Result
Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 1
· Thu 17 Sep 2015 · Combate Americas
John Castañeda vs Justin Governale
W
John Castañeda
“Sexi Mexi”
7-2
1,481Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
Bantamweight
Justin Governale
“The Therapist”
5-2
1,297Elo
Elo
The scorecards
How the decision was scoredElo counted this as 84% of a win for John Castañeda — the average for a unanimous decision, as no scorecards are on record.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litJohn CastañedaJustin Governale
1,481
Elo
1,297
1,174
KO rating
1,078
1,214
Sub rating
1,099
1,116
Dec rating
1,030
Wins by
4
KO/TKO
2
2
Submission
1
1
Decision
2
Losses by
1
KO/TKO
1
0
Submission
0
1
Decision
1
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedJohn CastañedaJustin Governale
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Moneyline
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What the model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
John Castañeda
7-2 going in · 19 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 2026-04-18 | D |
 Mark Vologdin
|
DecisionMajority | R315:00 | 34.3 | 1,667-15 | 1,488 | -162 | Catchweight | UFC Fight Night 273: Burns vs. Malott Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 39 | 2025-04-26 | L |
Chris Gutierrez
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 33.4 | 1,645+22 | 1,788 | +122 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 66: Garry vs. Prates Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 38 | 2024-06-08 | L |
 Daniel Marcos
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.5 | 1,766-120 | 1,614 | +111 | Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN 57: Cannonier vs. Imavov Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 37 | 2023-11-11 | W |
 Kyung Ho Kang
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.9 | 1,687+78 | 1,742 | -130 | Bantamweight | UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 36 | 2023-06-03 | W |
 Muin Gafurov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.5 | 1,596+91 | 1,759 | -130 | Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN 46: Kara-France vs. Albazi Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 35 | 2022-10-01 | L |
 Daniel Santos
|
KO/TKOKnee | R29:28 | 30.8 | 1,737-141 | 1,489 | -185 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 211: Dern vs. Yan Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2022-02-05 | W |
Miles Johns
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R311:38 | 30.1 | 1,641+96 | 1,677 | +153 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 200: Hermansson vs. Strickland Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2021-02-20 | W |
Eddie Wineland
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:44 | 29.2 | 1,512+129 | 1,693 | -124 | Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night 185: Blaydes vs. Lewis Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2020-07-25 | L |
 Nathaniel Wood
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.6 | 1,559-48 | 1,729 | +290 | Bantamweight | UFC on ESPN 14: Whittaker vs. Till Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2019-04-12 | W |
 Marcelo Rojo
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R312:37 | 27.3 | 1,454+114 | 1,561 | -- | Bantamweight | Combate 35: Combate Estrellas 3 Combate Americas |
| 30 | 2018-04-13 | L |
 José Alday
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 26.3 | 1,533-79 | 1,170 | -- | Bantamweight | Combate 20: Combate Estrellas 1 Combate Americas |
| 29 | 2017-11-11 | W |
Kevin Moreyra
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R14:52 | 25.9 | 1,508+24 | 1,191 | -- | Bantamweight | Combate 18: Copa Combate Combate Americas |
| 28 | 2017-11-11 | L |
Levy Saúl Marroquín
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 25.9 | 1,624-115 | 1,363 | -- | Bantamweight | Combate 18: Copa Combate Combate Americas |
| 27 | 2017-11-11 | W |
 Marc Gomez Sariol
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 25.9 | 1,609+14 | 1,410 | -- | Bantamweight | Combate 18: Copa Combate Combate Americas |
| 26 | 2017-08-01 | W |
Cheyden Leialoha
