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Apr 26 2025
Saturday

T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States

Prelim
3 rounds contest @ Bantamweight
John Castaneda
Castaneda
United States flag
21-6-0
SD 3
SD 3
21-7-0

The tape

34
Age
33
5' 9" / 175 cm
Height
5' 6" / 168 cm
66.9" / 170 cm
Reach
68.9" / 175 cm

Tape record

UDUDUDUDKO
Form
UDUDUDKOSUB
21
Wins
21
9
By KO
8
43
KO%
38
1
By SUB
6
5
SUB%
29
6
Loses
7
0
Stopped
2
1
Tapped
0
2
Draws
0
N/A
Debut
2012
29
Bouts
28
79
Rounds
65
6 hours, 9 minutes
Fight Time
4 hours, 47 minutes

Tape rankings @ Bantamweight

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UFC
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-
Bellator
-
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Tapology
-

Chris Gutierrez vs John Castaneda report

Who won Gutierrez vs Castaneda?

Chris Gutierrez beat John Castaneda by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chris Gutierrez.

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).

Gutierrez vs Castaneda stats

Chris Gutierrez stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

John Castaneda made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Chris Gutierrez's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. John Castaneda marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Chris Gutierrez's UFC record stood at 10-3-1, while John Castaneda's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Gutierrez had a slight advantage in power over Castaneda, with a 43% knock out percentage over Castaneda's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Castaneda had a large advantage over Gutierrez, boasting a 29% submission rate over Gutierrez's 5%.

Chris Gutierrez was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Gutierrez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Castaneda. Despite this, Castaneda had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Gutierrez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 7 months earlier than Castaneda, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 82 to Castaneda's 68.

Gutierrez vs Castaneda form

Gutierrez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Quang Le at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Heili Alateng at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

He had defeated Frankie Edgar at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Castaneda had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Daniel Marcos at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Kyung Ho Kang at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Muin Gafurov at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Daniel Santos at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Miles Johns at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Gutierrez had been fighting more than John Castaneda.

Going to this contest, Chris Gutierrez had last fought 8 months and 19 days ago, while John Castaneda's last outing had been 10 months and 21 days ago.

Gutierrez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Castaneda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Gutierrez vs Castaneda start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:05 AM UTC , which was 8:05 PM EST or 5:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:05 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gutierrez vs Castaneda?

Chris Gutierrez was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while John Castaneda made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.

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