James Moontasri (9-5, 6) was born in Frankfurt, Germany on April 10, 1988. At the age of 20 years on August 29, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Jade Delong, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On June 28, 2014, 26-year old James Moontasri made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens against Joe Ellenberger but lost the fight via split decision.
Moontasri's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Alex Morono at UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson at age 28 on December 17, 2016. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of James Moontasri's best fights have been against Cody Pfister, Anton Zafir and Jordan Rinaldi.
Moontasri has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14  | Dec 17, 2016 28 years, 8 months 9-5 (6) | 26 years, 4 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13  | Jul 23, 2016 28 years, 3 months 9-4 (6) | 28 years, 5 months 14-4-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Nov 15, 2015 27 years, 7 months 9-3 (6) | Anton Zafir | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Spinning back kick and spinning back fist |
11  | Jul 15, 2015 27 years, 3 months 8-3 (5) | 22 years, 10 months 10-1 (4) | UFC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
10  | Feb 14, 2015 26 years, 10 months 8-2 (5) | 24 years, 7 months 11-3-1 (7) | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Jun 28, 2014 26 years, 2 months 7-2 (4) | Joe Ellenberger | UFC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
8  | Jun 6, 2014 26 years, 1 months 7-1 (4) | 26 years, 8 months 7-3 (5) | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
7 | Jan 24, 2014 25 years, 9 months 6-1 (3) | Rick Reger | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
6 | Aug 16, 2013 25 years, 4 months 5-1 (3) | R.J. Clifford | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Jun 6, 2013 25 years, 1 months 4-1 (2) | Darren Smith | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
4 | Aug 25, 2012 24 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | Joshua Aveles | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Nov 19, 2011 23 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | Joshua Aveles | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Apr 22, 2011 23 years 2-0 (2) | Tim Lindsay | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
1 | Aug 29, 2008 20 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Jade Delong | 2 | SUB | WIN Verbal |
