All Fighters
John Castaneda
"Sexy Mexi"
Bantamweight•Switch•USA•34 yrs
The Academy MN
78
Fight IQ
Moderate
21-8-1
Record
0
Win Streak
67%
Finish Rate
16-7
UFC Record
Recent Form
Last five fights
D DecL DecL DecW DecW Dec
2
Losses in a row
1
Fights last 12 mo
184d
Since last fight
UFC Statistics
Striking & grappling output
Sig Strikes / Min
4.95
Sig Strike Accuracy
56%
Strike Defense—
Takedowns / 15
1.49
Takedown Accuracy
37%
Takedown Defense—
Wins by Method
21wins
KO838%
Dec733%
Sub629%
Losses by Method
8losses
Dec675%
KO225%
Finish Pattern
Wins by finish method and round
R1R2R3R4R5KO/TKO
2
2
0
1
0
Sub2
0
3
0
0
Attribute Map
Top 3 Strengths
1Durability
91
2Striking
77
3Cardio
57
Style Profile
Primary
Pressure Striker
Secondary
Submission Grappler
Confidence
70%
The Academy MN · regional camp
Present tools
KO power
8 KO/TKO wins (38% of wins)
Submission threat
6 submission wins (29% of wins); 0.11 sub attempts/15
Striking volume
4.95 sig strikes/min
Striking accuracy
56.01% sig strike accuracy
Finishing ability
67% finish rate (14 of 21 wins)
Absent tools
None confirmed absent over a real sample.
Unproven (insufficient sample): Takedown game, Takedown defense, Strike defense, Clinch/control game
Finish signature
8 KO/TKO (38%), 6 submission (29%), 7 decision (33%).
FightIQ on This Fighter
Model record across picks involving this fighter
0-1
1 graded picks
0%
Hit rate
Fight History
UFC16-7(70%)
| Result | Opponent | Method | R | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Mark Vologdin | Draw | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott | Apr 2026 |
| L | Chris Gutierrez | Decision - Split | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates | Apr 2025 |
| L | Daniel Marcos | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov | Jun 2024 |
| W | Kyung Ho Kang | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira | Nov 2023 |
| W | Muin Gafurov | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi | Jun 2023 |
| L | Daniel Santos | KO/TKO | 2 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan | Oct 2022 |
| W | Miles Johns | Submission | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland | Feb 2022 |
| W | Eddie Wineland | KO/TKO | 1 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | Feb 2021 |
| L | Nathaniel Wood | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till | Jul 2020 |
| W | Marcelo Rojo | Submission (Arm Triangle) | 3 | Combate Estrellas: Flores vs. Marroquin | Apr 2019 |
| L | Jose Alday | Decision - Split | 3 | Combate Americas: Combate Estrellas 1 | Apr 2018 |
| W | Kevin Moreyra | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | Combate Americas: Copa Combate 2017 | Nov 2017 |
| L | Levy Saul Marroquín Salazar | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | Combate Americas: Copa Combate 2017 | Nov 2017 |
| W | Cheyden Leialoha | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 4 | Aug 2017 |
| W | Chris Beal | TKO | 2 | Combate Americas: Combate 14 | May 2017 |