John Castaneda
“Sexi Mexi”
21-8-1
0Prospect
🇺🇸USA/Bantamweight/Age 34/Switch/5' 6"/71″ reach/135 lbs
Win %
72%
SLpM
5.0
Str Acc
51%
Str Def
54%
TD Avg
1.5
TD Def
75%
Sub Avg
0.1
Finish
69%
At a Glance
5.0
SLpM
top 20%
51%
Str Acc
top 24%
1.5
TD Avg
median
69%
Finish %
top 0%
54%
Str Def
median
John Castaneda "Sexi Mexi" is a USA switch Bantamweight mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as a well-rounded mixed martial artist. With a record of 21-8-1, the fighter carries a 70% win rate across 30 pro contests, with a 69% finish rate that ranks among the most decisive in the division.
Career Arc
24 fightspeak +14 · current +12
Skill Profile
Fighter
UFC Avg
0Prospect
Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg
Str Acc
Str Def
TD Acc
TD Def
Striking Output
Sig. Strikes Landed / Min
4.95+1.53 vs avg
0avg 3.49
Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min
5.07+1.89 vs avg
0avg 3.29
Grappling Output
Takedowns / 15 Min
1.49-0.03 vs avg
0avg 1.56
Submissions / 15 Min
0.10-0.30 vs avg
0avg 0.43
Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)
Absorbed (5.07)Landed (4.95)
0
-0.12
Wins by Method
69%Finish
KO/TKO531%
Submission638%
Decision531%
21 total wins
Win / Loss by Method
Wins (21)
5 KO
6 SUB
5 DEC
5 OTH
Losses (8)
1 KO
3 DEC
4 OTH
Recent Form (Last 5)
D
Dec
L
Dec
L
Dec
W
Dec
W
Dec
Career Fight Pace (Avg Sig Strikes / Round)
R1
21/38(55%)
R2
26/50(52%)
R3
26/41(63%)
Landed
Attempted
Positional & Target Breakdown
Position
91%
Distance: 263Clinch: 25Ground: 2
Target
57%
22%
22%
Head: 164Body: 63Leg: 63
Grappling Efficiency
Avg TD / Fight
0.3
Avg Control / Fight
0:31
TD Success Rate
47%
Durability & Resilience
Fights to Decision
8 of 24
KO/TKO Losses
1
Avg Fight Duration
2.1 rounds
Post-Loss Record
2-1
Fight History9 UFC + 15 pre-UFC
24 fights16W4L
| Result | Opponent | Method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mark Vologdin | DM-DEC | ||||
DRAW Method M-DEC Round 3 of 3 Time 5:00 Division Catch Weight | ||||||
| L | Chris Gutierrez | DS-DEC | ||||
| L | Daniel Marcos | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Kyung Ho Kang | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Muin Gafurov | DU-DEC | ||||
| L | Daniel Santos | KKO/TKO Knee | ||||
| W | Miles Johns | SSUB Arm Triangle | ||||
| W | Eddie Wineland | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| L | Nathaniel Wood | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Kevin Moreyra | SSUB | ||||
| W | Marc Gomez Sariol | DDEC | ||||
| ? | Levy Saúl Marroquín | DDEC | ||||
| W | Angel Luis Cruz | KTKO | ||||
| W | Gabriel Solorio | DDEC | ||||
| W | Unknown | SSUB | ||||
| W | Unknown | KTKO | ||||
| W | Pedro Velasco | SSUB | ||||
| ? | Matt Brown | DDEC | ||||
| W | Ruddy Gray | KTKO | ||||
| ? | Matt Brown | KTKO | ||||
| W | Derrick Mandell | DDEC | ||||
| W | Adam Schumacher | SSUB | ||||
| W | Bruce Johnson | SSUB | ||||
| W | Brandon Abrego | KTKO | ||||