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John Castaneda

John Castaneda

1028 ELO #656

"Sexi Mexi"

MMA 21-8-1 · UFC 4-4-0 · Featherweight · Last fought 1 year and 44 days ago

John Castaneda "Sexi Mexi" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: John Castaneda has 4 wins in the UFC. John Castaneda lands an average of 4.95 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.49 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Featherweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1028), and have not fought John Castaneda before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Dan Ige 11-10-0 34 1024 0.0 4
Jonathan Pearce 5-4-0 34 1033 0.0 5
Melsik Baghdasaryan 3-2-0 34 1018 0.0 10
Sean Woodson 7-2-0 34 1051 0.0 23
Connor Matthews 0-3-0 34 953 0.0 75
Steve Garcia 8-2-0 34 1128 0.0 100

Fight Results Breakdown

8
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Kyung Ho Kang in 2023
Opponent ELO: 1069

Biggest Upset Loss

Daniel Santos in 2022
Your ELO: 1030 · Opponent ELO: 986 · Favored by 44

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 6'
Weight
Featherweight
Reach
71'
Stance
Switch
Date of Birth
Dec 18 1991
Age
34
Peak ELO
1045
ELO Rank
656 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
155-56-3
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1034.5
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1003.8

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.95
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
51%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
5.07
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
54%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.49
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
37%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.1
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

John Castaneda Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2025-04-26 UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates Chris Gutierrez S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2024-06-08 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov Daniel Marcos U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2023-11-11 UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira Kyung Ho Kang U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2023-06-03 UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi Muin Gafurov U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2022-10-01 UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan Daniel Santos KO/TKO Knee 2 4:28 Loss -
2022-02-05 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Miles Johns SUB Arm Triangle 3 1:38 Win -
2021-02-20 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis Eddie Wineland KO/TKO Punches 1 4:44 Win -
2020-07-25 UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till Nathaniel Wood U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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John Castaneda ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
8 2025-04-26 Chris Gutierrez 1080 Loss 0 1028
7 2024-06-08 Daniel Marcos 1020 Loss -17 1028
6 2023-11-11 Kyung Ho Kang 1069 Win +18 1045
5 2023-06-03 Muin Gafurov 1000 Win +15 1027
4 2022-10-01 Daniel Santos 986 Loss -18 1012
3 2022-02-05 Miles Johns 1026 Win +22 1030
2 2021-02-20 Eddie Wineland 1000 Win +22 1008
1 2020-07-25 Nathaniel Wood 1047 Loss -14 986

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