Mark Vologdin vs. John Castaneda
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mark Vologdin
Full career not yet synced for Mark Vologdin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mark Vologdin
Distance 90.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 6.4%)
John Castaneda
Distance 93.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mark Vologdin
Head 76.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.4%)
John Castaneda
Head 69.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 18.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Vologdin L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Castaneda L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 120 / 289 | 41.5% | 39.2% | 595 / 1179 | 50.5% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 29 | 44.8% | 69.0% | 38 / 55 | 69.1% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 243 | 32.5% | 35.3% | 363 / 870 | 41.7% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 33 / 47 | 70.2% | 66.9% | 102 / 160 | 63.8% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 79.2% | 189 / 231 | 81.8% | 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 Vologdin L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Castaneda L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 165 / 356 | 46.3% | 39.4% | 590 / 1353 | 43.6% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 26 | 50.0% | 70.6% | 67 / 101 | 66.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 72.1% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 130 / 317 | 41.0% | 34.9% | 415 / 1134 | 36.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 21 / 37 | 56.8% | 66.1% | 121 / 171 | 70.8% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 41 / 46 | 89.1% | 78.8% | 127 / 159 | 79.9% | 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.