Danny Castillo
| Danny Castillo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Alfonso Castillo August 25, 1979 |
| Other names | Last Call |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 71.0 in (180 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Sacramento, California |
| Team | Team Alpha Male |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Daniel "Danny" Alfonso Castillo (born August 25, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Castillo has made a name for himself fighting in California. He currently fights at lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championships, and previously fighting for the World Extreme Cagefighting organization. He fights out of Sacramento, California and trains with Urijah Faber at Ultimate Fitness.[1]
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[edit] Mixed Martial Arts Career
[edit] Early career
Castillo began training MMA in high school when he joined his high school wrestling team. His vice principal, who was also the wrestling coach, told Castillo that if he joined the team, he would not call his mother after seeing Castillo constantly in trouble. Castillo claims he was scared his first day at practice, "I got the [expletive] kicked out of me that day, but after that, I wasn't nervous at wrestling practice ever."[2] After leaving private school, Castillo graduated from public school and attended Menlo College; becoming an NAIA All American in 2004.[3]
He made his professional debut in November 2007, fighting twice in the month, winning both fights via first round submission. After going 3-0, Castillo signed to fight on the Palace Fighting Championship's seventh card. He fought Andy Salazar winning via submission due to his tough ground and pound.
He won his fifth straight fight after defeating Strikeforce veteran, Isaiah Hill. With the win, Castillo was signed with the WEC.
[edit] World Extreme Cagefighting
Castillo made his debut stepping in to fight Donald Cerrone at WEC 34, losing via first round armbar submission. He then fought Rafael Dias at WEC 36, winning via TKO.
Four months later Castillo fought Phil Cardella at WEC 39. He won the fight via a narrow split decision. He then defeated Ricardo Lamas, winning his third straight WEC fight.
Castillo was defeated by Shane Roller via submission at WEC 44.[4]
Castillo looked to rebound from his loss to Roller when he fought Anthony Pettis at WEC 47, but lost via KO after getting caught flush with a head kick.[5]
Castillo defeated WEC newcomer Dustin Poirier via unanimous decision on August 18, 2010 at WEC 50.[6]
Castillo next faced Will Kerr on December 16, 2010 at WEC 53.[7] He won the fight via KO in the first round, and was signed to the UFC as a part of WEC/UFC merger.
[edit] Ultimate Fighting Championship
In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[8]
On December 31, 2010, Castillo officially became a contracted UFC fighter, signing a four fight deal with the promotion.[9]
Castillo defeated Joe Stevenson on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann.[10]
Castillo faced Jacob Volkmann on August 14, 2011 at UFC on Versus 5.[11] He lost the fight via unanimous decision (29-28 on all cards). [12]
Castillo faced Shamar Bailey on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139.[13] Bailey came in 3 pounds over, which resulted being fined 20 percent of his earnings, and the bout took place at a catchweight of 158 lb.[14] Castillo won the fight via TKO in the first round.
Castillo faced Anthony Njokuani on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141 on five weeks notice, replacing an injured Ramsey Nijem.[15] Throughout the fight Castillo scored several suplex takedowns and looked to smother his opponent on the ground. He won the fight via split decision.
