John Castañeda Explained

John Castañeda
Other Names:Sexi Mexi
Birth Name:John Castañeda
Birth Date:18 December 1991
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas, United States
Weight:135 lb
Weight Class:Lightweight
Featherweight
Bantamweight
Reach:71 in[1]
Team:Mankato Martial Arts (2010–2014)[2]
Minnesota Martial Arts Academy (2015–present)
Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA (2023–present)[3]
Rank:Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Greg Nelson[4]
Years Active:2012–present
Mma Kowin:8
Mma Subwin:6
Mma Decwin:7
Mma Koloss:2
Mma Decloss:5
University:Minnesota State University, Mankato
Sherdog:86536

John Castañeda (born December 18, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2012, he formerly competed for Combate Global.

Background

Castañeda was born in Dallas, Texas. At four, he relocated to Minnesota, where he currently resides. During his freshman year of college, he wrestled for the Minnesota State Mavericks. In 2013, Castañeda graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato.[5] [6] He double-majored in criminal justice and Spanish with a minor in social work.

Professional mixed martial arts career

Early career

Castañeda went 15–1 in amateur competition, and racked a professional record of 7–2 in the regional circuit of Minnesota before signing with Combate Americas. In Combate Americas, Castañeda amassed four straight victories which led to a shot at the inaugural Combate Americas Bantamweight Championship. Castañeda faced Gustavo Lopez at Combate Americas - Empire Rising on October 14, 2016, with the bout being originally being for the championship, however Castañeda missed weight, coming in at 137.5 lbs. He won the bout via fourth-round knockout.[7] [8]

Castañeda was cut from Combate Americas after he refused the rematch against Gustavo Lopez, however he later returned to the promotion, defeating Chris Beal via TKO in the second round at Combate Americas 14.[9]

Dana White's Contender Series

Having racked up a record of 13–2, Castañeda was invited to compete at Dana White's Contender Series 5, facing Cheyden Leialoha. He won the bout via unanimous decision, but was not awarded with a contract to the UFC.[10]

Return to Combate

On October 26, 2017, it was announced that Castañeda would participate in Combate Americas' Copa Combate 2017 one-night tournament that took place on November 11, 2017.[11] In the quarterfinals Castañeda faced Kevin Moreyra, winning by first-round submission. Advancing to the semifinals, he defeated Marc Gomez by unanimous decision. In the tournament final Castañeda faced Levy Marroquín, losing the bout via unanimous decision.[12]

Castañeda was expected to headline Combate Americas Mexico vs. USA against Érik Pérez on October 13, 2018, but the bout was postponed to a later date because Castañeda caught staph infection.[13] [14]

After the tournament, Castañeda went on to lose one and win one bout in Combate Americas before being signed to the UFC on short notice.[15]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Replacing the mourning Umar Nurmagomedov on short notice on July 26, 2020, Castañeda made his UFC debut against Nathaniel Wood at UFC on ESPN 14.[16] [17] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[18]

Castañeda faced Eddie Wineland on February 20, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 185.[19] He won the fight via first round technical knockout.[20]

Castañeda faced Miles Johns on February 5, 2022 at .[21] He won the fight via third round technical submission.[22]

As the last bout of his initial UFC contract, Castañeda faced Daniel Santos on October 1, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 211.[23] He lost the bout in the second round, getting knocked out with a knee.[24] This bout earned the Fight of the Night award.[25]

As the first fight of his new four-fight contract, Castañeda was scheduled to face Mateus Mendonça on June 3, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 46.[26] [27] However, Mendonça withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Muin Gafurov.[28] Castañeda won the fight by unanimous decision.[29]

Castañeda faced Kang Kyung-ho on November 18, 2023 at UFC 295.[30] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[31]

