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UFCUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
John Castaneda
John Castaneda
“Sexi Mexi”
21-8-1
RESULT

Daniel Marcos def. John Castaneda (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Daniel Marcos
Daniel Marcos
“Soncora”
18-1-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, June 8, 2024
KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States

Daniel Marcos defeated John Castaneda by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov, held Saturday, June 8, 2024 at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville.

Fight stats

John Castaneda
Daniel Marcos
0
Knockdowns
1
60 of 123
Significant strikes
98 of 171
49%
Sig. strike accuracy
57%
68 of 134
Total strikes
101 of 177
1 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
20%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:12
Control time
1:01
Significant strikes by target
26 of 75
Head
71 of 131
9 of 16
Body
21 of 31
25 of 32
Leg
6 of 9
59 of 122
Distance
81 of 150
1 of 1
Clinch
17 of 20
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
24 of 46
Sig. str.
28 of 52
25 of 47
Total str.
28 of 53
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
13 of 30
Sig. str.
26 of 54
20 of 40
Total str.
27 of 55
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:53
Ctrl
0:37
ROUND 3
0
KD
1
23 of 47
Sig. str.
44 of 65
23 of 47
Total str.
46 of 69
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:19
Ctrl
0:24

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#CastanedaMarcos
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Matt Jones
#CastanedaMarcos
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Junichiro Kamijo
#CastanedaMarcos
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Castaneda
–
12
Marcos
●30–27 Marcos×12
All 12 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Castaneda
100%
Marcos
19 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Marcos78.9%●29–28 Marcos10.5%●30–28 Marcos5.3%●30–26 Marcos5.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Marcos
R2
100%
Marcos
R3
79%
Marcos

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-8-1
Record
18-1-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
1
34
Age
33
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
69"
175 cm
—
Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.95
SLpM
4.90
51%
Str. Acc.
53%
5.07
SApM
3.79
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.49
TD Avg.
1.35
37%
TD Acc.
52%
75%
TD Def.
85%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

John Castaneda · 2-2-1
  • D
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  • L
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  • L
    Daniel Marcos
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs ImavovSat, Jun 8, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
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  • W
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Daniel Marcos · 4-1
  • W
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    Submission · R2 · 4:23 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Montel Jackson
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Adrian Yanez
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleySun, Dec 15, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    John Castaneda
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs ImavovSat, Jun 8, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Davey Grant
    UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs TyburaSat, Jul 22, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 9 fights · 6 fights
66.6
Avg sig. strikes
54.8
1.22
Avg takedowns
1.50
2:06
Avg control time
2:34
135
Career high strikes
98
3
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

John Castaneda
Strike target
Daniel Marcos
57%
Head
62%
16%
Body
21%
27%
Leg
17%
John Castaneda
Strike position
Daniel Marcos
90%
Distance
83%
6%
Clinch
16%
4%
Ground
1%