Castaneda vs Gafurov

Who won Castaneda vs Gafurov?

John Castaneda beat Muin Gafurov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi, on Saturday 3rd June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner John Castaneda.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Castaneda vs Gafurov stats

John Castaneda stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Muin Gafurov made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

John Castaneda's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Muin Gafurov's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Gafurov had an advantage in power over Castaneda, with a 53% knock out percentage over Castaneda's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gafurov had a slight advantage over Castaneda, with a 41% submission rate over Castaneda's 32%.

John Castaneda was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Gafurov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Castaneda. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

Castaneda was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Gafurov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 62 to Gafurov's 41.

Activity check

Castaneda's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Gafurov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Castaneda vs Gafurov?

John Castaneda was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Muin Gafurov made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.