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John Castaneda

Fighter profile

John Castaneda

CW21-8-1P4P #286Div #39
Form
5.7
5.2
4.9
7.3
6.2
81
Overall
SoS 81
Skill ratings
Striking
76
Boxing
78
Kicking
83
Clinch
64
Striking def.
66
Wrestling off.
68
Wrestling def.
88
Ground game
57
Submissions
44
Grappling def.
89
Profile
Age34
Height5'6"
Reach71"
StanceSwitch
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2012
UFC record4-4-1
Last fight2026-04-18
Octagon time115.8 min
Avg fight12.9 min
Career length13y 10m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the CW division (23 fighters).

Fought across 3 divisions:5 BW · 3 CW (now) · 1 FTW

Striking offense1513
100th
CW avg 1498
Striking defense1490
35th
CW avg 1495
Grappling offense1494
48th
CW avg 1496
Grappling defense1534
91st
CW avg 1505
Momentum29
87th
CW avg 16
Win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 6 losses
W
33% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
4win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
17win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (41%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
5 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (29%)Decision(75%) 3
UFC stats
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3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes599
Sig. accuracy52%
Sig. attempted1160
Total strikes738
Total attempted1316
Knockdowns4
Head341
Body94
Leg164
Distance540
Clinch38
Ground21

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed635
Sig. defense53%
KDs absorbed3
Head abs.396
Body abs.117
Leg abs.122
Distance abs.563
Clinch abs.67
Ground abs.5

Grappling · offense

Takedowns11
TD accuracy39%
TD attempted28
Sub att.1
Reversals0
Control time18:55

Grappling · defense

TD defense78%
TDs absorbed5
TD att. faced23
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time5:59

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 9 UFC fights · 115:50 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition John has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
135W–40Lwin 77.1%div #15/19pct 26th
WinsSoft
74W–28Lwin 72.5%div #15/17pct 18th
LossesStrong
61W–12Lwin 83.6%div #6/19pct 74th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1558 elodiv #4/19pct 84th
WinsStrong
1554 elodiv #4/17pct 82nd
LossesStrong
1563 elodiv #6/19pct 74th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall199W–141L58.5%
Wins168W–128L56.8%
Losses31W–13L70.5%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced John, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+0.05u+0.6% ROI

over 8 close-line bets

Average odds
+108

48% implied

As favorite
3W–1L

ROI +36.9%

Avg -135

As underdog
1W–3L

ROI −35.6%

Avg +158

Based on 8 of 8 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.