Nilson de Castro
UFC Debut
Record
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Curitiba, Parana
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Chute Boxe
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Nilson de Castro makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
389-269-47
.591 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
18 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 19 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 1 sub · 1 decPancrase · IVC 11 · Cage Rage 12 · Meca 11 · Meca 10 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Ryo Kawamura19-11-4 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 10, 2006 |
| L | Curtis Stout11-12-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:15 | Cage Rage 12 | Jul 2, 2005 |
| W | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 6, 2005 |
| W | Daisuke Watanabe19-30-5 | KO/TKO | Knee | R2 | 1:14 | Pancrase | Aug 22, 2004 |
| L | Gustavo Machado23-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Meca 11 | Jun 5, 2004 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Meca 10 | Dec 20, 2003 | |
| L | Akihiro Gono38-24-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 30, 2003 |
| L | Akihiro Gono38-24-8 | Disqualification | Groin Kick | R1 | 0:29 | Pancrase | Aug 31, 2003 |
| W | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:00 | Pancrase | Jun 7, 2003 |
| L | Delson Heleno30-11 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 9:22 | Meca 8 | May 16, 2003 |
| W | Lucas Lopes29-20 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 7:00 | Meca 7 | Nov 8, 2002 |
| W | Guilherme Lima | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 2:43 | Meca 6 | Jan 31, 2002 |
| L | Angelo Araujo10-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Meca 2 | Aug 12, 2000 |
| W | Daniel Acacio30-19 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 7:11 | Meca 1 | May 27, 2000 |
| L | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 4:38 | IVC 11 | Apr 27, 1999 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 4:25 | IVC 11 | Apr 27, 1999 | |
| W | Alexandre Barros27-13 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 19:31 | IVC 11 | Apr 27, 1999 |
| W | Ailton Ito0-2 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 1:54 | BVF 10 | Jul 1, 1997 |
| W | Ulisses Ulisses0-1 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 2:22 | CP X CB | Aug 29, 1993 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.