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Yorgan De Castro

12-7-0 UFC 1-3-0
Hard To Take Down Defensive Striker
6'0"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:48Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 27.1 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 32.6 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 34.6 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 29.9 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 10.6 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 55.0 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 24.6 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 30.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Average 55
  2. Striking D Below avg 35
  3. Accuracy Below avg 33
  4. Control Below avg 31
  5. Durability Below avg 30
  6. Striking Below avg 27
  7. Grappling Below avg 25
  8. Wrestling Weak 11

Built on 35 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Take Down average td defense — rates 55 of 100 among UFC veterans
Defensive Striker below avg striking d — rates 35 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.22
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.23
Striking accuracy40.6%
Striking defense53.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.43
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time10.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
October 5, 2019 vs Justin Tafa — 1.85/min (W) — only 2.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '19 May 9, 2020 vs Greg Hardy — 1.6/min (L) May '20 October 3, 2020 vs Carlos Felipe — 3.2/min (L) Oct '20 April 10, 2021 vs Jarjis Danho — 0.66/min (L) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '21

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jarjis Danho 5-1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:02 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland · April 10, 2021
2/11Sig. strikes
10/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Carlos Felipe 8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana · October 3, 2020
48/100Sig. strikes
78/177Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Greg Hardy 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 9, 2020
24/69Sig. strikes
55/124Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Justin Tafa 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:10 — UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · October 5, 2019
4/12Sig. strikes
6/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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)
12-7-0Pro record
Regiment Training CenterGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

CES MMA 5
UFC 4
FNC 2
New England Fights 2
PFL 2
Eagle FC 2
Cage Titans 1
Dana White's Contender Series 1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Ante Delija TKO (punches) FNC 22
April 12, 2025
 FNC 1 0:41
W Jahsua Marsh TKO (punches) Cage Titans 68
November 9, 2024
 Cage Titans 1 4:58
L Miran Fabjan TKO (punches) FNC 19
September 7, 2024
 FNC 1 3:08
W Alex Davidson TKO (punches) New England Fights 58
June 29, 2024
 New England Fights 2 4:18
W Kevin Ray Sears TKO (punches) CES MMA 77
May 3, 2024
 CES MMA 1 2:42
L Denis Goltsov KO (punch) PFL 5 (2023)
June 16, 2023
 PFL 1 0:18
L Danilo Marques Decision (unanimous) PFL 2 (2023)
April 7, 2023
 PFL 3 5:00
W Junior dos Santos TKO (shoulder injury) Eagle FC 47
May 20, 2022
 Eagle FC 3 0:33
W Shaun Asher Submission (guillotine choke) Eagle FC 44
January 28, 2022
 Eagle FC 1 1:04
W Danyelle Williams Decision (unanimous) CES MMA 65
November 7, 2021
 CES MMA 3 5:00
L Jarjis Danho KO (punch) UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland
April 10, 2021
 UFC 1 3:02
L Carlos Felipe Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana
October 4, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
L Greg Hardy Decision (unanimous) UFC 249
May 9, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Justin Tafa KO (punch) UFC 243
October 6, 2019
 UFC 1 2:10
W Sanford Alton Meeks TKO (leg kick and punches) Dana White's Contender Series 17
June 18, 2019
 Dana White's Contender Series 1 4:45
W Carlton Little Sr. Decision (unanimous) CES MMA 54
January 19, 2019
 CES MMA 3 5:00
W Ras Hylton KO (punch) New England Fights 36
November 17, 2018
 New England Fights 1 2:36
W David White TKO (punches) CES MMA 50
June 15, 2018
 CES MMA 3 2:20
W James Dysard TKO (punches) CES MMA 47
November 17, 2017
 CES MMA 1 0:39

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

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 4.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 40.6% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 53.7% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.4
Control time 10.1% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 63.7%