John Castaneda vs Muin Gafurov — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
John Castaneda vs Muin Gafurov

Bantamweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi

Saturday, June 3, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

John Castaneda def. Muin Gafurov

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Chris TognoniTony Weeks · 27-29Chris Lee · 27-29Junichiro Kamijo · 27-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

John CastanedaRound 3Muin Gafurov

7 / 16Sig. strikes11 / 27

44%Accuracy41%

20 / 30Total strikes28 / 57

0Knockdowns0

2 / 3Takedowns0 / 2

0Sub. attempts0

2:45Control0:30

1.4Pace / min2.2

85%Control share15%

John Castaneda

Targethead 71% · body 14% · leg 14%

Phasedistance 86% · clinch 14% · ground 0%

Muin Gafurov

Targethead 73% · body 18% · leg 9%

Phasedistance 91% · clinch 9% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeMuin Gafurov landed 11 significant strikes to 7.Control edgeJohn Castaneda held 165s of control to 30s.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace downJohn Castaneda's significant-strike pace moved -53% from R2 to R3, 1.4 against 3.0 per minute.
Target shiftJohn Castaneda's head share of landed strikes moved -22 pts, to 71% head with 14% body and 14% leg.
Control swingJohn Castaneda's control time moved +125s, 165s against 40s.
Pace downMuin Gafurov's significant-strike pace moved -62% from R2 to R3, 2.2 against 5.8 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

John Castaneda

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Muin Gafurov

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

40John Castaneda sig. strikes

61Muin Gafurov sig. strikes

3rounds observed

-62%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Muin Gafurov)