Paul Craig

Statistic	Paul Craig
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	18.8%
Takedown Defense	35.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4
Submission Attempts/15min	1.3
Control Time/15min	2:02
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	66.7%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	8:00
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.3

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	0.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:28

LOSS

vs. Modestas Bukauskas

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 1, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho • Sep 2025

Paul Craig6/1443%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:45

Modestas Bukauskas22/3661%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	6/14	43%	0/2	0:45	—
	Modestas Bukauskas	22/36	61%	0/0	1:50	—

NC

vs. Rodolfo Bellato

CNC • Rd 1, 4:59 • UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley • Jun 2025

Paul Craig17/2763%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:34

Rodolfo Bellato10/2050%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	17/27	63%	0/6	0:34	—
	Rodolfo Bellato	10/20	50%	1/1	0:55	—

LOSS

vs. Bo Nickal

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic • Nov 2024

Paul Craig47/12936%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Bo Nickal54/8564%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	13/35	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bo Nickal	16/31	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Paul Craig	21/48	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bo Nickal	22/26	85%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Paul Craig	13/46	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bo Nickal	16/28	57%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Caio Borralho

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:10 • UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg • May 2024

Paul Craig22/4846%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:30

Caio Borralho36/5072%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	15/29	52%	0/5	0:30	—
	Caio Borralho	20/30	67%	0/0	0:10	—

R2	Paul Craig	7/19	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Caio Borralho	16/20	80%	0/0	0:09	1

LOSS

vs. Brendan Allen

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 0:38 • UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig • Nov 2023

Paul Craig6/1443%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:34

Brendan Allen32/4374%TD 2/2Ctrl 7:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	3/8	38%	0/0	0:34	—
	Brendan Allen	14/19	74%	2/2	2:49	—

R2	Paul Craig	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Brendan Allen	14/19	74%	0/0	4:47	—

R3	Paul Craig	2/3	67%	0/1	0:00	—
	Brendan Allen	4/5	80%	0/0	0:22	—

WIN

vs. Andre Muniz

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 4:40 • UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura • Jul 2023

Paul Craig40/8249%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:56

Andre Muniz24/4060%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	9/25	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andre Muniz	13/23	57%	1/1	0:45	—

R2	Paul Craig	31/57	54%	2/2	2:56	—
	Andre Muniz	11/17	65%	1/1	1:02	—

LOSS

vs. Johnny Walker

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:16 • UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill • Jan 2023

Paul Craig3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Johnny Walker16/2080%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Johnny Walker	16/20	80%	0/0	0:04	1

LOSS

vs. Volkan Oezdemir

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall • Jul 2022

Paul Craig33/12626%TD 0/15Ctrl 0:07

Volkan Oezdemir72/12956%TD 1/2Ctrl 5:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	5/11	45%	0/5	0:07	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	16/29	55%	0/0	2:01	—

R2	Paul Craig	16/53	30%	0/6	0:00	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	27/48	56%	1/1	2:09	—

R3	Paul Craig	12/62	19%	0/4	0:00	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	29/52	56%	0/1	0:59	—

WIN

vs. Nikita Krylov

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 3:57 • UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall • Mar 2022

Paul Craig2/367%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:02

Nikita Krylov19/2576%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	2/3	67%	1/1	0:02	—
	Nikita Krylov	19/25	76%	1/1	3:49	—

WIN

vs. Jamahal Hill

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:59 • UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021

Paul Craig23/2592%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

Jamahal Hill1/812%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	23/25	92%	0/1	0:03	—
	Jamahal Hill	1/8	12%	0/0	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Mauricio Rua

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:36 • UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez • Nov 2020

Paul Craig29/5751%TD 4/8Ctrl 3:46

Mauricio Rua10/2836%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	8/24	33%	2/3	1:45	—
	Mauricio Rua	6/15	40%	0/0	1:44	—

R2	Paul Craig	21/33	64%	2/5	2:01	—
	Mauricio Rua	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 2:06 • UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020

