Catch Weight
3 Rounds
John Castaneda won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, November 11, 2023·New York City, New York, USA, USA
Style matchupJohn Castaneda: Pressure fightervsKyung Ho Kang: Well-rounded
The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.
Model Prediction: John Castaneda wins(55.9%)
Actual result: John Castaneda wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Stance matchup historically favors John Castaneda (52.9%).
Tale of the Tape
John Castaneda
Red Corner
VS
Kyung Ho Kang
Blue Corner
-115
(53%)
Vegas Odds
-105
(51%)
34
Age
38
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'9"
180.34 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
John CastanedaL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Miles Johns · Feb 22L
KOvs Daniel Santos · Oct 22W
vs Muin Gafurov · Jun 23L
vs Daniel Marcos · Jun 24L
vs Chris Gutierrez · Apr 25Kyung Ho Kang
oldest →latest
W
vs Liu Pingyuan · Dec 19L
vs Rani Yahya · Nov 21W
vs Batgerel Danaa · Jun 22W
SUBvs Cristian Quinonez · Jun 23L
vs Muin Gafurov · Jun 24Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
John CastanedaMetricKyung Ho Kang
4.95
Strikes / min
3.13
5.07
Strikes absorbed / min
3.32
54%
Strike defense
54%
1.49
TDs / 15 min
1.97
75%
Takedown defense
68%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.12evenly matched on net striking-0.19
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
John CastanedaKyung Ho Kang
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
John Castaneda(8 fights)Kyung Ho Kang(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-55.655.6
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+14.0-14.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.60.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
John Castaneda
StanceSwitch
Height66.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights8
Kyung Ho Kang
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights13