Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Dern vs Yan
weightClass.Catch Weight3 rounds scheduled
John Castaneda
John Castaneda
“Sexi Mexi”
21-8-1
RESULT

Daniel Santos def. John Castaneda (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 4:28
WIN
Daniel Santos
Daniel Santos
“Willycat”
14-3-0
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Daniel Santos defeated John Castaneda by TKO in round 2 (4:28) in the weightClass.Catch Weight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Yan, held Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

John Castaneda
Daniel Santos
1
Knockdowns
1
57 of 106
Significant strikes
69 of 134
54%
Sig. strike accuracy
51%
67 of 118
Total strikes
71 of 137
3 of 6
Takedowns
2 of 4
50%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:04
Control time
0:52
Significant strikes by target
45 of 89
Head
52 of 111
8 of 13
Body
14 of 19
4 of 4
Leg
3 of 4
41 of 87
Distance
53 of 114
8 of 10
Clinch
14 of 18
8 of 9
Ground
2 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
40 of 69
Sig. str.
19 of 46
50 of 80
Total str.
19 of 46
2 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:40
Ctrl
0:15
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
17 of 37
Sig. str.
50 of 88
17 of 38
Total str.
52 of 91
1 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:24
Ctrl
0:37
Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-8-1
Record
14-3-0
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
31
5'6"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
67"
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Stance
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weightClass.Catch Weight
Weight Class
weightClass.Catch Weight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

4.95
SLpM
5.15
51%
Str. Acc.
40%
5.07
SApM
5.38
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Str. Def.
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Grappling Profile

1.49
TD Avg.
2.60
37%
TD Acc.
33%
75%
TD Def.
73%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • D
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  • L
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  • L
    Daniel Marcos
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  • W
    Kyung Ho Kang
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · weightClass.Catch Weight
  • W
    Muin Gafurov
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Daniel Santos · 4-1
  • L
    Dooho Choi
    UFC Fight Night: Allen vs CostaSat, May 16, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 4:29 · Featherweight
  • W
    JooSang Yoo
    UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2Sat, Oct 4, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 0:21 · weightClass.Catch Weight
  • W
    JeongYeong Lee
    UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della MaddalenaSat, May 10, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Johnny Munoz
    UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs AlbaziSat, Jun 3, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    John Castaneda
    UFC Fight Night: Dern vs YanSat, Oct 1, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:28 · weightClass.Catch Weight

Career Averages

Based on 9 fights · 6 fights
66.6
Avg sig. strikes
59.5
1.22
Avg takedowns
2.00
2:06
Avg control time
3:28
135
Career high strikes
90
3
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

John Castaneda
Strike target
Daniel Santos
57%
Head
67%
16%
Body
22%
27%
Leg
11%
John Castaneda
Strike position
Daniel Santos
90%
Distance
76%
6%
Clinch
9%
4%
Ground
15%