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John Castaneda vs Heili Alateng
UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs Barcelos · Sat, Sep 26, 5:00 PM EDT
Prelims · 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.
ResultHeili Alateng won · Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00
“Sexi Mexi”
United States
21-9-1
77% by the odds · Favorite
“The Mongolian Knight”
China
18-10-2
23% by the odds · Underdog
Tale of the Tape
- 34
- Age
- 34
- 5'6"
- Height
- 5'5"
- 71"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 66"
- Switch
- Stance
- Orthodox
- The Academy MN
- Gym
- Fight Ready
- 67% (better)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 44%
- 3 losses
- StreakCurrent run of straight wins or losses (no contests skipped).
- –
- 98-36-4 (better)
- Last 5 opp. recordThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.
- 81-37-4
- 1714 (better)
- 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.
- 1640
- 1701 (better)
- Last 5 opp. Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.
- 1687
- 4.81 (better)
- Strikes landed/minSignificant strikes landed per minute of fight time.
- 2.71
- 4.74 (better)
- Strikes absorbed/minSignificant strikes taken per minute of fight time. Lower is better.
- 4.96
- 51% (better)
- Striking accuracyShare of significant strikes thrown that land.
- 32%
- 56%
- Striking defenseShare of opponents' significant strikes that miss.
- 57% (better)
- 1.34
- Takedowns/15 minTakedowns landed per 15 minutes of fight time.
- 1.88
- 73%
- Takedown defenseShare of opponents' takedown attempts they stop.
- 75% (better)
- 0.30
- Sub attempts/15 minSubmission attempts per 15 minutes of fight time.
- 0.00
Scouting Reports
How each fighter wins, how they're trending, and their style.
John Castaneda
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
Lost 3 straight
Last 5, newest first.
Heili Alateng
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Alateng wins on the scorecards most often: 10 by decision, 5 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission. That adds up to a 44% finish rate, so he puts opponents away less than half the time.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Alateng beat John Castaneda (21-9-1) by split decision. Before that, he lost to Da'Mon Blackshear (17-8-1) by unanimous decision. Before that, he beat Kleydson Rodrigues by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'5" with a 66" reach. He lands 2.71 significant strikes a minute at 32% accuracy and absorbs 4.96. He defends 57% of strikes, tries 1.88 takedowns per 15 minutes, and stops 75% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
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They've Met Before
- John CastanedaLoss, Decision · Sep 2026
Common Opponents
Fighters both have faced, from pro MMA records.
Chris Gutierrez
- John Castaneda
- Loss, Decision · Apr 2025
- Heili Alateng
- Loss, Decision · Oct 2023
Gustavo Lopez
- John Castaneda
- Win, TKO, R4 · Oct 2016
- Heili Alateng
- Draw, Draw, R3 · Sep 2021