Castañeda faced Daniel Marcos on June 8, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 57.[32] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[33]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|21–7|Daniel Marcos|Decision (unanimous)| | |align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Louisville, Kentucky, United States||-|Win|align=center|21–6|Kang Kyung-ho|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 295||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|New York City, New York, United States||-|Win|align=center|20–6|Muin Gafurov|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|19–6|Daniel Santos|KO (punches and knee)|||align=center|2|align=center|4:28|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|19–5|Miles Johns|Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)|||align=center|3|align=center|1:38|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|18–5|Eddie Wineland|TKO (punches)| ||align=center|1|align=center|4:44|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|17–5|Nathaniel Wood|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Win|align=center|17–4|Marcelo Rojo|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|Combate Americas 35||align=center|3|align=center|2:37|Monterrey, Mexico||-|Loss|align=center|16–4|José Alday|Decision (split)|Combate Americas 20||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Los Angeles, California, United States||-|Loss|align=center|16–3|Levy Marroquín|Decision (unanimous)|rowspan=3|Combate Americas 18: Copa Combate|rowspan=3||align=center|3|align=center|3:00|rowspan=3|Cancún, Mexico||-|Win|align=center|16–2|Marc Gomez|Decision (unanimous)|align=center|3|align=center|3:00||-|Win|align=center|15–2|Kevin Moreyra|Submission (rear-naked choke)|align=center|1|align=center|4:52||-|Win|align=center|14–2|Cheyden Leialoha|Decision (unanimous)|Dana White's Contender Series 4||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|13–2|Chris Beal|TKO (punches)|Combate Americas 14||align=center|2|align=center|0:42|Ventura, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|12–2|Gustavo Lopez|TKO (punches)|Combate Americas 9||align=center|4|align=center|2:24|Verona, New York, United States||-|Win|align=center|11–2|Angel Cruz|TKO (punches)|Combate Americas 8||align=center|2|align=center|2:25|Los Angeles, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–2|Gabriel Solorio|Decision (split)|Combate Americas 6||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Los Angeles, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–2|Federico Lopez|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 2||align=center|3|align=center|4:49|Los Angeles, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–2|Justin Governale|Decision (unanimous)|Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 1||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|7–2|Joe Pearson|TKO (punches)|KOTC: Power Surge||align=center|1|align=center|2:47|Carlton, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–2|Pedro Velasco|Submission (rear-naked choke)|KOTC: Total Dominance||align=center|1|align=center|2:42|Carlton, Minnesota, United States||-|Loss|align=center|5–2|Matt Brown|Decision (split)|RFA 19: Checco vs. Collier||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–1|Ruddy Gray|TKO (punches)|Driller Promotions: Live MMA at 7 Clans Casino||align=center|2|align=center|3:17|River Falls, Minnesota, United States||-|Loss|align=center|4–1|Matt Brown|TKO (punches)|Driller Promotions: Mecca 5||align=center|1|align=center|2:22|Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Derrick Mandell|Decision (unanimous)|Driller Promotions / SEG: Caged Chaos at Canterbury Park 5||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Shakopee, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Adam Schumacher|TKO (submission to punches)|Driller Promotions: Mecca 2||align=center|1|align=center|3:32|Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Bruce Johnson|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Driller Promotions / SEG: Downtown Showdown 12||align=center|1|align=center|2:32|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Brandon Abrego|KO (punch)|Driller Promotions / SEG: Caged Chaos||align=center|1|align=center|0:36|Shakopee, Minnesota, United States||}[34]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stats UFC . www.ufcstats.com . 5 February 2022.
  2. Web site: DWTNCS' John Castaneda Chose "Deep Passion" MMA Over Criminal Law Field. July 30, 2017. mmasucka.com. Michael DeSantis.
  3. John Castaneda: 'I Can't Blame' Muin Gafurov For Head Butts, Was Aware of Hype UFC on ESPN 45. June 4, 2023. YouTube. MMAjunkie.com.