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 17 matches | 13 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 2 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 13–4 |  Anthony Njokuani |
Decision (split) | UFC 141 | December 30, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 12–4 |  Shamar Bailey |
TKO (punches) | UFC 139 | November 19, 2011 | 1 | 4:52 | San Jose, California, United States | Bailey missed weight; 158 lb catchweight bout |
| Loss | 11–4 | Jacob Volkmann |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle | August 14, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 11–3 | Joe Stevenson |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | March 3, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 10–3 | Will Kerr |
KO (punches) | WEC 53 | December 16, 2010 | 1 | 1:25 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 9–3 | Dustin Poirier |
Decision (unanimous) | WEC 50 | August 18, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 8–3 | Anthony Pettis |
KO (head kick and punches) | WEC 47 | March 6, 2010 | 1 | 2:17 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 8–2 | Shane Roller |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 44 | November 18, 2009 | 3 | 3:32 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 8–1 | Ricardo Lamas |
TKO (punches) | WEC 42 | August 9, 2009 | 2 | 4:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 7–1 | Phil Cardella |
Decision (split) | WEC 39 | March 1, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 6–1 |  Rafael Dias |
TKO (punches) | WEC 36 | November 5, 2008 | 2 | 2:54 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Donald Cerrone |
Submission (armbar) | WEC 34 | June 1, 2008 | 1 | 1:30 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Isaiah Hill |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | CCFC: Mayhem | May 17, 2008 | 1 | 2:46 | Santa Rosa, California, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Andy Salazar |
Submission (punches) | Palace Fighting Championship 7 | March 20, 2008 | 1 | 1:02 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Noah Shinable |
TKO (punches) | Cage Combat Fighting Championships | February 16, 2008 | 2 | 2:42 | Sonoma, California, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Gigo Jara |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | GC 73: High Noon | December 22, 2007 | 1 | 3:45 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Billy Terry |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | GC 71: Lock-n-Load | November 11, 2007 | 1 | 2:10 | Porterville, California, United States |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.purefight.org/videos/coverage/view_video/235395-ultimate-fitness/193865-danny-castillo-more-cautious
- ^ Nagel, Kyle. "Fight Path: WEC 53's Danny Castillo can thank vice principal for MMA career". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21767/fight-path-wec-53-fighter-danny-castillo-can-thank-vice-principal-for-mma-career.mma.
- ^ http://athletics.menlo.edu/allamer.php
- ^ "WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo results". www.wec.tv/index.cfmom. 2009-11-19. http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=eventdetail.fightCard&eid=2395.
- ^ "Danny Castillo and Anthony Pettis meet in lightweight matchup at WEC 47". www.mmajunkie.com. 2010-01-25. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17683/danny-castillo-and-anthony-pettis-meet-in-lightweight-matchup-at-wec-47.mma.
- ^ "Danny Castillo vs. newcomer Dustin Poirier a late addition to WEC 50 fight card". mmajunkie.com. 2010-07-26. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20055/danny-castillo-vs-newcomer-dustin-poirier-a-late-addition-to-wec-50-fight-card.mma.
- ^ "Danny Castillo vs. Will Kerr set for WEC 53". mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21185/danny-castillo-vs-will-kerr-renan-barao-vs-chris-cariaso-set-for-wec-53.mma.
- ^ "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus and Spike TV". mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21189/ufc-and-wec-set-to-merge-in-2011-events-to-air-on-versus-and-spike-tv.mma.
- ^ Stupp, Dann. "WEC lightweight Danny Castillo gets multi-fight UFC deal". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21926/wec-lightweight-danny-castillo-gets-multi-fight-ufc-deal.mma.
- ^ "Joe Stevenson vs. Danny Castillo a late addition to UFC on Versus 3". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22253/joe-stevenson-vs-danny-castillo-a-late-addition-to-ufc-on-versus-3.mma. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ "Lightweights Danny Castillo vs. Jacob Volkmann set for UFC on Versus 5". mmajunkie.com. May 11, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/23561/lightweights-danny-castillo-vs-jacob-volkmann-set-for-ufc-on-versus-5.mma.
- ^ "UFC on Versus 5 Play-by-Play: Jacob Volkmann vs. Danny Castillo". MMAweekly.com. 2011-08-14. http://mmaweekly.com/ufc-on-versus-5-play-by-play-jacob-volkmann-vs-danny-castillo.
- ^ "Shamar Bailey vs. Danny Castillo is 12th addition to UFC 139 fight card". mmajunkie.com. October 18, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/25707/shamar-bailey-vs-danny-castillo-is-12th-addition-to-ufc-139-fight-card.mma.
- ^ "UFC 139 official weigh-in results: Henderson (203), 'Shogun' (205) on weight (Updated)". MMAJunkie.com. November 18, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/26157/ufc-139-shogun-vs-henderson-live-official-weigh-in-results.mma. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ "Ramsey Nijem out, Danny Castillo in against Anthony Njoukani at UFC 141". MMAjunkie.com. December 7, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/26423/ramsey-nijem-out-danny-castillo-in-against-anthony-njoukani-at-ufc-141.mma. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
