Danny Castillo (17-10, 10) was born in San Francisco, California, U.S. on August 25, 1979. At the age of 28 years on November 11, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Billy Terry, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On March 3, 2011, 31-year old Danny Castillo made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann against a 28-year old Joe Stevenson, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Castillo's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Nik Lentz at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 at age 36 on December 19, 2015. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Danny Castillo's best fights have been against Shamar Bailey, Charlie Brenneman, Will Kerr, Ricardo Lamas, John Cholish, Tim Means and Joe Stevenson.
Castillo has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27  | Dec 19, 2015 36 years, 3 months 17-10 (10) | 31 years, 4 months 25-7-2 (16) | UFC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
26  | Jul 25, 2015 35 years, 11 months 17-9 (10) | 31 years, 10 months 24-6 (16) | UFC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
25  | Jan 3, 2015 35 years, 4 months 17-8 (10) | 30 years, 8 months 9-0 (6) | UFC | 2 | KO | LOSS Spinning back fist | |
24  | Aug 30, 2014 35 years 17-7 (10) | 30 years, 6 months 15-3 (13) | UFC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
23  | Apr 26, 2014 34 years, 8 months 17-6 (10) | 33 years, 2 months 19-6 (10) | UFC | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
22  | Dec 14, 2013 34 years, 3 months 16-6 (9) | 27 years, 10 months 12-1 (10) | UFC | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
21  | Jul 27, 2013 33 years, 11 months 16-5 (9) | 29 years, 5 months 18-4-1 (16) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20  | Feb 16, 2013 33 years, 5 months 15-5 (9) | 24 years, 6 months 13-1 (12) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Oct 5, 2012 33 years, 1 months 14-5 (9) | 26 years, 4 months 11-6 (7) | UFC | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
18 | May 5, 2012 32 years, 8 months 14-4 (9) | John Cholish | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
17  | Dec 30, 2011 32 years, 4 months 13-4 (9) | 31 years, 9 months 14-5 (8) | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
16  | Nov 19, 2011 32 years, 2 months 12-4 (9) | 29 years, 1 months 12-4 (6) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15  | Aug 14, 2011 31 years, 11 months 11-4 (8) | 30 years, 11 months 12-2 (6) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
14  | Mar 3, 2011 31 years, 6 months 11-3 (8) | 28 years, 8 months 31-12 (21) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
13  | Dec 16, 2010 31 years, 3 months 10-3 (8) | 28 years, 1 months 9-2 (6) | WEC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
12  | Aug 18, 2010 30 years, 11 months 9-3 (7) | 21 years, 6 months 7-0 (7) | WEC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11  | Mar 6, 2010 30 years, 6 months 8-3 (7) | 23 years, 1 months 9-1 (8) | WEC | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punches | |
10  | Nov 18, 2009 30 years, 2 months 8-2 (7) | 30 years, 4 months 6-2 (5) | WEC | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
9  | Aug 9, 2009 29 years, 11 months 8-1 (7) | 27 years, 2 months 6-0 (3) | WEC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8  | Mar 1, 2009 29 years, 6 months 7-1 (6) | 32 years, 7 months 7-2 (6) | WEC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
7 | Nov 5, 2008 29 years, 2 months 6-1 (6) | Rafael Dias | WEC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6  | Jun 1, 2008 28 years, 9 months 5-1 (5) | 25 years, 2 months 7-0 (7) | WEC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
5 | May 17, 2008 28 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Isaiah Hill | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Mar 20, 2008 28 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Andy Salazar | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Feb 16, 2008 28 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Noah Shinable | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Dec 22, 2007 28 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Gigo Jara | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Nov 11, 2007 28 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Billy Terry | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
