Danny Castillo
14 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (29%)
Danny Castillo UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Danny Castillo is 7-7 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 2 wins by knockout and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 17-10, 10-3 of it outside the UFC. Castillo competes at lightweight as an orthodox grappler, standing 5'9" with a 71" reach at 47 years old. The last bout was a loss to Nik Lentz by decision in Dec 2015.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 87th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (2.2/fight).
Danny Castillo's UFC win rate is 50% (7 of 14 fights), and 29% of those wins came by finish. Castillo averages 2.2 takedowns per fight at 35% accuracy and stops 61% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 17-10
- UFC Record
- 7-7
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 71"
- Age
- 47
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Nik Lentz · Decision · Dec 2015
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Danny Castillo's Last 5 Fights
Castillo is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Nik Lentz · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Dec 2015
- Loss vs Jim Miller · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · Jul 2015
- Loss vs Paul Felder · KO/TKO · R2 2:09 · UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier · Jan 2015
- Loss vs Tony Ferguson · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto · Aug 2014
- Win vs Charlie Brenneman · KO/TKO · R2 0:21 · UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · Apr 2014
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Danny Castillo vs Average
Danny Castillo's UFC Fight History
14 UFC fights on record (7-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Nik Lentz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 2015-12-19 |
| L | Jim Miller | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II | 2015-07-25 |
| L | Paul Felder | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:09 | UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier | 2015-01-03 |
| L | Tony Ferguson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto | 2014-08-30 |
| W | Charlie Brenneman | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:21 | UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira | 2014-04-26 |
| L | Edson Barboza | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 | 2013-12-14 |
| W | Tim Means | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga | 2013-07-27 |
| W | Paul Sass | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald | 2013-02-16 |
| L | Michael Johnson | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:06 | UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot | 2012-10-05 |
| W | John Cholish | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller | 2012-05-05 |
| W | Anthony Njokuani | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem | 2011-12-30 |
| W | Shamar Bailey | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:52 | UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson | 2011-11-19 |
| L | Jacob Volkmann | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle | 2011-08-14 |
| W | Joe Stevenson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann | 2011-03-03 |
How Castillo Ranks at Lightweight
Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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