Catch Weight · “Sexi Mexi”
John Castaneda
19-8-1 UFC 4-4-1
5'6"Height
71"Reach
SwitchStance
34Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
12:52Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.17
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.48
Striking accuracy51.6%
Striking defense52.9%
Takedowns / 15 min1.42
Takedown accuracy39.3%
Takedown defense78.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.13
Control time16.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-3
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
9 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
D Mark Vologdin 0-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott · 2026-04-18
135/253Sig. strikes
91/217Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chris Gutierrez 9-3-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates · 2025-04-26
41/77Sig. strikes
46/85Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Daniel Marcos 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov · 2024-06-08
60/123Sig. strikes
98/171Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
2:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kyung Ho Kang 8-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira · 2023-11-11
111/179Sig. strikes
88/202Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
2:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Muin Gafurov 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · 2023-06-03
40/88Sig. strikes
61/157Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
4:16Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Daniel Santos 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:28 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan · 2022-10-01
57/106Sig. strikes
69/134Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
2:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Miles Johns 3-1 walk-in Submission · R3 1:38 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · 2022-02-05
58/147Sig. strikes
34/85Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:45Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Eddie Wineland 6-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:44 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis · 2021-02-20
42/57Sig. strikes
17/66Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nathaniel Wood 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · 2020-07-25
55/130Sig. strikes
131/232Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (John Castañeda) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
6
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
6
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
9
Combate Americas
9
Driller Promotions
6
KOTC
2
Dana White's Contender Series
1
RFA
1
Full career — 28 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Mark Vologdin | Draw (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott
2026-04-18 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Chris Gutiérrez | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates
2025-04-26 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Daniel Marcos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov
2024-06-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kang Kyung-ho | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 295
2023-11-11 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Muin Gafurov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
2023-06-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Daniel Santos | KO (punches and knee) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
2022-10-01 |
UFC | 2 | 4:28 |
| W | Miles Johns | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
2022-02-05 |
UFC | 3 | 1:38 |
| W | Eddie Wineland | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
2021-02-20 |
UFC | 1 | 4:44 |
| L | Nathaniel Wood | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till
2020-07-26 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcelo Rojo | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Combate Americas 35
2019-04-12 |
Combate Americas | 3 | 2:37 |
| L | José Alday | Decision (split) | Combate Americas 20
2018-04-13 |
Combate Americas | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Levy Saúl Marroquín | Decision (unanimous) | Combate Americas 18
2017-11-11 |
Combate Americas | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Cheyden Leialoha | Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series 4
2017-08-01 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chris Beal | TKO (punches) | Combate Americas 14
2017-05-05 |
Combate Americas | 2 | 0:42 |
| W | Gustavo Lopez | TKO (punches) | Combate Americas 9
2016-10-14 |
Combate Americas | 4 | 2:24 |
| W | Angel Cruz | TKO (punches) | Combate Americas 8
2016-08-11 |
Combate Americas | 2 | 2:25 |
| W | Gabriel Solorio | Decision (split) | Combate Americas 6
2016-04-25 |
Combate Americas | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Federico Lopez | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 2
2015-12-16 |
Combate Americas | 3 | 4:49 |
| W | Justin Governale | Decision (unanimous) | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 1
2015-09-17 |
Combate Americas | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joe Pearson | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Power Surge
2015-08-22 |
KOTC | 1 | 2:47 |
| W | Pedro Velasco | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC: Total Dominance
2015-05-16 |
KOTC | 1 | 2:42 |
| L | Matt Brown | Decision (split) | RFA 19
2014-10-10 |
RFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ruddy Gray | TKO (punches) | Driller Promotions: Live MMA at 7 Clans Casino
2014-07-26 |
Driller Promotions | 2 | 3:17 |
| L | Matt Brown | TKO (punches) | Driller Promotions: Mecca 5
2014-05-31 |
Driller Promotions | 1 | 2:22 |
| W | Derrick Mandell | Decision (unanimous) | Driller Promotions: Caged Chaos at Canterbury Park 5
2014-02-22 |
Driller Promotions | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Adam Schumacher | TKO (submission to punches) | Driller Promotions: Mecca 2
2013-11-02 |
Driller Promotions | 1 | 3:32 |
| W | Bruce Johnson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Driller Promotions: Downtown Showdown 12
2013-01-26 |
Driller Promotions | 1 | 2:32 |
| W | Brandon Abrego | KO (punch) | Driller Promotions: Caged Chaos at Canterbury Park 1
2012-09-22 |
Driller Promotions | 1 | 0:36 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (John Castañeda) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Catch Weight average, over 15 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.