John Castaneda
“Sexi Mexi”
John Castaneda is ranked 130th of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,769130th of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.04Skill ahead of fame
▲ +0.04 in 28 days - 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: 2,000 careers simulated from today, fight by fight; the dashed line is the middle one.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | Lost to Heili AlatengUFC Fight Night 289 - Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · Decision (Split), R3 | −30 | +0.07 |
| 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 what the fight did to their First Light Rating: the true measure of skill.
FLI is what the fight did to their First Light Index: the rating of fame against skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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