCody Pfistersubmission R2 1:492015
  3. LKevin Leesubmission R1 2:562015
  4. WAnton ZafirKO/TKO R1 4:362015

Alex Oliveira

  1. LDonald Cerronesubmission R1 2:332016
  2. LGilbert Burnssubmission R3 4:142015
  3. WKJ Noonssubmission R1 2:512015
  4. WJoe Merrittunanimous decision2015
  5. WPiotr HallmannKO/TKO R3 0:512015

Also on this card

Holly Holm vs Valentina Shevchenkounanimous decisionGilbert Melendez vs Edson Barbozaunanimous decisionFrancis Ngannou vs Bojan MihajlovicKO/TKO R1 1:34Kailin Curran vs Felice Herrigsubmission R1 1:59Eddie Wineland vs Frankie SaenzKO/TKO R3 1:54

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