John Castanedavs
Muin Gafurov
John Castaneda def. Muin Gafurov (Unanimous Decision)
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, June 3, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
John Castaneda defeated Muin Gafurov by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi, held Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
21-8-1
Record
20-7-0
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
30
5'6"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
68"
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Stance
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Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
4.95
SLpM
3.36
51%
Str. Acc.
47%
5.07
SApM
2.51
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Str. Def.
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Grappling Profile
1.49
TD Avg.
1.57
37%
TD Acc.
28%
75%
TD Def.
70%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
John Castaneda · 2-2-1
- DUFC Fight Night: Burns vs MalottSat, Apr 18, 2026Decision · R3 · 5:00 · weightClass.Catch Weight
- LUFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs PratesSat, Apr 26, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs ImavovSat, Jun 8, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC 295: Procházka vs PereiraSat, Nov 11, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · weightClass.Catch Weight
- WUFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs AlbaziSat, Jun 3, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Muin Gafurov · 2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Bautista vs OliveiraSat, Feb 7, 2026Submission · R3 · 4:59 · Bantamweight
- WUFC 311: Makhachev vs MoicanoSat, Jan 18, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- LUFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2Sat, Oct 21, 2023Submission · R1 · 1:13 · Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs AlbaziSat, Jun 3, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Common Opponents
John Castaneda
Muin Gafurov
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 9 fights · 4 fights
66.6
Avg sig. strikes
44.5
1.22
Avg takedowns
0.50
2:06
Avg control time
1:36
135
Career high strikes
79
3
Career high TDs
2
Strike Distribution
John Castaneda
Strike target
Muin Gafurov
57%
Head
61%
16%
Body
30%
27%
Leg
9%
John Castaneda
Strike position
Muin Gafurov
90%
Distance
83%
6%
Clinch
16%
4%
Ground
1%
Fight stats
John Castaneda
Muin Gafurov
1
Knockdowns
0
40 of 88
Significant strikes
61 of 157
45%
Sig. strike accuracy
39%
70 of 121
Total strikes
93 of 204
3 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 6
50%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
4:16
Control time
1:55
Significant strikes by target
30 of 73
Head
45 of 135
4 of 8
Body
11 of 16
6 of 7
Leg
5 of 6
37 of 83
Distance
47 of 132
1 of 2
Clinch
14 of 25
2 of 3
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
1
KD
0
18 of 32
Sig. str.
21 of 44
25 of 40
Total str.
21 of 44
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:51
Ctrl
0:11
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
15 of 40
Sig. str.
29 of 86
25 of 51
Total str.
44 of 103
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:40
Ctrl
1:14
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
7 of 16
Sig. str.
11 of 27
20 of 30
Total str.
28 of 57
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
2:45
Ctrl
0:30
Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)