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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Daniel Marcos won · U-DEC R3
Elo1495
Elo1526
Daniel Marcos

John CastanedavsDaniel MarcosUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov · Saturday, June 8, 2024Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Official fight result

Daniel Marcos won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJohn Castaneda: Pressure fightervsDaniel Marcos: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Daniel Marcos wins(58.1%)

Actual result: Daniel Marcos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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
Daniel Marcos
Blue Corner
Vegas Odds
1495
Elo
1526
34
Age
33
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'7"
180.34 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

John Castaneda
oldest →
L
KOvs Daniel Santos · Oct 22
W
vs Muin Gafurov · Jun 23
W
vs Kyung Ho Kang · Nov 23
L
vs Chris Gutierrez · Apr 25
D
DECvs Mark Vologdin · Apr 26
latest
Daniel Marcos
oldest →
W
KOvs Saimon Oliveira · Jan 23
W
vs Davey Grant · Jul 23
W
vs Adrian Yanez · Dec 24
L
vs Montel Jackson · May 25
W
SUBvs Miles Johns · Nov 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

John CastanedaMetricDaniel Marcos
4.95
Strikes / min
4.90
5.07
Strikes absorbed / min
3.79
54%
Strike defense
61%
1.49
TDs / 15 min
1.35
75%
Takedown defense
85%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.12Δ 1.23 — meaningful gap+1.11

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1536 vs 1532Strikes4.7 vs 5.9Takedowns1.8 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.10 vs 0.00Form0.7 vs 1.0
John CastanedaDaniel Marcos

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
John Castaneda(9 fights)Daniel Marcos(6 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -31.2|Blue +31.2
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -112.0|Blue +112.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

John CastanedaTargetDaniel Marcos

By target zone

26
35% acc · 43%
Head
71
54% acc · 72%
9
56% acc · 15%
Body
21
68% acc · 21%
25
78% acc · 42%
Leg
6
67% acc · 6%

By position

59
48% acc · 98%
Distance
81
54% acc · 83%
1
100% acc · 2%
Clinch
17
85% acc · 17%
0
Ground
0
0% acc

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
John Castaneda rounds
0
even
3
Daniel Marcos rounds
Round 1Daniel Marcos edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control0:00
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Daniel Marcos edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns1
Control1:53
26Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:37Control
Round 3Daniel Marcos edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:19
Knockdowns0
44Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:24Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
60 / 123
Sig Strikes
98 / 171
47.7%
Sig Str %
56%
68 / 134
Total Strikes
101 / 177
1 / 5
TDs
0 / 0
12.5%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:12
Ctrl Time
1:01

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Daniel Marcos28 / 5228 / 530 / 00
1John Castaneda24 / 4625 / 470 / 00
2Daniel Marcos26 / 5427 / 550 / 00
2John Castaneda13 / 3020 / 401 / 40
3Daniel Marcos44 / 6546 / 690 / 00
3John Castaneda23 / 4723 / 470 / 10

John Castaneda

StanceSwitch
Height66.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights8

Daniel Marcos

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights6