Lightweight

Danny Castillo

Last fought: Dec 2015

RECORD

Pro

17-10-0

UFC

7-7-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:23
Fight Completion Rate	82.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.48
% Fights Inside the Distance	28.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	60-30 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	20-15 (57.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	40-15 (72.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	50.8%
% Time in Control	37.5%
% Time Controlled	11.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	76.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.03
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.48
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.44
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.9%
Distance Strike Defense	64.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.79
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.23
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	5.05
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.87
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.69
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.88

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Danny Castillo League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Danny Castillo
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1
Strike Differential	0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	34.8%
Takedown Defense	60.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	5:37
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	28.6%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	71.4%
Avg Fight Time	12:23
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	37.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Takedown Accuracy	16.0%
Takedown Defense	46.2%
Control Time/Fight	3:15

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Nik Lentz

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo57/12446%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:33

Nik Lentz59/13245%TD 3/6Ctrl 1:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	15/23	65%	0/3	1:57	—
	Nik Lentz	12/31	39%	1/2	0:29	—

R2	Danny Castillo	18/51	35%	0/1	0:45	—
	Nik Lentz	25/54	46%	1/1	0:33	—

R3	Danny Castillo	24/50	48%	2/2	0:51	—
	Nik Lentz	22/47	47%	1/3	0:33	—

LOSS

vs. Jim Miller

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II • Jul 2015Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo35/10334%TD 0/6Ctrl 2:20

Jim Miller45/11041%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	4/15	27%	0/1	1:33	—
	Jim Miller	4/11	36%	1/1	2:04	—

R2	Danny Castillo	16/46	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jim Miller	23/47	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Danny Castillo	15/42	36%	0/4	0:47	—
	Jim Miller	18/52	35%	1/2	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. Paul Felder

UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier • Jan 2015Lightweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist) • Rd 2, 2:09

Danny Castillo21/5240%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Paul Felder33/9435%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	15/33	45%	0/1	0:00	—
	Paul Felder	20/63	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Danny Castillo	6/19	32%	0/1	0:00	—
	Paul Felder	13/31	42%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Tony Ferguson

UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto • Aug 2014Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo23/10522%TD 2/8Ctrl 9:29

Tony Ferguson23/8029%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	11/48	23%	0/2	2:31	—
	Tony Ferguson	11/33	33%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Danny Castillo	12/44	27%	0/3	2:32	—
	Tony Ferguson	10/32	31%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Danny Castillo	0/13	0%	2/3	4:26	—
	Tony Ferguson	2/15	13%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Charlie Brenneman

UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira • Apr 2014Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:21

Danny Castillo16/2176%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:57KD 1

Charlie Brenneman13/2162%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	15/20	75%	0/3	0:56	—
	Charlie Brenneman	12/20	60%	2/4	2:08	—

R2	Danny Castillo	1/1	100%	0/0	0:01	1
	Charlie Brenneman	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 • Dec 2013Lightweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo55/12544%TD 1/10Ctrl 3:02

Edson Barboza43/12335%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:54KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	41/72	57%	1/3	3:02	—
	Edson Barboza	5/30	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Danny Castillo	5/20	25%	0/2	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	22/46	48%	0/0	0:53	1

R3	Danny Castillo	9/33	27%	0/5	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	16/47	34%	0/1	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Tim Means

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga • Jul 2013Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo25/7932%TD 6/8Ctrl 5:36

Tim Means38/9341%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	3/7	43%	3/3	4:01	—
	Tim Means	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Danny Castillo	10/33	30%	2/3	1:25	—
	Tim Means	12/33	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Danny Castillo	12/39	31%	1/2	0:10	—
	Tim Means	21/52	40%	0/0	0:41	—

WIN

vs. Paul Sass

UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald • Feb 2013Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo38/6757%TD 4/6Ctrl 12:13

Paul Sass4/2317%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	11/23	48%	1/2	4:28	—
	Paul Sass	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Danny Castillo	18/29	62%	2/2	4:16	—
	Paul Sass	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Danny Castillo	9/15	60%	1/2	3:29	—
	Paul Sass	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Michael Johnson

UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot • Oct 2012Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:06

Danny Castillo17/3549%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:02KD 1

Michael Johnson17/3647%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	15/31	48%	0/0	4:02	1
	Michael Johnson	3/9	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Danny Castillo	2/4	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	14/27	52%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. John Cholish

UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller • May 2012Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo52/13638%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:55

John Cholish29/8435%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	20/45	44%	0/1	0:50	—
	John Cholish	9/19	47%	0/3	0:28	—

