Raul Castillo is an Americanmixed martial artist from Half Moon Bay, California .[1]
Raul has been practicing martial arts since the age of four. Achieving the rank of Black Belt at the age of eleven, under George Marenco in the style of Kami-Do-Ryu, Raul later went on to once again achieve the rank of Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of twenty-two. Holding over forty titles in competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling along with a professional fight record of 6 wins and 1 loss. He is currently signed with Strikeforce. Won Strikeforce veteran Eric Lawson by TKO at GC 72 - Seasons Beatings, defeated Brandon Michaels by Rear-Naked Choke at his Strikeforce debut, loss by unanimous decision to Yancy Medeiros at Strikeforce - Challengers 6.
