Paul CraigGrappler

Light Heavyweight · 17-10-1 (1 NC) · orthodox

Last 5
LNCLLL
Height
6'3"
190.5 cm
Reach
6'4"
193.04 cm
Age
38
Elo Rating
1534.0

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 106 Light Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Attempts 1.30 submissions per 15 minutes — better than 92% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Stops only 35% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 86% of Light Heavyweight fighters
  • Completes only 18% of their takedown attempts — worse than 85% of Light Heavyweight fighters
  • Avoids only 43% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 85% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.50
    Bottom 19%
  • Striking accuracy
    45%
    Bottom 39%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.04
    Top 42%
  • Striking defense
    43%
    Bottom 15%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.43
    Top 40%
  • Takedown accuracy
    18%
    Bottom 15%
  • Takedown defense
    35%
    Bottom 14%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.30
    Top 8%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1612, higher than 85% of Light Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1534).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202510:38Allen7:10Borralho15:00Nickal4:59Bellato5:00Bukauskas
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LModestas Bukauskas
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
2025-09-06 · KO/TKO, R1 5:00
NCRodolfo Bellato
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
2025-06-14
LBo Nickal
UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
2024-11-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LCaio Borralho
UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
2024-05-04 · KO/TKO, R2 2:10
LBrendan Allen
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
2023-11-18 · Submission, R3 0:38
WAndre Muniz
UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
2023-07-22 · KO/TKO, R2 4:40
LJohnny Walker
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
2023-01-21 · KO/TKO, R1 2:16
LVolkan Oezdemir
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
2022-07-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WNikita Krylov
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2022-03-19 · Submission, R1 3:57
WJamahal Hill
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
2021-06-12 · KO/TKO, R1 1:59
WMauricio Rua
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
2020-11-21 · KO/TKO, R2 3:36
WGadzhimurad Antigulov
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
2020-07-25 · Submission, R1 2:06
DMauricio Rua
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare
2019-11-16
WVinicius Moreira
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
2019-09-21 · Submission, R1 3:19
LAlonzo Menifield
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
2019-06-29 · KO/TKO, R1 3:19
WKennedy Nzechukwu
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2019-03-30 · Submission, R3 4:20
LJimmy Crute
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
2018-12-01 · Submission, R3 4:51
WMagomed Ankalaev
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
2018-03-17 · Submission, R3 4:59
LKhalil Rountree Jr.
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
2017-07-16 · KO/TKO, R1 4:56
LTyson Pedro
UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
2017-03-04 · KO/TKO, R1 4:10
WHenrique da Silva
UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
2016-12-17 · Submission, R2 1:59