  4. CMFwquXpR83. 11+ years invested on my BJJ journey. Blessed to have received my brown belt today from coach @gregnelsonmma . March 6, 2021. johncastaneda_. John Castañeda.
  5. Web site: John Castañeda. November 3, 2021. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 14 September 2018 .
  6. Web site: Caron. Nick. John Castaneda: Minn. MMA Amateur Champ Looking for 1st-Round KO in Pro Debut. 2022-02-05. Bleacher Report. en.
  7. Web site: John Castaneda Denies Gustavo Lopez Inaugural Combate Americas Bantamweight Title. October 14, 2016. Sherdog. Mike Sloan.
  8. Web site: Holland. Jesse. 2016-11-15. Combate Americas Cuts John Castaneda. 2022-02-05. MMAmania.com. en.
  9. Web site: Combate Americas 14 Results: Chávez Chokes Estrada, Castañeda Finishes Beal. 2022-02-05. Combat Press. en-US.
  10. News: DWTNCS 5 results: Mike Rodriguez, Alex Perez latest UFC signees. MMA Fighting. 2018-08-07.
  11. Web site: Combate Americas' Copa Combate fight card complete with three new bouts. October 26, 2017. Danny Segura. mmafighting.com.
  12. Web site: Copa Combate results: Levy Marroquin wins eight-man bantamweight tournament, takes home $100K. November 12, 2017. mmafighting.com. Danny Segura.
  13. Web site: Jesse Holland. September 18, 2018. Erik Perez vs John Castaneda headlines Combate Americas 'Mexico vs USA' on Oct. 13 in Tucson. mmamania.com.
  14. Web site: Guilherme Cruz. October 9, 2018. Erik Perez out of Combate Americas 24 main event as opponent deals with staph infection. mmafighting.com.
  15. Web site: UFC taps John Castaneda to replace Umar Nurmagomedov, will fight Nathaniel Wood on 'Fight Island'. Nolan King. July 9, 2020. MMAjunkie.com.
  16. Web site: 2020-07-03. Umar Nurmagomedov, Tagir Ulanbekov delay travel to Fight Island following the passing of Khabib's dad. 2020-07-05. FanSided. en-US.
  17. Web site: 2020-06-12. UFC adds Nathaniel Wood vs. Umar Nurmagomedov to July 25 lineup. 2020-06-13. MMA Junkie. en.
  18. Web site: Bitter. Shawn. 2020-07-25. UFC Fight Island 3 Results: Nathaniel Wood Too Much for Debuting John Castaneda. 2020-07-25. Cageside Press. en-US.
  19. Web site: UFC: Eddie Wineland and John Castaneda to throw down on February 20. cagesidepress.com. Jay Anderson. 2020-12-08. 2020-12-08.
  20. Web site: McClory. Mike. 2021-02-20. UFC Vegas 19 Results: John Castaneda Overwhelms Eddie Wineland. 2021-02-21. Cageside Press. en-US.
  21. Web site: Dorff. Marcel. 2021-10-08. BREAKING: Miles Johns vs. John Castaneda toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 5 februari. 2021-10-09. MMA DNA. nl.
  22. Web site: Evanoff. Josh. 2022-02-05. UFC Vegas 47: John Castaneda Puts Miles Johns to Sleep. 2022-02-06. Cageside Press. en-US.
  23. Web site: UFC books John Castaneda vs. Daniel Santos for Oct. 1. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King and Farah Hannoun. 2022-08-02. 2022-08-02.
  24. Web site: Law . Eddie . 2022-10-01 . UFC Vegas 61: Daniel Santos Goes To War With Castaneda, Finishes Fight With Vicious Knee . 2022-10-02 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  25. Web site: UFC Fight Night 211 bonuses: Six fighters take home extra $50,000 each. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2022-10-01. 2022-10-01.
  26. Web site: Raghuwanshi . Mohit . UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Allen - ITN WWE . 2023-04-26 . www.itnwwe.com . en-US.
  27. Web site: John Castaneda on June 3 fight, new UFC contract & training in Thailand. May 4, 2023. YouTube. Current MMA.
  28. Web site: Updates to UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi. June 2, 2023. Ultimate Fighting Championship.
  29. Web site: Bitter . Shawn . 2023-06-03 . UFC Vegas 74: John Castaneda Defeats Newcomer Muin Gafurov on Scorecards . 2023-06-04 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  30. Web site: Desk . ITN News . 2023-08-16 . Kyung Ho Kang vs John Castaneda Reported for UFC Nov 18 Event . 2023-08-17 . www.itnwwe.com . en-US.
  31. Web site: Dewar . Val . 2023-11-12 . UFC 295: John Castaneda Sweeps Scorecards in Back and Forth Affair with Kyung Ho Kang . 2023-11-12 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  32. Web site: King . Nolan . 2024-04-22 . Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (April 15-21). 2024-04-22 . MMA Junkie . en.
  33. Web site: Hester . Bryson . 2024-06-08 . UFC Louisville: Daniel Marcos Wins Clear Decision Over John Castañeda, Stays Unbeaten . 2024-06-08 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  34. Web site: John "Sexi Mexi" Castañeda. 2021-10-30. Sherdog.

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