Gil Castillo
Encyclopedia
Gil Philip Castillo is a retired American mixed martial artist
who has studied under Cesar Gracie
. He made his UFC debut at UFC 33
where he suffered a loss from Dave Menne
via unanimous decision in a match to crown the first UFC Middleweight Champion. He then went on to a win at UFC 35
against Chris Brennan
by unanimous decision, and gained his biggest claim to fame with his fight against Matt Hughes
at UFC 40
for the UFC Welterweight Championship, which he lost via cut stoppage at the end of the first round.
|Loss
| 8-5
|Jake Ellenberger
|TKO
|IFC Cage Combat
|2006-04-01
| 1
| 1:30
|
|
|-
|Win
| 8-4
|Steve Ramerez
|TKO (Punches)
|WEC 17 Halloween Fury 4
|2005-10-14
| 2
| 4:01
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 7-4
|Ryan Schultz
|Decision (Majority)
|WEC 10 Bragging Rights
|2004-05-21
| 3
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 7-3
|Renato Verissimo
|TKO (Corner Stoppage)
|Rumble on the Rock 4
|2003-10-10
| 2
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 7-2
|Chris Williams
|TKO (Corner Stoppage)
|WEC 6 Return of a Legend
|2003-03-27
| 1
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 6-2
|Matt Hughes
|TKO (Cut)
|UFC 40
|2002-11-22
| 1
| 5:00
|
|For UFC Welterweight Championship
|-
|Win
| 6-1
|Chris Brennan
|Decision (Unanimous)
|UFC 35
|2002-01-11
| 3
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 5-1
|Dave Menne
|Decision (Unanimous)
|UFC 33
|2001-09-28
| 5
| 5:00
|
|For UFC Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| 5-0
|Nathan Marquardt
|Decision (Unanimous)
|IFC 14 Warriors Challenge 14
|2001-07-18
| 5
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 4-0
|Joe Hurley
|Decision (Unanimous)
|KOTC Bombs Away
|2001-04-29
| 3
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 3-0
|Raymond Mansfield
|Submission (Omo Plata)
|IFC Warriors Challenge 10
|2000-10-11
| 1
|
|
|
|-
|Win
| 2-0
|Robert Ferguson
|Decision (Unanimous)
|IFC Warriors Challenge 8
|2000-06-14
|N/A
|
|Friant, California
|
|-
|Win
| 1-0
|Dennis Muehy
|Submission (Armbar)
|IFC Warriors Challenge 6
|2000-03-25
|1
|1:17
|Friant, California
|
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
who has studied under Cesar Gracie
Cesar Gracie
Cesar Gracie is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt who trains a number of top fighters in Pleasant Hill, California. Gracie is a member of the Gracie family, the son of Sonja Gracie-Gronning and not to be confused with his cousin also named Cesar Gracie who is the son of Reylson Gracie.- Biography...
. He made his UFC debut at UFC 33
UFC 33
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 28, 2001. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home...
where he suffered a loss from Dave Menne
Dave Menne
David Jeremy Menne is an American mixed martial artist who has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Rumble on the Rock. He was the first ever UFC Middleweight Champion and is known for his fight against Phil Baroni in which he got knocked out and tried to fall to the ground, only to...
via unanimous decision in a match to crown the first UFC Middleweight Champion. He then went on to a win at UFC 35
UFC 35
UFC 35: Throwdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on January 11, 2002...
against Chris Brennan
Chris Brennan
Chris "The Westside Strangler" Brennan is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. He was born in Compton, California at the Compton Community Hospital. He was the 3 time King of the Cage Middleweight World Champion where he was at one point the poster boy of that...
by unanimous decision, and gained his biggest claim to fame with his fight against Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes (fighter)
Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
at UFC 40
UFC 40
UFC 40: Vendetta was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 22, 2002, at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada...
