Paul Craig

Age	36
Gender	Male
Height	6' 5"
Weight Class	Middleweight
Out of	UK

Out of	UK

Paul Craig is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics


Pro Record	18-7-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length	11 years, 3 months, 27 days
Rounds Fought	34.4
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	4	2	1


Finish Rate	94.4%
Finished Rate	85.7%
Win by Decision Rate	0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate	14.3%
Win by KO Rate	11.1%
Loss by KO Rate	57.1%
Win by SUB Rate	83.3%
Loss by SUB Rate	28.6%

Win Method

Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Loss

Quick Hits


Fastest Win	00:47
Fastest KO	01:59
Fastest SUB	00:47


Ave. Rounds (Ws)	1.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws)	05:39
Ave. Rounds (Ls)	1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls)	07:52

Finish Rounds

Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

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

* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* 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


Amateur 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

Current Streak

2 Wins

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)	00:00

Finish Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

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