John Castaneda UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age34 (Dec 18, 1991)

Height5'6"

Weight135 lbs

Reach71"

StanceSwitch

Career Stats

Statistic	John Castaneda
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.5
Strike Differential	-0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	39.3%
Takedown Defense	78.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	2:26
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:52
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	53.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.1
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	92.9%
Control Time/Fight	2:58

Fight History

vs. Mark Vologdin

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott • Apr 2026

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 2025

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ 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 2024

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ 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 2023

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 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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 2022

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 4:28

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

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

▼ 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 2022

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

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

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 2021

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:44

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

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 2020

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	—