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.6 | 1,628-19 | 1,414 | -185 | Bantamweight | Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 4 Dana White's Contender Series |
| 25 | 2017-05-05 | W |
Chris Beal
|
KO/TKOPunches | R25:42 | 25.4 | 1,602+27 | 1,304 | -- | Bantamweight | Combate 14: Cinco de Mayo Combate Americas |
| 24 | 2016-10-14 | W |
Gustavo Lopez
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R417:24 | 24.8 | 1,529+72 | 1,468 | -- | Bantamweight | Combate Americas 9: Empire Rising Combate Americas |
| 23 | 2016-08-11 | W |
 Angel Luis Cruz
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R27:25 | 24.6 | 1,510+19 | 1,144 | -- | Featherweight | Combate 8 Combate Americas |
| 22 | 2016-04-25 | W |
Gabriel Solorio
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 24.4 | 1,545-35 | 1,345 | -- | Featherweight | Combate 6 Combate Americas |
| 21 | 2015-12-16 | W |
Federico Lopez
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R314:49 | 24.0 | 1,498+47 | 1,326 | -- | Open Weight | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 2 Combate Americas |
| 20 | 2015-09-17 | W |
Justin Governale
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.7 | 1,481+17 | 1,297 | -- | Bantamweight | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 1 Combate Americas |
| 19 | 2015-08-22 | W |
Joe Pearson
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R12:47 | 23.7 | 1,463+18 | 1,087 | -- | Bantamweight | KOTC: Power Surge King of the Cage |
| 18 | 2015-05-16 | W |
Pedro Velasco
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:42 | 23.4 | 1,401+61 | 1,294 | -- | Bantamweight | KOTC: Total Dominance King of the Cage |
| 17 | 2014-10-10 | L |
Matt Brown
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 22.8 | 1,397+4 | 1,456 | -- | Bantamweight | RFA 19: Checco vs. Collier Resurrection Fighting Alliance |
| 16 | 2014-07-26 | W |
Ruddy Gray
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R28:17 | 22.6 | 1,337+61 | 1,226 | -- | Catchweight | Driller Promotions - Live MMA at 7 Clans Casino Driller Promotions |
| 15 | 2014-05-31 | L |
Matt Brown
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R12:22 | 22.5 | 1,475-138 | 1,245 | -- | Bantamweight | Driller Promotions - Mecca 5 Driller Promotions |
| 14 | 2014-02-22 | W |
Derrick Mandell
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 22.2 | 1,462+14 | 1,258 | -- | Bantamweight | Driller Promotions / SEG - Caged Chaos at Canterbury Park 5 Driller Promotions |
| 13 | 2013-11-02 | W |
Adam Schumacher
|
KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | R13:32 | 21.9 | 1,425+37 | 1,194 | -- | -- | Driller Promotions - Mecca 2 Driller Promotions |
| 12 | 2013-01-26 | W |
Bruce Johnson
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R12:32 | 21.1 | 1,421+4 | 788 | -- | Catchweight | Driller Promotions / SEG - Downtown Showdown 12 Driller Promotions |
| 11 | 2012-09-22 | W |
Brandon Abrego
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R10:36 | 20.8 | 1,416+4 | 770 | -- | Lightweight | Driller Promotions / SEG - Caged Chaos Driller Promotions |
| 10 | 2012-06-23 | W |
 Brandon Gardner
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 20.5 | 1,405+12 | 1,240 | -- | -- | Driller Promotions / SEG - Downtown Showdown 7 Driller Promotions am |
| 9 | 2012-05-18 | W |
Cody Garness
|
KO/TKOPunch | R10:10 | 20.4 | 1,373+31 | 1,172 | -- | Lightweight | Brutaal Fight Night - Rise of Chosen 2 Brutaal Genesis MMA am |
| 8 | 2012-03-23 | W | Josh Treseler | KO/TKOPunches | R3 | 20.3 | 1,338+36 | 1,167 | -- | -- | Brutaal Fight Night - Brutaal Kato 2 Brutaal Genesis MMA am |
| 7 | 2012-03-03 | W |
Mitch Field
|
DecisionUnanimous | R515:00 | 20.2 | 1,307+31 | 1,255 | -- | Featherweight | Driller Promotions / SEG - Downtown Showdown 3 Driller Promotions am |
| 6 | 2012-01-06 | W |
Marcel Anderson
|
KO/TKOPunches | R37:42 | 20.1 | 1,240+67 | 1,246 | -- | Lightweight | Driller Promotions / SEG - Downtown Showdown 2 Driller Promotions am |
| 5 | 2011-10-28 | W |
Codie Kahler
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 19.9 | 1,192+49 | 1,212 | -- | -- | Driller Promotions - Stars and Strikes Driller Promotions am |
