JOHN
CASTANEDA
Overview
John Castaneda is a UFC Bantamweight fighter. (Data from ESPN; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
| Date | Event | Opponent | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs Barcelos | Alatengheili | Bantamweight |
Castaneda fought Mark Vologdin to a draw in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on April 18, 2026, taking his record to 21–8–1.
Castaneda lost to Chris Gutiérrez via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates on April 26, 2025, taking his record to 21–8.
Castaneda lost to Daniel Marcos via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov on June 8, 2024, taking his record to 21–7.
Castaneda defeated Kang Kyung-ho via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 295 on November 11, 2023, taking his record to 21–6.
Castaneda defeated Muin Gafurov via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi on June 3, 2023, taking his record to 20–6.
Castaneda lost to Daniel Santos via KO (punches and knee) in round 2 (4:28) at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on October 1, 2022, taking his record to 19–6.
Castaneda defeated Miles Johns via Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 3 (1:38) at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland on February 5, 2022, taking his record to 19–5.
Castaneda defeated Eddie Wineland via TKO (punches) in round 1 (4:44) at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis on February 20, 2021, taking his record to 18–5.
Castaneda lost to Nathaniel Wood via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till on July 26, 2020, taking his record to 17–5.
Castaneda defeated Marcelo Rojo via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 3 (2:37) at Combate Americas 35 on April 12, 2019, taking his record to 17–4.
Castaneda lost to José Alday via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at Combate Americas 20 on April 13, 2018, taking his record to 16–4.
Castaneda lost to Levy Saúl Marroquín via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (3:00) at Combate Americas 18 on November 11, 2017, taking his record to 16–3.
Castaneda defeated Marc Gomez via Decision (unanimous) in round Copa Comba at 3, taking his record to 16–2.
Castaneda defeated Kevin Moreyra via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round Copa Comba at 1, taking his record to 15–2.
Castaneda defeated Cheyden Leialoha via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Dana White's Contender Series 4 on August 1, 2017, taking his record to 14–2.
Castaneda defeated Chris Beal via TKO (punches) in round 2 (0:42) at Combate Americas 14 on May 5, 2017, taking his record to 13–2.
Castaneda defeated Gustavo Lopez via TKO (punches) in round 4 (2:24) at Combate Americas 9 on October 14, 2016, taking his record to 12–2.
Castaneda defeated Angel Cruz via TKO (punches) in round 2 (2:25) at Combate Americas 8 on August 11, 2016, taking his record to 11–2.
Castaneda defeated Gabriel Solorio via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at Combate Americas 6 on April 25, 2016, taking his record to 10–2.
Castaneda defeated Federico Lopez via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 3 (4:49) at Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 2 on December 16, 2015, taking his record to 9–2.
Castaneda defeated Justin Governale via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 1 on September 17, 2015, taking his record to 8–2.
Castaneda defeated Joe Pearson via TKO (punches) in round 1 (2:47) at KOTC: Power Surge on August 22, 2015, taking his record to 7–2.
Castaneda defeated Pedro Velasco via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (2:42) at KOTC: Total Dominance on May 16, 2015, taking his record to 6–2.
Castaneda lost to Matt Brown via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at RFA 19 on October 10, 2014, taking his record to 5–2.
Castaneda defeated Ruddy Gray via TKO (punches) in round 2 (3:17) at Driller Promotions: Live MMA at 7 Clans Casino on July 26, 2014, taking his record to 5–1.
Castaneda lost to Matt Brown via TKO (punches) in round 1 (2:22) at Driller Promotions: Mecca 5 on May 31, 2014, taking his record to 4–1.
Castaneda defeated Derrick Mandell via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Driller Promotions: Caged Chaos at Canterbury Park 5 on February 22, 2014, taking his record to 4–0.
Castaneda defeated Adam Schumacher via TKO (submission to punches) in round 1 (3:32) at Driller Promotions: Mecca 2 on November 2, 2013, taking his record to 3–0.
Castaneda defeated Bruce Johnson via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1 (2:32) at Driller Promotions: Downtown Showdown 12 on January 26, 2013, taking his record to 2–0.
Castaneda defeated Brandon Abrego via KO (punch) in round 1 (0:36) at Driller Promotions: Caged Chaos at Canterbury Park 1 on September 22, 2012, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO7 · 33%
- Submission7 · 33%
- Decision7 · 33%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
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Bantamweight
Bantamweight
Bantamweight
