BantamweightActive
John Castaneda
“Sexy Mexi”
Country
USARecord
21-8-1
Weight class
Bantamweight
Height
5'6"
Reach
71"
Age
34
Stance
Switch
Career stats
10 of 16 wins inside the distance · 47th percentile
Stopped in 8% of bouts — 2 of 24 · 67th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 68th percentile
10:49
Avg bout length
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Streak
1
Title fights
2
Main events
Percentiles vs 448 bantamweights
Counted from the 24 bouts on record, not the full 30-fight career
Strikes & grappling
647 landed from 1264 attempts — 51% accuracy · 74th percentile
13 landed from 35 attempts — 37% accuracy · 39th percentile
4 in 10 statted bouts · 61st percentile
19m of 2h 11m fought · 35th percentile
Head 57%
Body 16%
Leg 27%
Of 647 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 23 bantamweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 10 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 11m of fight time, of the 24 bouts on record
Next fightCastaneda vs AlatengheiliUFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · Sep 26, 2026
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | Alatengheili | Upcoming | — | — | UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Mark Vologdin | NC | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Chris Gutierrez | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Daniel Marcos | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Kyung Ho Kang | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Muin Gafurov | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Daniel Santos | LOSS | KOKnee | R2 · 4:28 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Miles Johns | WIN | SUBArm Triangle | R3 · 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Eddie Wineland | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 4:44 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Nathaniel Wood | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Marcelo Rojo | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R3 · 2:37 | Combate Estrellas: Flores vs. Marroquin |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Jose Alday | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Combate Americas: Combate Estrellas 1 |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Kevin Moreyra | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | Combate Americas: Copa Combate 2017 |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Marc Gomez Sariol | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Combate Americas: Copa Combate 2017 |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Levy Saul Marroquín Salazar | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Combate Americas: Copa Combate 2017 |
| Aug 1, 2017 | Cheyden Leialoha | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 4 |
| May 5, 2017 | Chris Beal | WIN | KOTKO | R2 · 0:42 | Combate Americas: Combate 14 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Gustavo LopezTitle | WIN | KOTKO | R4 · 2:24 | Combate Americas: Empire Rising |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Angel Luis Cruz | WIN | KOTKO | R2 · 2:25 | Combate Americas: Combate Ocho |
| Apr 25, 2016 | Gabriel Solorio | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 4 |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Federico Lopez | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R3 | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 2 |
| Sep 17, 2015 | Justin Governale | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship |
| Aug 22, 2015 | Joe Pearson | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | KOTC: Power Surge |
| Jul 26, 2014 | Ruddy Gray | WIN | KOTKO | R2 · 3:17 | Driller Promotions: Live MMA at 7 Clans Casino |
| May 31, 2014 | Matt Brown | LOSS | KOTKO | R1 · 2:22 | Driller Promotions: Mecca 5 |
Alatengheili
Mark Vologdin
DrawR3 · 5:00
Chris Gutierrez
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Daniel Marcos
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Kyung Ho Kang
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Muin Gafurov
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Daniel Santos
KOKneeR2 · 4:28
Miles Johns
SUBArm TriangleR3 · 1:38
Eddie Wineland
KOPunchesR1 · 4:44
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Marcelo Rojo
SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R3 · 2:37
Jose Alday
DECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00
Kevin Moreyra
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Marc Gomez Sariol
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Levy Saul Marroquín Salazar
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Cheyden Leialoha
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Chris Beal
KOTKOR2 · 0:42
Gustavo Lopez
KOTKOR4 · 2:24Title
Angel Luis Cruz
KOTKOR2 · 2:25
Gabriel Solorio
DECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00
Federico Lopez
SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R3
Justin Governale
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Joe Pearson
KOTKOR1
Ruddy Gray
KOTKOR2 · 3:17
Matt Brown
KOTKOR1 · 2:22
How the wins came
Record
21
Wins
8
Losses
1
Draw
10:49
Avg bout length
—
Streak
1
Title fights
2
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are John Castaneda’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 24 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.