Ex-UFC Fighter Cain Carrizosa Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Girlfriend

Two-time UFC veteran Cain Carrizosa has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend twice since March of last year.

According to the Gephardt (Utah) Daily, Carrizosa is being held without bail at the Purgatory Correctional Facility in Washington County for allegedly punching a women with whom he was in a relationship on Jan. 1. Carrizosa, who is identified in the police report as Cain Castillo, is facing second-degree felony charges of aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury and robbery in St. George, Utah.

St. George police arrived at the couple's residence after receiving a report of a fight and found the woman with bruises consistent with that of having been punched. When speaking to police, the woman’s mother revealed that the couple had been drinking and she “could specifically hear the sound of a fist hitting flesh at least once.” The mother also said that she separated Carrizosa and her daughter after the victim claimed Carrizosa had punched her “multiple times.”

According to the report, the victim suffered convulsions while giving her account of events to police.

“Officers witnessed her eyes roll back and she slumped over in the seat,” the police statement read. “When officers moved to check on her, she was convulsing and unresponsive. An ambulance responded and rushed her to the hospital where she continued to seize off on and on despite the attempts of emergency medical staff to treat her.”

Police were able to confirm that Carrizosa had previously assaulted the woman on March 24, 2022 and was arrested for aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury and aggravated child abuse in that incident.

“While being taken into custody he stated that immediately upon release he would be leaving the state and never come back,” the police statement read. “After the incident in March he was able to evade arrest by fleeing the state. He stated he has connections through multiple states as well.”

Carrizosa, 36, owns an 11-5 record in professional MMA. He went 0-2 during a brief stint in the UFC from 2014 to 2015 and has also fought for organizations such as Bellator MMA, Cage Warriors, Tachi Palace Fights and Cage Fury Fighting Championships. Carrisoza last competed on Jan. 29, 2022, when he suffered a first-round TKO defeat to Josh Wick at Fierce FC 18.