Paul Craig

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Age 37
Gender Male
Height 6' 5"
Weight Class Middleweight

Paul Craig is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 18 wins, 9 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 18-9-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 3 months, 25 days
Rounds Fought 38.8
Avg. Fights/Year 2.3
Longest Layoff 1 year, 1 month, 3 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 26 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 2 15 0
Losses 5 2 2
Finish Rate 94.4%
Finished Rate 77.8%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 22.2%
Win by KO Rate 11.1%
Loss by KO Rate 55.6%
Win by SUB Rate 83.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 22.2%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 47
Fastest KO 01:59
Fastest SUB 47
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:39
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 08:35
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 11/16/2024 L
(18-8-1)
Bo Nickal
(7-0-0)
MW
( 186.0 vs. 185.4 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 309: JONES vs MIOCIC
3 05:00
OFF 05/04/2024 L
(18-7-1)
Caio Borralho
(17-1-0)
MW
( 185.0 vs. 186.0 )
KO (Punches)
UFC 301: PANTOJA vs ERCEG
2 02:10
OFF 11/18/2023 L
(18-6-1)
Brendan Allen
(24-6-0)
MW
( 186.0 vs. 186.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC FN 146 ON ESPN: ALLEN vs CRAIG
3 00:38
OFF 07/22/2023 W
(17-6-1)
Andre Muniz
(24-6-0)
MW
( 186.0 vs. 185.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC FN 136 ON ESPN: ASPINALL vs TYBURA
2 04:40
OFF 01/21/2023 L
(17-5-1)
Johnny Walker
(20-9-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 283: TEIXEIRA vs HILL
1 02:16
OFF 07/23/2022 L
(17-4-1)
Volkan Oezdemir
(20-8-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 205.5 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC FN 108 ON ESPN: BLAYDES vs ASPINALL
3 05:00
NRB 03/19/2022 W
(16-4-1)
Nikita Krylov
(30-9-0)
LHW Submission (Triangle Choke)
UFC FN 96 ON ESPN: VOLKOV vs ASPINALL
1 03:57
OFF 06/12/2021 W
(15-4-1)
Jamahal Hill
(12-2-0)
LHW
( 204.5 vs. 205.5 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 263: ADESANYA vs VETTORI
1 01:59
OFF 11/21/2020 W
(14-4-1)
Mauricio Shogun Rua
(27-14-1)
LHW
( 205.5 vs. 205.5 )
Submission (Strikes)
UFC 255: FIGUEIREDO vs PEREZ
2 03:36
OFF 07/25/2020 W
(13-4-1)
Gadzhimurad Antigulov
(21-11-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 206.0 )
Submission (Triangle Choke)
UFC FN 44 ON ESPN: WHITTAKER vs TILL
1 02:06
OFF 11/16/2019 D
(13-4-0)
Mauricio Shogun Rua
(27-14-1)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 206.0 )
Draw (Split Draw)
UFC on ESPN+ 22: BLACHOWICZ VS SOUZA
3 05:00
OFF 09/21/2019 W
(12-4-0)
Vinicius Mamute
(14-8-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 206.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC on ESPN+ 17
1 03:19
OFF 06/29/2019 L
(12-3-0)
Alonzo Menifield
(15-5-1)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 204.0 )
KO (Strike)
UFC on ESPN 3
1 03:19
OFF 03/30/2019 W
(11-3-0)
Kennedy Nzechukwu
(13-5-0)
LHW
( 205.0 vs. 205.5 )
Submission (Triangle Choke)
UFC on ESPN #2
3 04:20
OFF 12/02/2018 L
(11-2-0)
Jimmy Crute
(12-4-1)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 205.0 )
Submission (Kimura)
UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
3 04:51
OFF 03/17/2018 W
(10-2-0)
Magomed Ankalaev
(20-1-1)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 205.0 )
Submission (Triangle Choke)
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
3 04:59
OFF 07/16/2017 L
(10-1-0)
Khalil Rountree
(13-6-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 203.0 )
KO
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
1 04:56
OFF 03/04/2017 L
(10-0-0)
Tyson Pedro
(11-5-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 205.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson
1 04:10
OFF 12/17/2016 W
(9-0-0)
Luis Henrique da Silva
(18-10-0)
LHW
( 204.0 vs. 206.0 )
Submission (Arm Bar)
UFC Fight Night: Vanzant vs. Waterson
2 01:59
NRB 11/14/2015 W
(8-0-0)
Marcin Lazarz
(14-10-0)
LHW Submission (Triangle Choke)
British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 23
1 03:51
NRB 09/19/2015 W
(7-0-0)
Karl Moore
(11-3-0)
Submission
British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 22
2 00:46
NRB 06/20/2015 W
(6-0-0)
Adam Wright
(3-4-0)
LHW Submission (Arm Bar)
Animalistic MMA - Rise of the Alpha
1 00:47
NRB 04/11/2015 W
(5-0-0)
Andrej Borchoz
(0-1-0)
LW Submission (Choke)
Fight Star Championship 5
1 02:37
NRB 09/13/2014 Unknown
(4-0-0)
Daniel Konecke
(8-15-0)
Unknown
First Fighting Championship: Resurgance
3 05:00
NRB 06/21/2014 W
(3-0-0)
Jon Ferguson
(0-2-0)
HW Submission
Full Contact Contender 10
1 01:50
NRB 03/01/2014 W
(2-0-0)
Antonio Braga
(0-1-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Underdog Xtreme Championships 2
1 02:41
NRB 08/24/2013 W
(1-0-0)
Brad Conway
(2-14-0)
LHW Submission (Triangle Choke)
First Fighting Championship 3
1 02:00
NRB 07/21/2012 W
(0-0-0)
Gary Sivills
(0-1-0)
LHW Submission (Arm Bar)
Total Combat 48 (UK)
1 01:26

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 2-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 months, 10 days
Rounds Fought 1.3
Avg. Fights/Year 4.8
Longest Layoff 5 months, 10 days
Quickest Turnaround 5 months, 10 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 2 0
Losses 0 0 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 100.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:04
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 01:04
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 01:52
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) -
Finish Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 03/16/2013 W
(1-0-0)
Carlos Dunbar
(2-2-0)
LHW Submission (Triangle Choke)
First Fighting Championship 2
1 01:04
NRB 10/06/2012 W
(0-0-0)
Paul Bradshaw
(1-3-0)
LHW Submission (Triangle Choke)
Total CombatĀ 50 (UK)
1 02:41

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class