John Castaneda vs. Muin Gafurov
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
Muin Gafurov
Full career not yet synced for Muin Gafurov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 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%)
Muin Gafurov
Distance 83.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 5.2% (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%)
Muin Gafurov
Head 74.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.7% (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 | Gafurov L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 595 / 1179 | 50.5% | 39.2% | 173 / 402 | 43.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 55 | 69.1% | 69.0% | 35 / 52 | 67.3% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 70.2% | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 363 / 870 | 41.7% | 35.3% | 135 / 357 | 37.8% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 102 / 160 | 63.8% | 66.9% | 64 / 85 | 75.3% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 189 / 231 | 81.8% | 79.2% | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 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 Gafurov L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 590 / 1353 | 43.6% | 39.4% | 125 / 330 | 37.9% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 101 | 66.3% | 70.6% | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.1% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 415 / 1134 | 36.6% | 34.9% | 73 / 241 | 30.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 121 / 171 | 70.8% | 66.1% | 48 / 79 | 60.8% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 127 / 159 | 79.9% | 78.8% | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Castaneda has more cage time on record.