Castillo made his professional debut in early 1997 in a tournament. He won his debut via rear-naked choke submission only 40 seconds into the first round. He won his next fight after his opponent broke his wrist during the fight, and in the tournament final, Castillo faced veteran Vernon White and won via armbar submission in just three minutes. Castillo fought for the King of the Cage Middleweight Superfight Championship on April 29, 2001 against then-champion Joe Hurley. In a back-and-forth fight, Castillo scored seven takedowns on the Lion's Den fighter, and won via unanimous decision. Castillo then fought future Strikeforce Welterweight ChampionNate Marquardt for the IFC Welterweight Championship and won via unanimous decision before being invited to compete in the UFC.[4]
UFCEdit
At UFC 33 on September 28, 2001, Castillo made his UFC debut, fighting a much-larger Dave Menne for the first-ever UFC Middleweight Championship. Castillo lost via unanimous decision and was handed his first professional loss.
Castillo then began fighting for the WEC, making his debut for the organization on March 27, 2003 at WEC 6 against Chris Williams. Castillo won via TKO.
Castillo fought on May 21, 2004 at WEC 10 against future IFL Lightweight ChampionRyan Schultz and lost via TKO. His last appearance for the organization was on October 14, 2005 at WEC 17 against Steve Ramirez. Castillo won via TKO. Castillo's fought last on April 1, 2006 in an IFC event against current UFCWelterweightJake Ellenberger. Castillo lost via TKO in the first round.[4]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Gil Castillo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gil Philip Castillo born October 21 1965 1 is an American professional mixed martial artist A professional from 1998 until 2006 he fought in the UFC WEC and King of the Cage Castillo is the former King of the Cage Middleweight Superfight Champion Gil CastilloBornGil Philip Castillo 1965 10 21 October 21 1965 age 57 Concord California United StatesNationalityAmericanHeight5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Weight170 lb 77 kg 12 st DivisionMiddleweightWelterweightFighting out ofPleasant Hill CaliforniaTeamCesar Gracie Fight TeamRankAll American WrestlingYears active1998 2006Mixed martial arts recordTotal16Wins11By knockout2By submission5By decision4Losses5By knockout3By decision2Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Contents 1 Background 2 Mixed martial arts career 2 1 Early career 2 2 UFC 2 3 WEC 3 Mixed martial arts record 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditCastillo excelled in wrestling at Antioch High School 2 and after competing for California State University at Long Beach he entered the trials for the Olympic team He went 2 2 and needed to win his fourth match to get on the squad that trains for the alternate team but lost on points After becoming a licensed stockbroker Castillo found Brazilian jiu jitsu in 1995 and was trained by Cesar Gracie and Ralph Gracie before they introduced him to mixed martial arts 3 Mixed martial arts career EditEarly career Edit Castillo made his professional debut in early 1997 in a tournament He won his debut via rear naked choke submission only 40 seconds into the first round He won his next fight after his opponent broke his wrist during the fight and in the tournament final Castillo faced veteran Vernon White and won via armbar submission in just three minutes Castillo fought for the King of the Cage Middleweight Superfight Championship on April 29 2001 against then champion Joe Hurley In a back and forth fight Castillo scored seven takedowns on the Lion s Den fighter and won via unanimous decision Castillo then fought future Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nate Marquardt for the IFC Welterweight Championship and won via unanimous decision before being invited to compete in the UFC 4 UFC Edit At UFC 33 on September 28 2001 Castillo made his UFC debut fighting a much larger Dave Menne for the first ever UFC Middleweight Championship Castillo lost via unanimous decision and was handed his first professional loss After picking up a unanimous decision win over Chris Brennan at UFC 35 Castillo fought for the UFC Welterweight Championship against then champion Matt Hughes at UFC 40 on November 22 2002 Castillo lost via doctor stoppage due to a cut received in the first round 4 WEC Edit Castillo then began fighting for the WEC making his debut for the organization on March 27 2003 at WEC 6 against Chris Williams Castillo won via TKO Castillo fought on May 21 2004 at WEC 10 against future IFL Lightweight Champion Ryan Schultz and lost via TKO His last appearance for the organization was on October 14 2005 at WEC 17 against Steve Ramirez Castillo won via TKO Castillo s fought last on April 1 2006 in an IFC event against current UFC Welterweight Jake Ellenberger Castillo lost via TKO in the first round 4 Mixed martial arts record EditProfessional record breakdown 16 matches 11 wins 5 lossesBy knockout 2 3By submission 5 0By decision 4 2Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location NotesLoss 11 5 Jake Ellenberger TKO punches IFC Cage Combat April 1 2006 1 1 30 Sacramento California United StatesWin 11 4 Steve Ramerez TKO punches WEC 17 October 14 2005 2 4 01 Lemoore California United StatesLoss 10 4 Ryan Schultz Decision majority WEC 10 May 21 2004 3 5 00 Lemoore California United StatesLoss 10 3 Renato Verissimo TKO corner stoppage Rumble on the Rock 4 October 10 2003 2 5 00 Honolulu Hawaii United StatesWin 10 2 Chris Williams TKO corner stoppage WEC 6 Return of a Legend March 27 2003 1 5 00 Lemoore California United StatesLoss 9 2 Matt Hughes TKO cut UFC 40 November 22 2002 1 5 00 Las Vegas Nevada United States For the UFC Welterweight Championship Win 9 1 Chris Brennan Decision unanimous UFC 35 January 11 2002 3 5 00 Uncasville Connecticut United States Return to Welterweight Loss 8 1 Dave Menne Decision unanimous UFC 33 September 28 2001 5 5 00 Las Vegas Nevada United States For the inaugural UFC Middleweight Championship Win 8 0 Nate Marquardt Decision unanimous IFC 14 Warriors Challenge 14 July 18 2001 5 5 00 California United States Won the IFC Welterweight Championship Win 7 0 Joe Hurley Decision unanimous KOTC 8 Bombs Away April 29 2001 3 5 00 Williams California United States Won the King of the Cage Middleweight Superfight ChampionshipWin 6 0 Raymond Mansfield Submission omoplata IFC Warriors Challenge 10 October 11 2000 1 N A Friant California United States Middleweight debut Win 5 0 Robert Ferguson Decision unanimous IFC Warriors Challenge 8 June 14 2000 2 10 00 Friant California United StatesWin 4 0 Dennis Muehy Submission armbar IFC Warriors Challenge 6 March 25 2000 1 1 17 Friant California United StatesWin 3 0 Aaron Sampson Submission armbar Stockton Brawl Sep 28 1998 1 1 17 Stockton California United StatesWin 2 0 Vernon White Submission armbar Stockton Challenge 2 January 17 1998 1 3 00 Stockton California United States Won the Stockton Challenge 2 Tournament Win 1 0 Allen Fernandez Submission rear naked choke Stockton Challenge 2 January 17 1998 1 0 40 Stockton California United StatesReferences Edit MIXED MARTIAL ARTS SHOW RESULTS DATE SEPTEMBER 28 2001 Mixed Martial Arts leaps into limelight January 12 2008 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