Paul Craig

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(1987-11-27)

Statistics

UFC Record: 9-10-1 (1 NC)

By Method:

KO/TKO: 3-6
Submission: 6-2
Decision: 0-2-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 5-6
As Underdog: 4-4-1 (1 NC)

By Weight Class:

Middleweight: 1-3
Light Heavyweight: 8-7-1 (1 NC)

By Round:

Round 1: 4-5 (1 NC)
Round 2: 3-1
Round 3: 2-4-1

By Type:

Main Event: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 4-4-1

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: LLLNL

Peak Elo: 3100 (2022-03-19) (#267)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2827 (#329)

Bonuses: 8 (0 FOTN, 8 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 8m 0s

Total Fight Time: 2h 48m 14s (#267)

Avg Time Between Fights: 151 days

Avg Card Slot: 5.5 (#558)

Avg Age: 33.3 years

Avg Opp Age: 30.2 years

Peak Rankings:

#12 Middleweight

#8 Light Heavyweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-09-06
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho

Modestas Bukauskas (31)

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WLWWW • 6-4
Elo: 2927 (72%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
5:00

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Paul Craig (37)
9-9-1 (1 NC) • NLLLW
Elo: 2769 (28%)

Accor Arena
Paris
France🇫🇷

2025-06-14
UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley

Paul Craig (37)

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LLLWL • 9-9-1
Elo: 2769 (49%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
NC
R1
4:59

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Rodolfo Bellato (29)
1-0-1 • WD
Elo: 2774 (51%)

State Farm Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
United States🇺🇸

2024-11-16
UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic

Bo Nickal (28)

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WWW • 3-0
Elo: 2805 (38%)
30

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
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Paul Craig (36)
9-8-1 • LLWLL
Elo: 2894 (62%)
27

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States🇺🇸

2024-05-04
UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg

⭐ Caio Borralho (31)

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WWWWW • 5-0
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 3116 (73%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R2
2:10

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Paul Craig (36)
9-7-1 • LWLLW
Elo: 2950 (27%) • UFC rank: #13

Farmasi Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷

2023-11-18
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig

⭐ Brendan Allen (27)

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WWWWW • 10-2
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3246 (82%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R3
0:38

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Paul Craig (35)
9-6-1 • WLLWW
Elo: 2987 (18%) • UFC rank: #13

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2023-07-22
UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura

⭐ Paul Craig (35)

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LLWWW • 8-6-1
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2830 (21%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
4:40

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Andre Muniz (33)
5-1 • WWWWL
Elo: 3054 (79%) • UFC rank: #14

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom🇬🇧

2023-01-21
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill

Johnny Walker (30)

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LWLLW • 5-4
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2885 (42%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:16

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Paul Craig (35)
8-5-1 • LWWWW
Elo: 2948 (58%) • UFC rank: #9

Jeunesse Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷

2022-07-23
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall

Volkan Oezdemir (32)

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LWWLL • 5-5
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2886 (23%)
30

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
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Paul Craig (34)
8-4-1 • WWWWD
Elo: 3100 (77%) • UFC rank: #8
27

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom🇬🇧

2022-03-19
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall

⭐ Paul Craig (34)

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WWWDW • 7-4-1
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3026 (62%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:57

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Nikita Krylov (30)
8-6 • LWLWL
Elo: 2934 (38%) • UFC rank: #9

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom🇬🇧

2021-06-12
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

⭐ Paul Craig (33)

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WWDWL • 6-4-1
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2952 (63%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:59

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Jamahal Hill (30)
2-0 (1 NC) • WNW
Elo: 2859 (37%) • UFC rank: #15

Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona
United States🇺🇸

2020-11-21
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez

Paul Craig (32)

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WDWLW • 5-4-1
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2832 (39%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:36

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Mauricio Rua (38)
11-9-1 • WLWDW
Elo: 2903 (61%) • UFC rank: #14

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-07-25
UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till

⭐ Paul Craig (32)

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DWLWL • 4-4-1
Elo: 2753 (60%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:06

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Gadzhimurad Antigulov (33)
2-2 • WWLL
Elo: 2678 (40%)

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

2019-11-16
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré

Paul Craig (31)

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WLWLW • 4-4
Elo: 2690 (18%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DRAW
R3
5:00

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Mauricio Rua (37)
10-9 • WWWLW
Elo: 2948 (82%) • UFC rank: #14

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil🇧🇷

2019-09-21
UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens

⭐ Paul Craig (31)

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LWLWL • 3-4
Elo: 2621 (65%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:19

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Vinicius Moreira (30)
0-2 • LL
Elo: 2510 (35%)

Mexico City Arena
Mexico City
Mexico🇲🇽

2019-06-29
UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos

⭐ Alonzo Menifield (31)

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W • 1-0
Elo: 2778 (62%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:19

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Paul Craig (31)
3-3 • WLWLL
Elo: 2698 (38%)

Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States🇺🇸

2019-03-30
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje

⭐ Paul Craig (31)

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LWLLW • 2-3
Elo: 2606 (54%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R3
4:20

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Kennedy Nzechukwu (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2578 (46%)

Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States🇺🇸

2018-12-01
UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

Jimmy Crute (22)

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Debut 🔰
Elo: 2676 (44%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R3
4:51

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Paul Craig (31)
2-2 • WLLW
Elo: 2718 (56%)

Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Adelaide
Australia🇦🇺

2018-03-17
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov

⭐ Paul Craig (30)

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LLW • 1-2
Elo: 2548 (15%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R3
4:59

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Magomed Ankalaev (25)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2849 (85%)

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom🇬🇧

2017-07-16
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio

Khalil Rountree Jr. (27)

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LLW • 1-2
Elo: 2573 (36%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:56

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Paul Craig (29)
1-1 • LW
Elo: 2677 (64%)

The SSE Hydro
Glasgow, Scotland
United Kingdom🇬🇧

2017-03-04
UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2

Tyson Pedro (25)

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W • 1-0
Elo: 2612 (22%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:10

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Paul Craig (29)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2834 (78%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2016-12-17
UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson

⭐ Paul Craig (29)

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Debut 🔰
Elo: 2714 (40%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:59

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Luis Henrique da Silva (27)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2782 (60%)

Golden 1 Center
Sacramento, California
United States🇺🇸