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John Castaneda

“Sexi Mexi”

Record: 4-4-1
Stance: Switch
Height: 5' 6"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Born: Dec 18, 1991

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 9
Minutes: 115.8
Knockdowns: 4
Sig. accuracy: 51.6%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 39.3%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 1
Control / 15: 2:27

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted599/1160

Accuracy51.6%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head56.9%
Body15.7%
Leg27.4%

Position

Distance90.2%
Clinch6.3%
Ground3.5%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head62.4%
Body18.4%
Leg19.2%

Position absorbed

Distance88.7%
Clinch10.6%
Ground0.8%

Grappling

For

Takedowns11/28

TD accuracy39.3%

TD per 151.4

Sub attempts1

Subs per 150.1

Reversals0

Control18:55

Control per 152:27

Against

Takedowns absorbed5/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced0

Control conceded5:59

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.3	66.7%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/1.8	28.6%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.7/1.6	45.2%	—

Recent fights

D vs Mark Vologdin
Decision - Majority · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. MalottApr 18, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 135/253 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 1:15
Loss vs Chris Gutierrez
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. PratesApr 26, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 41/77 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 4:50
Loss vs Daniel Marcos
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. ImavovJun 8, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 60/123 · TD 1/5 · Ctrl 2:12
Win vs Kyung Ho Kang
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 295: Prochazka vs. PereiraNov 11, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 111/179 · TD 3/8 · Ctrl 2:18
Win vs Muin Gafurov
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. AlbaziJun 3, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 40/88 · TD 3/6 · Ctrl 4:16
Loss vs Daniel Santos
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:28
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. YanOct 1, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 57/106 · TD 3/6 · Ctrl 2:04
Win vs Miles Johns
Submission · Round 3 · 1:38
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. StricklandFeb 5, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 58/147 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 1:45
Win vs Eddie Wineland
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:44
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. LewisFeb 20, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 42/57 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:04
Loss vs Nathaniel Wood
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. TillJul 25, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 55/130 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:11

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