Trujillo continued his wrestling at the collegiate level for William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
[4] Trujillo lost by knockout against future World Extreme Cagefighting competitor Zach Micklewright in his amateur debut, on July 22, 2006.
He went 5–3 in his next eight fights, before winning four straight over Lucas Gwaltney, Andre Garcia, James Edson Berto and Frank Carrillo in less than a year.
[7] Then on the day of the weigh in for the event, Means was forced out of the bout after sustaining a head injury caused by a fall in a hotel sauna and was replaced by Marcus LeVesseur.
[8] Trujillo was successful in his debut, defeating LeVesseur via TKO (knees to the body) at 3:56 of the second round.
[27] However, on April 1, it was announced that Trujillo had pulled out of the fight citing an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Shane Campbell.
After a few seconds in this position, referee Keith Peterson halted the contest as he believed that Trujillo was unconscious when in fact he was not.
[30] Trujillo indicated that he planned to appeal the decision in hopes that the result may be changed to a No Contest by the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA).
[32] On February 18, 2016, Tibau was suspended for 2 years by USADA and as a result the loss was reversed to a win for Trujillo.
[36] However, Trujillo was removed from the card on March 12 due to alleged visa issues which restricted his entry to Australia.
[42] However, Trujillo pulled out of the fight on September 5, citing an undisclosed injury and was replaced by former WSOF Featherweight Champion and promotional newcomer Rick Glenn.
[50] Trujillo was expected to face Will Brooks at Battlefield FC 2 on July 27, 2019, but withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Gleison Tibau.
[51] Trujillo has twice pleaded guilty to charges of domestic abuse; in both cases the incidents involved the mother of his child.
[52] On July 16, 2019, he was charged with the sexual exploitation of a child,[53] and on March 6, 2020, Trujillo pleaded guilty to promoting obscenity.