Marcos vs Castaneda

Who won Marcos vs Castaneda?

Daniel Marcos beat John Castaneda by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Daniel Marcos.

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).

Marcos vs Castaneda stats

Daniel Marcos stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

John Castaneda made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Daniel Marcos' 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. John Castaneda marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Daniel Marcos' UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while John Castaneda's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Marcos had an advantage in power over Castaneda, with a 53% knock out percentage over Castaneda's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Castaneda had a large advantage over Marcos, boasting a 29% submission rate over Marcos' 0%.

Daniel Marcos was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

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

Marcos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 11 months later than Castaneda, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 39 to Castaneda's 65.

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Marcos' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Castaneda's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Marcos vs Castaneda start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:15 PM UTC , which was 6:15 PM EST or 3:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:15 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Marcos vs Castaneda?

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