Daniel Alfonso Castillo was born on August 25,1979 and is a retired American mixed martial artist.
36 Facts About Danny Castillo
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Danny Castillo began training MMA when he joined the wrestling team at his high school in suburban Sacramento.
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Danny Castillo made his professional debut in November 2007, fighting twice in the month, winning both fights via first round submission.
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Danny Castillo fought Andy Salazar winning via submission due to his tough ground and pound.
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Danny Castillo won his fifth straight fight after defeating Strikeforce veteran, Isaiah Hill.
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Danny Castillo made his debut against Donald Cerrone at WEC 34, replacing an injured Rich Crunkilton.
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Danny Castillo then fought Rafael Dias at WEC 36, winning via TKO in the second round.
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Four months later Danny Castillo fought Phil Cardella at WEC 39.
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Danny Castillo then defeated Ricardo Lamas, winning his third straight WEC fight.
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Danny Castillo was defeated by Shane Roller via third round submission at WEC 44.
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Danny 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.
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Danny Castillo defeated WEC newcomer Dustin Poirier via unanimous decision on August 18,2010 at WEC 50.
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Danny Castillo next faced Will Kerr on December 16,2010 at WEC 53.
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Danny Castillo won the fight via KO in the first round.
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On December 31,2010, Danny Castillo officially became a contracted UFC fighter, signing a four-fight deal with the promotion.
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Danny Castillo controlled the entirety of the fight and won via unanimous decision.
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Danny Castillo faced Jacob Volkmann on August 14,2011 at UFC on Versus 5.
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Danny Castillo lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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Danny Castillo faced Shamar Bailey on November 19,2011 at UFC 139.
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Danny Castillo faced Anthony Njokuani on December 30,2011 at UFC 141 on five weeks notice, replacing an injured Ramsey Nijem.
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Danny Castillo faced John Cholish on May 5,2012 at UFC on Fox 3.
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Danny Castillo defeated Cholish via unanimous decision.
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Danny Castillo was expected to face Michael Johnson on September 1,2012 at UFC 151.
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Danny Castillo faced Paul Sass on February 16,2013 at UFC on Fuel TV: Barao vs McDonald.
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Danny Castillo used a superior top game and ground and pound en route to a unanimous decision victory.
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Danny Castillo was expected to face Bobby Green on July 27,2013 at UFC on Fox 8.
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Danny Castillo faced Edson Barboza on December 14,2013 at UFC on Fox 9.
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Danny Castillo was briefly linked to a bout with Isaac Vallie-Flagg on April 26,2014 at UFC 172.
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However, the UFC removed Vallie-Flagg from the bout in favor of a match up with Takanori Gomi, while Danny Castillo instead fought against Charlie Brenneman.
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Danny Castillo won the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Danny Castillo was expected to face Tony Ferguson on August 2,2014 at UFC 176.
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Danny Castillo lost the back and forth fight via split decision.
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Danny Castillo was expected to face Rustam Khabilov on January 3,2015 at UFC 182.
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Danny Castillo lost the bout via knockout due to a spinning backfist in the second round.
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Danny Castillo faced Nik Lentz on December 19,2015 at UFC on Fox 17.
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On January 29,2016, Danny Castillo was released from the UFC.