Raul Castillo Biography

Raul Castillo is an American mixed martial artist from Half Moon Bay, California . Raul has been practicing martial arts since the age of four. Achieving the rank of Black Belt at the age of eleven, under George Marenco in the style of Kami-Do-Ryu, Raul later went on to once again achieve the rank of Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of twenty-two. Holding over forty titles in competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling along with a professional fight record of 6 wins and 1 loss. He is currently signed with Strikeforce. Won Strikeforce veteran Eric Lawson by TKO at GC 72 - Seasons Beatings, defeated Brandon Michaels by Rear-Naked Choke at his Strikeforce debut, loss by unanimous decision to Yancy Medeiros at Strikeforce - Challengers 6.

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Win | align=center| 7-1 | Mauricio Alonso | Decision | Dragon House 19 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | San Francisco, California, United States | |-|- | Loss | align=center| 6-1 | Yancy Medeiros | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | San Jose, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 6-0 | Brandon Michaels | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:45 | San Jose, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 5-0 | Josh Neal | TKO (punches) | GC 80: Summer Showdown | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:12 | San Francisco, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 4-0 | Eric Lawson | TKO | GC 72: Seasons Beatings | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:23 | San Francisco, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 3-0 | Nik Theotikos | Submission (choke) | GC 66: Battle Ground | | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | San Francisco, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 2-0 | Andrew Montanez | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Triple Threat | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:10 | San Jose, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 1-0 | Victor Cabian | TKO | West Coast Fighters | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:30 | Portland, Oregon, United States |