John Castaneda
“Sexi Mexi”
John Castaneda is ranked 129th of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,770129th of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.08Skill ahead of fame
- Career phase
- DecliningCareer-best FLR 1,840, 11 Nov 2023
- Record
- 21–8–1Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | Lost to Heili AlatengUFC Fight Night 289 - Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · Decision (Split), R3 | −30 | +0.08 |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Draw vs Mark VologdinUFC Fight Night 273 - Burns vs. Malott · Draw (Majority), R3 | −11 | — |
| 26 Apr 2025 | Lost to Chris GutierrezUFC on ESPN 66 - Garry vs. Prates · Decision (Split), R3 | −9 | — |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Lost to Daniel MarcosUFC on ESPN 57 - Cannonier vs. Imavov · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −20 | — |
| 11 Nov 2023 | Won vs Kyung Ho KangUFC 295 - Prochazka vs. Pereira · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +28 | — |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Won vs Muin GafurovUFC on ESPN 46 - Kara-France vs. Albazi · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +28 | — |
| 1 Oct 2022 | Lost to Daniel SantosUFC Fight Night 211 - Dern vs. Yan · KO (Punches and Knee), R2 | −11 | — |
| 5 Feb 2022 | Won vs Miles JohnsUFC Fight Night 200 - Hermansson vs. Strickland · Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R3 | +29 | — |
| 20 Feb 2021 | Won vs Eddie WinelandUFC Fight Night 185 - Blaydes vs. Lewis · TKO (Punches), R1 | +32 | — |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Lost to Nathaniel WoodUFC on ESPN 14 - Whittaker vs. Till · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −33 | — |
| 12 Apr 2019 | Won vs Marcelo RojoCombate Americas - Combate Estrellas 3: Flores vs. Marroquin · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R3 | +21 | — |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Lost to Jose AldayCombate Americas - Combate Estrellas 1 · Decision (Split), R3 | −28 | — |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
FLI is what the fight did to their fame against their skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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