Yorgan De Castro (12-7, 10) was born in Mindelo, Cape Verde on December 19, 1987. At the age of 29 years on November 17, 2017, he made his professional MMA debut against James Dysard, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 6, 2019, 31-year old Yorgan De Castro made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC 243 against a 25-year old Justin Tafa, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
De Castro's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Ante Delija at age 37 on April 12, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Yorgan De Castro's best fights have been against Justin Tafa and Junior dos Santos.
De Castro has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Apr 12, 2025 37 years, 3 months 12-7 (10) | 34 years, 8 months 24-6 (17) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
18 | Nov 9, 2024 36 years, 10 months 12-6 (10) | Jahsua Marsh | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Sep 7, 2024 36 years, 8 months 11-6 (9) | Miran Fabjan | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
16 | Jun 29, 2024 36 years, 6 months 11-5 (9) | Alex Davidson | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15 | May 3, 2024 36 years, 4 months 10-5 (8) | Kevin Ray Sears | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14  | Jun 16, 2023 35 years, 5 months 9-5 (7) | 33 years 30-7 (23) | PFL | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
13  | Apr 7, 2023 35 years, 3 months 9-4 (7) | 37 years, 3 months 13-4 (10) | PFL | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12  | May 20, 2022 34 years, 5 months 9-3 (7) | 38 years, 3 months 21-9 (16) | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Shoulder injury | |
11 | Jan 28, 2022 34 years, 1 months 8-3 (6) | Shaun Asher | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
10 | Nov 7, 2021 33 years, 10 months 7-3 (5) | Danyelle Williams | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9  | Apr 10, 2021 33 years, 3 months 6-3 (5) | 37 years, 5 months 5-1-1 (5) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
8  | Oct 4, 2020 32 years, 9 months 6-2 (5) | 25 years, 8 months 8-1 (6) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
7 | May 9, 2020 32 years, 4 months 6-1 (5) | Greg Hardy | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
6  | Oct 6, 2019 31 years, 9 months 6-0 (5) | 25 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
5 | Jun 18, 2019 31 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | Sanford Alton Meeks | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kick and punches | |
4 | Jan 19, 2019 31 years, 1 months 4-0 (3) | Carlton Little Sr. | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Nov 17, 2018 30 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Ras Hylton | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
2 | Jun 15, 2018 30 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | David White | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Nov 17, 2017 29 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | James Dysard | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
