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John Castaneda

"Sexi Mexi"

Age33
NationalityπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Weight classBantamweight
Height168 cm
Reach180 cm
StanceSwitch

MMA Record

29
fights
21
βœ… wins
8
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests

UFC Record

8
UFC fights
2 losses
current streak
4
βœ… UFC wins
4
❌ UFC losses
0
⬜ UFC draws
0
⬜ UFC no contests

Bonuses

1
bonus
1
Fight of the night
0
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night

Metrics

July 25, 2020
UFC debuts
April 26, 2025
UFC last fight
1h40:50
time in the cage
12:36
avg time by combat
50.0%
win rate
50.0%
finish rate

UFC Career Recap

⌚ Current Elo

1512
as of April 26, 2025

πŸ₯‡ Peak Elo

1540
on November 11, 2023

πŸ“ˆ Elo Evolution Over Fights

⭐ Global Score

58
πŸ“Š Global scores

πŸ“ˆ Top 5 Strengths

Top Ability Score Value
1. Leg strikes landed 94 6.30 / round
2. Distance strikes landed 89 20.63 / round
3. Significant strikes landed 84 23.01 / round
4. Ground strikes accuracy 83 80%
5. Knockdowns 81 0.20 / round

πŸ“‰ Top 5 Weaknesses

Flop Ability Score Value
1. Ground strikes landed 28 0.99 / round
2. Significant strikes differential 29 -3.97 / round
3. Clinch strikes landed 34 1.39 / round
4. Submissions attempted 34 0.05 / round
5. Ko tko 41 1
55

Boxing Score

76

Kickboxing Score

πŸ“Š Striking Scores
πŸ†š Striking Differential
-3.97 / round
πŸ’« Strike differential
20.6 / round
πŸ₯Š Distance strikes landed
23.8 / round
πŸ’’ Distance strikes taken
49.2%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
53.9%
🐒 Distance strikes defense
πŸ”‹ Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
πŸ“ Strike Distance Repartition
Distance Clinch Ground 90% 6% 4% 49% 75% 80% accuracy accuracy accuracy
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
Strikes /round Score Target Accuracy Head Body Legs 12.99 68 56% 42% 3.72 63 16% 66% 6.30 94 27% 77%
46

Wrestling Score

51

Jiu Jitsu Score

πŸ“Š Grappling Scores
πŸ€Όβ€β™€οΈ Wrestling
1.4 / round
πŸ€Ύβ€β™‚οΈ Takedowns attempted
0.5 / round
πŸ’₯ Takedowns landed
39.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
76.5%
🐒 Takedown defense
πŸ”’ Control
53s / round
⏱ Control Time
16s / round
πŸ” Control time by opponent
πŸ”¨ Ground & Pound
1.0 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
80.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
πŸ₯‹ Jiu Jitsu
1
βœ… Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
100.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy

John Castaneda's UFC Fight History

❌ βœ… βœ… ❌ βœ… βœ… ❌ ❌
Featherweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 11, 2023 - UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
Catch Weight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 01, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
Catch Weight bout
Loss by ko tko (Knee) at round 2 (4:28).
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Bantamweight bout
Win by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 3 (1:38).
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Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (4:44).
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Bantamweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights