John Castaneda
USAJohn Castaneda, “Sexy Mexi”, is a Bantamweight from the United States with an official record of 21-8-1. Cage Brothers holds 24 of those bouts: 16 wins, 7 losses and 1 no contest, the wins coming 6 by knockout, 4 by submission and 6 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a bout with Mark Vologdin at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on 18 April 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | Alatengheili | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Mark Vologdin | NC | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Chris Gutierrez | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Daniel Marcos | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Kyung Ho Kang | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Muin Gafurov | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Daniel Santos | LOSS | KOKnee | R2 · 4:28 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Miles Johns | WIN | SUBArm Triangle | R3 · 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Eddie Wineland | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 4:44 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Nathaniel Wood | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Marcelo Rojo | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R3 · 2:37 | Combate Estrellas: Flores vs. Marroquin |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Jose Alday | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Combate Americas: Combate Estrellas 1 |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Kevin Moreyra | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | Combate Americas: Copa Combate 2017 |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Marc Gomez Sariol | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Combate Americas: Copa Combate 2017 |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Levy Saul Marroquín Salazar | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Combate Americas: Copa Combate 2017 |
| Aug 1, 2017 | Cheyden Leialoha | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 4 |
| May 5, 2017 | Chris Beal | WIN | KOTKO | R2 · 0:42 | Combate Americas: Combate 14 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Gustavo LopezTitle | WIN | KOTKO | R4 · 2:24 | Combate Americas: Empire Rising |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Angel Luis Cruz | WIN | KOTKO | R2 · 2:25 | Combate Americas: Combate Ocho |
| Apr 25, 2016 | Gabriel Solorio | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 4 |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Federico Lopez | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R3 | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 2 |
| Sep 17, 2015 | Justin Governale | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship |
| Jul 26, 2014 | Ruddy Gray | WIN | KOTKO | R2 · 3:17 | Driller Promotions: Live MMA at 7 Clans Casino |
| May 31, 2014 | Matt Brown | LOSS | KOTKO | R1 · 2:22 | Driller Promotions: Mecca 5 |
Wins, losses and draws are John Castaneda’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 24 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
John Castaneda’s record, in numbers
John Castaneda’s official record is 21-8-1. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 24 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 16 wins, 7 losses and 1 no contest — because 6 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 16 wins break down as 6 by knockout, 4 by submission and 6 by decision — 10 of 16 inside the distance, a finish rate of 63%. Across all 24 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 49 seconds.
John Castaneda has been stopped twice in the 24 bouts on file — 2 by knockout — which is 8% of them.
Of the 24 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 2 were the main event of the card. Two of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 449 Bantamweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, John Castaneda has a finish rate above 47% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 67% of them and a two-year bout count above 68% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
John Castaneda is listed at 5ft 6in with a reach of 71in, switches stance and is 34, born 17 December 1991.
These figures are recomputed from John Castaneda’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.