John Castaneda vs. Chris Gutierrez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
John Castaneda
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Chris Gutierrez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
John Castaneda
Distance 93.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.4%)
Chris Gutierrez
Distance 95.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.7% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
John Castaneda
Head 69.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 18.3% (norm 8.4%)
Chris Gutierrez
Head 51.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 37.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Castaneda L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Gutierrez L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 595 / 1179 | 50.5% | 39.2% | 852 / 1491 | 57.1% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 55 | 69.1% | 69.0% | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 70.2% | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 363 / 870 | 41.7% | 35.3% | 339 / 802 | 42.3% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 102 / 160 | 63.8% | 66.9% | 101 / 166 | 60.8% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 189 / 231 | 81.8% | 79.2% | 455 / 587 | 77.5% | 79.2% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Castaneda L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Gutierrez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 590 / 1353 | 43.6% | 39.4% | 453 / 1341 | 33.8% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 101 | 66.3% | 70.6% | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.1% | 73 / 112 | 65.2% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 415 / 1134 | 36.6% | 34.9% | 266 / 1029 | 25.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 121 / 171 | 70.8% | 66.1% | 116 / 212 | 54.7% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 127 / 159 | 79.9% | 78.8% | 157 / 232 | 67.7% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gutierrez has more cage time on record.