Bantamweight

John Castaneda

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

21-9-1

UFC

4-5-1

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:05
Fight Completion Rate	87.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.62
% Fights Inside the Distance	30.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	36-20 (64.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	17-12 (58.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	19-8 (70.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	77.6%
% Time in Control	14.8%
% Time Controlled	7.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	65.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.86
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.81
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.05
Distance Strike Accuracy	50.5%
Distance Strike Defense	56.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.90
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.57
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.38
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.53
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.33
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.02

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

John Castaneda League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	John Castaneda
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.1
Strike Differential	-0.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	39.3%
Takedown Defense	74.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	2:12
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	13:05
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Takedown Accuracy	35.7%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:12

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Alatengheili

UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos • Sep 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Castaneda55/10154%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25

Alatengheili28/11524%TD 3/8Ctrl 4:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Castaneda	23/34	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alatengheili	4/38	11%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Castaneda	25/53	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alatengheili	20/64	31%	0/2	0:18	—

R3	John Castaneda	7/14	50%	0/0	0:25	—
	Alatengheili	4/13	31%	3/6	3:44	—

vs. Mark Vologdin

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott • Apr 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Castaneda135/25353%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:15

Mark Vologdin91/21742%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Castaneda	25/44	57%	0/0	0:32	—
	Mark Vologdin	24/52	46%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	John Castaneda	45/86	52%	0/0	0:11	—
	Mark Vologdin	38/69	55%	0/3	0:25	—

R3	John Castaneda	65/123	53%	0/0	0:32	—
	Mark Vologdin	29/96	30%	1/3	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Gutierrez

UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates • Apr 2025Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Castaneda41/7753%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:50

Chris Gutierrez46/8554%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:39KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Castaneda	6/17	35%	0/0	1:58	—
	Chris Gutierrez	9/16	56%	0/0	0:37	1

R2	John Castaneda	23/43	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Gutierrez	29/50	58%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	John Castaneda	12/17	71%	1/1	2:52	—
	Chris Gutierrez	8/19	42%	0/1	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Daniel Marcos

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov • Jun 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Castaneda60/12349%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:12

Daniel Marcos98/17157%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Castaneda	24/46	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Marcos	28/52	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Castaneda	13/30	43%	1/4	1:53	—
	Daniel Marcos	26/54	48%	0/0	0:37	—

R3	John Castaneda	23/47	49%	0/1	0:19	—
	Daniel Marcos	44/65	68%	0/0	0:24	1

WIN

vs. Kyung Ho Kang

UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira • Nov 2023Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Castaneda111/17962%TD 3/8Ctrl 2:18

Kyung Ho Kang88/20244%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Castaneda	33/51	65%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kyung Ho Kang	18/40	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Castaneda	38/64	59%	1/3	0:55	—
	Kyung Ho Kang	30/81	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Castaneda	40/64	62%	2/5	1:23	—
	Kyung Ho Kang	40/81	49%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Muin Gafurov

UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi • Jun 2023Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Castaneda40/8845%TD 3/6Ctrl 4:16KD 1

Muin Gafurov61/15739%TD 0/6Ctrl 1:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Castaneda	18/32	56%	0/0	0:51	1
	Muin Gafurov	21/44	48%	0/3	0:11	—

R2	John Castaneda	15/40	38%	1/3	0:40	—
	Muin Gafurov	29/86	34%	0/1	1:14	—

R3	John Castaneda	7/16	44%	2/3	2:45	—
	Muin Gafurov	11/27	41%	0/2	0:30	—

LOSS

vs. Daniel Santos

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan • Oct 2022Catch Weight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 4:28

John Castaneda57/10654%TD 3/6Ctrl 2:04KD 1

Daniel Santos69/13451%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:52KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Castaneda	40/69	58%	2/2	1:40	1
	Daniel Santos	19/46	41%	1/2	0:15	—

R2	John Castaneda	17/37	46%	1/4	0:24	—
	Daniel Santos	50/88	57%	1/2	0:37	1

WIN

vs. Miles Johns

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland • Feb 2022Bantamweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 1:38

John Castaneda58/14739%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:45KD 1

Miles Johns34/8540%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Castaneda	16/48	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Miles Johns	11/27	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Castaneda	25/68	37%	0/0	1:12	—
	Miles Johns	17/44	39%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	John Castaneda	17/31	55%	0/1	0:33	1
	Miles Johns	6/14	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Eddie Wineland

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis • Feb 2021Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:44

John Castaneda42/5774%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Eddie Wineland17/6626%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Castaneda	42/57	74%	0/0	0:04	1
	Eddie Wineland	17/66	26%	1/1	0:12	—

LOSS

vs. Nathaniel Wood

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Castaneda55/13042%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:11

Nathaniel Wood131/23256%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Castaneda	22/44	50%	0/1	0:07	—
	Nathaniel Wood	33/60	55%	0/1	0:05	—

R2	John Castaneda	17/42	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nathaniel Wood	52/88	59%	0/1	0:32	—

R3	John Castaneda	16/44	36%	0/0	0:04	—
	Nathaniel Wood	46/84	55%	1/1	0:12	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Cheyden Leialoha

DWCS 1.4 • Aug 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Castaneda48/10446%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:00

Cheyden Leialoha28/9829%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Castaneda	12/27	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Cheyden Leialoha	5/30	17%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	John Castaneda	21/48	44%	1/3	0:00	—
	Cheyden Leialoha	12/36	33%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	John Castaneda	15/29	52%	1/3	0:00	—
	Cheyden Leialoha	11/32	34%	1/2	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-28 | Data source: UFCStats.com