| 4 | 2011-06-03 | W |
Lydell Miller
|
SubD'Arce Choke | R11:47 | 19.5 | 1,142+49 | 1,054 | -- | -- | Seconds Out Promotions Seconds Out Promotions am |
| 3 | 2011-04-16 | L |
Kenneth Glenn
|
Decision | --10:00 | 19.3 | 1,163-20 | 1,266 | -- | -- | Wisconsin Regional Wisconsin Regional am |
| 2 | 2010-12-18 | W | Robert Knutson | Sub | -- | 19.0 | 1,106+56 | 1,056 | -- | -- | Brutaal Genesis MMA Brutaal Genesis MMA am |
| 1 | 2010-10-16 | W | Matt Waverick | Decision | -- | 18.8 | 1,067+39 | 1,067 | -- | -- | Iowa Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am |
Justin Governale
5-2 going in · 9 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2022-08-21 | L |
Marquis Smith
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R311:38 | 36.5 | 1,159-83 | 1,176 | -170 | Bantamweight | Fury Fighting Championship 68 Fury Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2022-02-06 | L |
Casey Jones
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 35.9 | 1,174-16 | 1,155 | -120 | Bantamweight | Fury Fighting Championship 56 Fury Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2019-11-08 | L |
Peter Caballero
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 33.7 | 1,195-9 | 1,201 | +132 | Bantamweight | Combate 49: San Antonio Combate Americas |
| 15 | 2019-08-30 | W |
Stephen Perez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.5 | 1,115+80 | 1,198 | -- | Featherweight | Fury Fighting Championship 36 Fury Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2019-06-21 | W |
Warren Stewart
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.3 | 1,077+37 | 986 | -- | Featherweight | Fury FC: Fight Night San Antonio Fury Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | L |
Rick James
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.7 | 1,139-59 | 1,140 | -- | Bantamweight | KOTC - Conquistadors King of the Cage |
| 12 | 2016-10-13 | L |
Jordan Winski
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.6 | 1,166-26 | 1,306 | -- | Bantamweight | Fight Club OC: Thursday Night Fights 35 Fight Club OC |
| 11 | 2016-02-18 | L |
Ryan Lang
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:22 | 30.0 | 1,279-113 | 1,173 | -- | Lightweight | Fight Club OC: Thursday Night Fights 31 Fight Club OC |
| 10 | 2015-09-17 | L |
John Castañeda
this fight
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DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.5 | 1,297-17 | 1,481 | -- | Bantamweight | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 1 Combate Americas |
| 9 | 2015-06-14 | W |
Michael Roberts
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R28:04 | 29.3 | 1,265+32 | 1,004 | -- | Lightweight | KOTC: Sanctioned King of the Cage |
| 8 | 2015-04-10 | W |
Jay Bogan
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R27:09 | 29.1 | 1,124+140 | 1,367 | -- | Featherweight | Bellator 136: Brooks vs. Jansen Bellator MMA |
| 7 | 2014-11-22 | L |
Ian Millan
|
KO/TKOPunches | R26:46 | 28.7 | 1,200-75 | 1,249 | -- | Featherweight | Gladiator Challenge: Season's Beatings Gladiator Challenge |
| 6 | 2014-08-30 | W |
Luis Iniguez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 28.5 | 1,198+2 | 920 | -- | Featherweight | Gladiator Challenge: Payback Gladiator Challenge |
| 5 | 2014-06-28 | W |
Chris Chavez
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:25 | 28.3 | 1,145+53 | 1,000 | -- | -- | Gladiator Challenge: Iron Fist Gladiator Challenge |
| 4 | 2014-04-05 | W |
Michael Bruno
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 28.1 | 1,097+48 | 1,051 | -- | -- | Gladiator Challenge: Nitro Gladiator Challenge |
| 3 | 2013-10-25 | L |
Chris Pena
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.6 | 1,161-64 | 1,143 | -- | Lightweight | BAMMA Badbeat 11: Ramirez vs. Baghdad BAMMA USA |
| 2 | 2013-08-24 | W |
Jonathan Mesa
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:57 | 27.5 | 1,121+39 | 974 | -- | Lightweight | Tuff-N-Uff: Mayhem in Mesquite 3 Tuff-N-Uff am |
| 1 | 2011-03-26 | W | Mardsing Suriya | SubGuillotine Choke | R12:27 | 25.1 | 1,065+66 | 1,065 | -- | -- | Master Toddy - Thai Fight Club Sao Paulo Regional am |