Danny Castillo
| Danny Castillo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Alfonso Castillo August 25, 1979 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Other names | Last Call |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 71.0 in (180 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Sacramento, California |
| Team | Team Alpha Male |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Fábio "Pateta" Prado |
| Wrestling | NAIA wrestling |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 27 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Daniel Alfonso Castillo (born August 25, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Castillo has made a name for himself fighting in California. He is a former lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He fights out of Sacramento, California and trains with Urijah Faber at Ultimate Fitness. In May 2013, Danny opened P2O Hot Pilates & Fitness in Sacramento, CA.
Castillo began training MMA when he joined the wrestling team at his high school in suburban Sacramento. His vice principal, who was also the wrestling coach, told Castillo that if he joined the team, he would not call his mother after seeing Castillo constantly in trouble. Castillo claims he was scared his first day at practice, "I got the [expletive] kicked out of me that day, but after that, I wasn't nervous at wrestling practice ever." After leaving private school, Castillo graduated from Laguna Creek High School(Elk Grove, CA) and attended Menlo College; becoming an NAIA All American in 2004. His nickname "Last Call" was given to him in college due to his ability perform very decently in his team's offseason morning runs albeit having been consuming massive amounts of alcohol until the last call.
He made his professional debut in November 2007, fighting twice in the month, winning both fights via first round submission. After going 3-0, Castillo signed to fight on the Palace Fighting Championship's seventh card. He fought Andy Salazar winning via submission due to his tough ground and pound.
He won his fifth straight fight after defeating Strikeforce veteran, Isaiah Hill. With the win, Castillo was signed with the WEC.
Castillo made his debut against Donald Cerrone at WEC 34, replacing an injured Rich Crunkilton. Cerrone defeated Castillo via first round armbar submission.
Castillo then fought Rafael Dias at WEC 36, winning via TKO in the second round.
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