for the UFC Welterweight Championship, which he lost via cut stoppage at the end of the first round.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Loss
| 8-5
|Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger
Jacob Steven Ellenberger is an American mixed martial artist and former United States Marine. Ellenberger is signed to Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in its welterweight division. Ellenberger is an assistant coach at back to back Division II National Wrestling champs, the University of...
|TKO
|IFC Cage Combat
|2006-04-01
| 1
| 1:30
|
|
|-
|Win
| 8-4
|Steve Ramerez
|TKO (Punches)
|WEC 17 Halloween Fury 4
|2005-10-14
| 2
| 4:01
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 7-4
|Ryan Schultz
Ryan Schultz
Ryan James Schultz is an American mixed martial artist. Before the closing of the International Fight League, he was the promotion's Lightweight Champion.-Biography:...
|Decision (Majority)
|WEC 10 Bragging Rights
|2004-05-21
| 3
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 7-3
|Renato Verissimo
Renato Verissimo
Renato Verissimo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has fought in the UFC and Rumble on the Rock promotions. He is known throughout the MMA community by the nickname of "Charuto", meaning "cigar" in Portuguese....
|TKO (Corner Stoppage)
|Rumble on the Rock 4
Rumble on the Rock 4
Rumble on the Rock 4 was an mixed martial arts event held by Rumble on the Rock on October 10, 2003 at Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.-Results: Antonio Banuelos vs. Yobie SongBanuelos defeats Song via TKO in round 3 at 2:39...
|2003-10-10
| 2
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 7-2
|Chris Williams
|TKO (Corner Stoppage)
|WEC 6 Return of a Legend
|2003-03-27
| 1
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 6-2
|Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes (fighter)
Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
|TKO (Cut)
|UFC 40
UFC 40
UFC 40: Vendetta was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 22, 2002, at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada...
|2002-11-22
| 1
| 5:00
|
|For UFC Welterweight Championship
|-
|Win
| 6-1
|Chris Brennan
Chris Brennan
Chris "The Westside Strangler" Brennan is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. He was born in Compton, California at the Compton Community Hospital. He was the 3 time King of the Cage Middleweight World Champion where he was at one point the poster boy of that...
|Decision (Unanimous)
|UFC 35
UFC 35
UFC 35: Throwdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on January 11, 2002...
|2002-01-11
| 3
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 5-1
|Dave Menne
Dave Menne
David Jeremy Menne is an American mixed martial artist who has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Rumble on the Rock. He was the first ever UFC Middleweight Champion and is known for his fight against Phil Baroni in which he got knocked out and tried to fall to the ground, only to...
|Decision (Unanimous)
|UFC 33
UFC 33
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 28, 2001. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home...
|2001-09-28
| 5
| 5:00
|
|For UFC Middleweight Championship
|-
|Win
| 5-0
|Nathan Marquardt
Nathan Marquardt
Nathan Joel Marquardt is an American mixed martial artist. He is a three-time Middleweight King of Pancrase Champion and former UFC middleweight title contender....
|Decision (Unanimous)
|IFC 14 Warriors Challenge 14
|2001-07-18
| 5
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 4-0
|Joe Hurley
Joe Hurley
Joe Hurley is a singer, songwriter, actor, playwright and voice-over artist. He leads the critically lauded bands Joe Hurley & The Gents and Joe Hurley & Rogue’s March. He is the founder and curator of the Allstar Irish Rock Revue, a musical-literary homage to “The Great Irish Songbook”,...
|Decision (Unanimous)
|KOTC Bombs Away
|2001-04-29
| 3
| 5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 3-0
|Raymond Mansfield
|Submission (Omo Plata)
|IFC Warriors Challenge 10
|2000-10-11
| 1
|
|
|
|-
|Win
| 2-0
|Robert Ferguson
|Decision (Unanimous)
|IFC Warriors Challenge 8
|2000-06-14
|N/A
|
|Friant, California
|
|-
|Win
| 1-0
|Dennis Muehy
|Submission (Armbar)
|IFC Warriors Challenge 6
|2000-03-25
|1
|1:17
|Friant, California
|