R2	Danny Castillo	13/42	31%	1/1	0:09	—
	John Cholish	11/32	34%	1/3	0:23	—

R3	Danny Castillo	19/49	39%	0/1	1:56	—
	John Cholish	9/33	27%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Njokuani

UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem • Dec 2011Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo33/7146%TD 6/18Ctrl 8:02

Anthony Njokuani44/9845%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	18/27	67%	3/9	3:26	—
	Anthony Njokuani	7/21	33%	0/0	0:18	—

R2	Danny Castillo	6/24	25%	1/5	1:49	—
	Anthony Njokuani	20/41	49%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Danny Castillo	9/20	45%	2/4	2:47	—
	Anthony Njokuani	17/36	47%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Shamar Bailey

UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson • Nov 2011Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:52

Danny Castillo22/3465%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:35

Shamar Bailey3/475%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	22/34	65%	3/3	4:35	—
	Shamar Bailey	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jacob Volkmann

UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle • Aug 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo22/3073%TD 1/4Ctrl 3:05

Jacob Volkmann6/1638%TD 3/5Ctrl 7:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	5/10	50%	0/1	1:03	—
	Jacob Volkmann	1/9	11%	1/1	1:55	—

R2	Danny Castillo	2/3	67%	1/3	2:02	—
	Jacob Volkmann	1/3	33%	1/1	2:28	—

R3	Danny Castillo	15/17	88%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jacob Volkmann	4/4	100%	1/3	3:25	—

WIN

vs. Joe Stevenson

UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann • Mar 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo55/10353%TD 5/11Ctrl 5:14

Joe Stevenson12/4527%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	19/36	53%	1/5	1:30	—
	Joe Stevenson	3/20	15%	1/1	1:00	—

R2	Danny Castillo	14/29	48%	0/2	0:08	—
	Joe Stevenson	6/15	40%	1/3	2:29	—

R3	Danny Castillo	22/38	58%	4/4	3:36	—
	Joe Stevenson	3/10	30%	0/2	0:15	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (8 fights)

WIN

vs. Will Kerr

WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis • Dec 2010

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:25

Danny Castillo8/989%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:15

Will Kerr3/475%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	8/9	89%	1/1	1:15	—
	Will Kerr	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dustin Poirier

WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez • Aug 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo32/4374%TD 3/11Ctrl 13:03

Dustin Poirier8/1844%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	18/27	67%	1/5	4:15	—
	Dustin Poirier	5/6	83%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Danny Castillo	7/7	100%	0/3	4:19	—
	Dustin Poirier	0/7	0%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Danny Castillo	7/9	78%	2/3	4:29	—
	Dustin Poirier	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Pettis

WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz • Mar 2010

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 2:17

Danny Castillo5/1050%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:29

Anthony Pettis4/1724%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	5/10	50%	1/1	0:29	—
	Anthony Pettis	4/17	24%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Shane Roller

WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo • Nov 2009

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:32

Danny Castillo19/6828%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:29

Shane Roller24/7432%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	6/27	22%	2/3	1:45	—
	Shane Roller	10/31	32%	0/2	0:29	—

R2	Danny Castillo	6/25	24%	0/0	0:51	—
	Shane Roller	11/32	34%	1/1	2:21	—

R3	Danny Castillo	7/16	44%	0/1	1:53	—
	Shane Roller	3/11	27%	1/2	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Ricardo Lamas

WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles • Aug 2009

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:15

Danny Castillo25/9427%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:16KD 1

Ricardo Lamas27/7337%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	11/52	21%	0/0	0:10	—
	Ricardo Lamas	14/40	35%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Danny Castillo	14/42	33%	0/2	0:06	1
	Ricardo Lamas	13/33	39%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Phil Cardella

WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia • Mar 2009

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Danny Castillo25/5645%TD 8/9Ctrl 0:00

Phil Cardella24/5147%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	15/32	47%	2/3	0:00	—
	Phil Cardella	9/21	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Danny Castillo	7/17	41%	3/3	0:00	—
	Phil Cardella	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	1

R3	Danny Castillo	3/7	43%	3/3	0:00	—
	Phil Cardella	4/9	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rafael Dias

WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown • Nov 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:54

Danny Castillo28/8832%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

Rafael Dias10/6017%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	19/63	30%	0/4	0:00	—
	Rafael Dias	8/50	16%	0/4	0:00	—

R2	Danny Castillo	9/25	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dias	2/10	20%	1/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Donald Cerrone

WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver • Jun 2008

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:30

Danny Castillo1/520%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:46

Donald Cerrone1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Danny Castillo	1/5	20%	1/1	0:46	—
	Donald Cerrone	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-31 | Data source: UFCStats.com