John Castaneda vs AlatengheiliBantamweight at UFC Fight Night

Upcoming·UFC Fight Night·Saturday, September 26, 2026
John Castaneda
21-8-1
Stance
Switch
vs
Alatengheili
17-10-2
Stance
Orthodox
Weight class
Bantamweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Meta APEX · Las Vegas, Nevada

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
◂ Castaneda

Castaneda out-strikes Alatengheili

Effective offense
A+
91st
2.5
+63
D
28th
0.9
Defense
D
32nd
54%
Even
D
39th
57%
KO power
C
8 KO
0.4 KD
+15
D
5 KO
0.1 KD
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Wrestling
Even

Both control well

Takedowns landed
C
55th
1.4
+10
B
64th
1.7
Takedown accuracy
C
57th
39%
Even
B
64th
44%
Takedown defense
A
72nd
78%
Even
B
67th
75%
Control time
C
49th
2.4 min
Even
C
44th
2.1 min
See full Grappling
Submission
◂ Castaneda

Castaneda is the bigger submission threat on Alatengheili

Submission attempts
D
41st
0.1
+22
F
19th
0.0
Sub win rate
B
69th
29%
6 subs
Even
B
62nd
18%
3 subs
Submission defense
D
41st
0%
Even
D
41st
4%
See full Grappling
Finishing
Even

Both hard to finish

Finish rate
D
41st
50%
+12
D
29th
20%
KO durability
D
37th
13%
+14
C
51st
0%
Submission defense
D
41st
0%
Even
D
41st
0%
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Pace
◂ Castaneda

Castaneda pushes the higher work rate over the fight

Work rate / min — full fight
6.7
4.2
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
6.1
3.4
Pace trend
+16%/rd
+30%/rd
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Form
Alatengheili ▸

Alatengheili is in better recent form than Castaneda

Win rate (career)
50%
63%
After a win
50%
40%
Last 5
50%
60%
Win streakL1
See full Form
Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition

Schedule strength
28%
27%
Win quality
54%
41%
Ranked opponents
1
2
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
Common opp (1)0-10-1
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Activity
◂ Castaneda

Castaneda is fresher and more active than Alatengheili

Last bout
5mo
16mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
1
0
Bouts, last 24 mo
2
1
See full Activity
Tale of the tape
◂ Castaneda

Castaneda 5" reach · Castaneda 5 cm · Switch-stance wrinkle

34
Age
Even
34
5'7"
170cm
Height
2"
taller
5'5"
165cm
71"
180cm
Reach
5"
reach
67"
169cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
See full Tale of the tape
On the bubbleJohn Castaneda 38% cut risk · 2-fight skid

Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

John CastanedaAlatengheili
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min4.952.82
Accuracy%51%32%
Defense%54%57%
Takedowns/151.51.7
TD defense%75%75%
Submissions/150.10.0

Career rate as a percentile within the bantamweight (244 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.