Castaneda vs Santos

Who won Castaneda vs Santos?

Daniel Santos beat John Castaneda by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st October 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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 Santos stats

John Castaneda stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Daniel Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was John Castaneda's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

John Castaneda's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Daniel Santos' came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a slight advantage in power over Castaneda, with a 50% knock out percentage over Castaneda's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Castaneda had an advantage over Santos, with a 32% submission rate over Santos' 13%.

John Castaneda was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Castaneda.

Castaneda was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 months earlier than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 65 to Santos' 33.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, John Castaneda had last fought 3 years, 1 month and 8 days ago, while Daniel Santos' last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 4 days ago.

What were the odds on Castaneda vs Santos?

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