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John Castaneda
“Sexi Mexi”
United States
21-9-1W-L-D
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 5'6"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- The Academy MN
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1714
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
Lost 3 straight
Last 5, newest first.
Winning Strategy
- 7 KO/TKO (34%)
- 7 Submission (33%)
- 7 Decision (33%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 67%
- Streak
- 3-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 7 weeks ago
21 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 98-36-4
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1701
- Lossvs Heili Alateng18-10-2 · Power Index 1623Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Sep 26, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs Barcelos
Fight stats
Stat John Castaneda Heili Alateng Sig. strikes 55/101 28/115 Takedowns 0/0 3/8 Control time 0:25 4:02 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 23 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 25 20 Round 3 sig. strikes 7 4 - Lossvs Chris Gutierrez22-7-2 · Power Index 1782Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Apr 27, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs Prates
- Lossvs Daniel Marcos19-1-0 · Power Index 1763Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 9, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov
Fight stats
Stat John Castaneda Daniel Marcos Sig. strikes 60/123 98/171 Takedowns 1/5 0/0 Control time 2:12 1:01 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 24 28 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 26 Round 3 sig. strikes 23 44 - Winvs Kyung Ho Kang19-11-0 · Power Index 1602Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 12, 2023 · UFC 295: Procházka vs Pereira
- Winvs Muin Gafurov20-7-0 · Power Index 1735Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 4, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi
Career Stats
Based on 11 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.81
- Striking accuracy
- 51%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.74
- Striking defense
- 56%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.34
- Takedown accuracy
- 37%
- Takedown defense
- 73%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.30