Paul Craig2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Gadzhimurad Antigulov11/1669%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gadzhimurad Antigulov	11/16	69%	1/2	1:41	—

D

vs. Mauricio Rua

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare • Nov 2019

Paul Craig51/9952%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:16

Mauricio Rua25/6638%TD 1/3Ctrl 8:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	31/58	53%	0/2	1:05	—
	Mauricio Rua	7/24	29%	0/2	1:24	—

R2	Paul Craig	10/16	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mauricio Rua	9/24	38%	1/1	3:37	—

R3	Paul Craig	10/25	40%	1/2	0:11	—
	Mauricio Rua	9/18	50%	0/0	3:20	—

WIN

vs. Vinicius Moreira

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:19 • UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens • Sep 2019

Paul Craig18/2767%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:08KD 1

Vinicius Moreira1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	18/27	67%	1/1	2:08	1
	Vinicius Moreira	1/3	33%	0/0	0:51	—

LOSS

vs. Alonzo Menifield

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:19 • UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos • Jun 2019

Paul Craig7/1354%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12

Alonzo Menifield8/2236%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	7/13	54%	0/1	0:12	—
	Alonzo Menifield	8/22	36%	0/0	1:22	—

WIN

vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 4:20 • UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje • Mar 2019

Paul Craig25/7732%TD 1/16Ctrl 1:37

Kennedy Nzechukwu40/7256%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	5/18	28%	1/8	1:13	—
	Kennedy Nzechukwu	12/17	71%	0/0	1:46	—

R2	Paul Craig	11/29	38%	0/4	0:09	—
	Kennedy Nzechukwu	20/36	56%	0/0	0:58	—

R3	Paul Craig	9/30	30%	0/4	0:15	—
	Kennedy Nzechukwu	8/19	42%	0/0	1:38	—

LOSS

vs. Jimmy Crute

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 3, 4:51 • UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa • Dec 2018

Paul Craig12/2255%TD 3/7Ctrl 4:18

Jimmy Crute17/3845%TD 1/1Ctrl 8:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	4/7	57%	1/2	1:07	—
	Jimmy Crute	5/16	31%	1/1	2:58	—

R2	Paul Craig	5/9	56%	2/4	3:11	—
	Jimmy Crute	4/10	40%	0/0	1:07	—

R3	Paul Craig	3/6	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jimmy Crute	8/12	67%	0/0	4:22	—

WIN

vs. Magomed Ankalaev

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 4:59 • UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov • Mar 2018

Paul Craig18/5036%TD 2/7Ctrl 1:47

Magomed Ankalaev59/9661%TD 0/0Ctrl 6:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	8/20	40%	1/2	1:14	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	18/29	62%	0/0	1:26	—

R2	Paul Craig	9/20	45%	1/2	0:33	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	15/27	56%	0/0	2:08	—

R3	Paul Craig	1/10	10%	0/3	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	26/40	65%	0/0	3:09	—

LOSS

vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:56 • UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio • Jul 2017

Paul Craig17/2959%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Khalil Rountree Jr.15/4732%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	17/29	59%	0/1	0:00	—
	Khalil Rountree Jr.	15/47	32%	0/0	0:04	1

LOSS

vs. Tyson Pedro

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:10 • UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 • Mar 2017

Paul Craig12/2450%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:06

Tyson Pedro23/3566%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:37KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	12/24	50%	0/3	0:06	—
	Tyson Pedro	23/35	66%	0/0	2:37	1

WIN

vs. Henrique da Silva

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 1:59 • UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson • Dec 2016

Paul Craig31/4963%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:08

Henrique da Silva16/2467%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:23

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Paul Craig	18/29	62%	1/1	1:48	—
	Henrique da Silva	12/15	80%	1/3	2:19	—

R2	Paul Craig	13/20	65%	0/1	0:20	—
	Henrique da Silva	4/9	44%	0/0	1:04	—