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Welterweight

Gil Castillo

11-5-0 UFC 1-2-0
Smothering Control Wrestler
5'9"Height
—Reach
SouthpawStance
60Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 5.4 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 49.5 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 40.2 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 47.1 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 52.3 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 29.2 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Above avg 70
  2. Control Above avg 70
  3. TD Defense Average 52
  4. Accuracy Average 50
  5. Durability Average 47
  6. Striking D Below avg 40
  7. Grappling Below avg 29
  8. Striking Weak 5

Built on 45 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 55% of every fight spent in control position
Wrestler above avg wrestling — rates 70 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min0.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.22
Striking accuracy45.0%
Striking defense44.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min3.33
Takedown accuracy45.5%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time54.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
September 28, 2001 vs Dave Menne — 0.36/min (L) Sep '01 January 11, 2002 vs Chris Brennan — 1.13/min (W) Jan '02 November 22, 2002 vs Matt Hughes — 0.2/min (L) Nov '02

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Matt Hughes 32-3 walk-in TITLE TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 5:00 — UFC 40: Vendetta · November 22, 2002
1/2Sig. strikes
22/32Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chris Brennan 9-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 35: Throwdown · January 11, 2002
17/33Sig. strikes
8/23Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
13:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dave Menne 30-7-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 33: Victory in Vegas · September 28, 2001
9/25Sig. strikes
70/125Absorbed
7/19Takedowns
11:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
11-5-0Pro record
Cesar Gracie Fight TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 5
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

WEC 3
UFC 3
IFC Warriors Challenge 3
Stockton Challenge 2
IFC Cage Combat 1
Rumble on the Rock 1
IFC 1
KOTC 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 16 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Jake Ellenberger TKO (punches) IFC Cage Combat
April 1, 2006
IFC Cage Combat 1 1:30
W Steve Ramerez TKO (punches) WEC 17
October 14, 2005
WEC 2 4:01
L Ryan Schultz Decision (majority) WEC 10
May 21, 2004
WEC 3 5:00
L Renato Verissimo TKO (corner stoppage) Rumble on the Rock 4
October 10, 2003
Rumble on the Rock 2 5:00
W Chris Williams TKO (corner stoppage) WEC 6: Return of a Legend
March 27, 2003
WEC 1 5:00
L Matt Hughes TKO (cut) UFC 40
November 22, 2002
UFC 1 5:00
W Chris Brennan Decision (unanimous) UFC 35
January 11, 2002
UFC 3 5:00
L Dave Menne Decision (unanimous) UFC 33
September 28, 2001
UFC 5 5:00
W Nate Marquardt Decision (unanimous) IFC 14 Warriors Challenge 14
July 18, 2001
IFC 5 5:00
W Joe Hurley Decision (unanimous) KOTC 8: Bombs Away
April 29, 2001
KOTC 3 5:00
W Raymond Mansfield Submission (omoplata) IFC Warriors Challenge 10
October 11, 2000
IFC Warriors Challenge 1 —
W Robert Ferguson Decision (unanimous) IFC Warriors Challenge 8
June 14, 2000
IFC Warriors Challenge 2 10:00
W Dennis Muehy Submission (armbar) IFC Warriors Challenge 6
March 25, 2000
IFC Warriors Challenge 1 1:17
W Aaron Sampson Submission (armbar) Stockton Brawl
September 28, 1998
Stockton Brawl 1 1:17
W Vernon White Submission (armbar) Stockton Challenge 2
January 17, 1998
Stockton Challenge 1 3:00
W Allen Fernandez Submission (rear naked choke) Stockton Challenge 2
January 17, 1998
Stockton Challenge 1 0:40

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Gil Castillo) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 0.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 45.0% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 44.4% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 3.3 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 45.5% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 50.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 54.9% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 54.1%