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Behdad Salimi vs Kazuomi Ota
Behdad Salimi and Kazuomi Ota, compared on every result on this site. Behdad Salimi's best total is 465 kg (men's +105 kg, 2014); Kazuomi Ota's is 410 kg (men's +105 kg, 2012). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Behdad Salimi is ahead by 47.5 points. They met nine times in the same class; in the eight where both posted a total, Behdad Salimi finished ahead every time.
Behdad Salimi and Kazuomi Ota side by side
Career figures from every result on this site. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. The figures are explained under the table.
| Figure |  Behdad Salimi |
 Kazuomi Ota |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | Iran | Japan |
| Born | 1989 | 1986 |
| Competitions | 15, 2008 to 2018 | 17, 2005 to 2015 |
| Olympic medals | 1 gold | None |
| World Championships medals | 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze | None |
| Best snatch | 216 kg | 187 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 255 kg | 226 kg |
| Best total | 465 kg (men's +105 kg, 2014) | 410 kg (men's +105 kg, 2012) |
| Best Sinclair score | 468.8 | 421.3 |
| Best total, place in its class | 4th of 704 in the men's +105 kg | 83rd of 704 in the men's +105 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 79% (31 of 39) | 63% (29 of 46) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 54% (21 of 39) | 51% (23 of 45) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 82% | 81% |
| World records held now | None | None |
How to read these figures
- Sinclair score. The total scaled for bodyweight with the IWF's 2025 to 2028 coefficients, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Women and men have separate formulas.
- Place in its class. Where the best total stands among every lifter with a total in that class on this site, on the IWF class list in force at the time.
- Attempts made. The share of all snatch or clean and jerk attempts the lifter made. At senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998, lifters make 58% of snatches and 56% of clean and jerks.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk. The snatch divided by the clean and jerk at the best total. It describes the shape of a lifter, not strength, so it is not in bold; eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- World records held now. Records on the IWF class list in force since 1 August 2026. A record set in a class that list retired does not carry over, so a past record holder can show none.
Behdad Salimi vs Kazuomi Ota head to head
Every competition where both were entered in the same class, newest first. Each lifter's column gives the total in kilograms and the place in the class. "No lifts" means an entry without an attempt; "No total" means the results record no total, most often after three misses in one lift. Only meets where both posted a total count toward who finished ahead: the higher total, or on equal totals the published places, which went to the lighter lifter until 2017 and to the one who made the total first since.
| Competition | Behdad Salimi | Kazuomi Ota |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014+105 kgAhead: Behdad Salimi | 457place 2 | 406place 12 |
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014+105 kgNot counted | 465place 1 | No total |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012+105 kgAhead: Behdad Salimi | 455place 1 | 400place 10 |
| 2012 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2012+105 kgAhead: Behdad Salimi | 451place 1 | 410place 5 |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011+105 kgAhead: Behdad Salimi | 464place 1 | 393place 17 |
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011+105 kgAhead: Behdad Salimi | 458place 1 | 393place 4 |
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010+105 kgAhead: Behdad Salimi | 440place 1 | 388place 7 |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010+105 kgAhead: Behdad Salimi | 453place 1 | 389place 16 |
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009+105 kgAhead: Behdad Salimi | 421place 1 | 381place 3 |
Behdad Salimi and Kazuomi Ota, competition by competition
The Sinclair score at each competition: the total scaled for bodyweight, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Competitions that ended without a total or a bodyweight have no point.
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