Saturday, November 21, 2020Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Paul Craig defeated Mauricio Rua by TKO in round 2 (3:36) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 255: Figueiredo vs Perez, held Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
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Mauricio Rua vs Paul Craig
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Mauricio RuaPaul Craig
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 28
Significant strikes29 / 57
36%
Sig. strike accuracy51%
25 / 46
Total strikes54 / 88
0 / 0
Takedowns4 / 8
0
Reversals1
1:44
Control time3:46
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Mauricio RuaPaul Craig
660%1759%
Head
220%414%
Body
220%828%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Mauricio Rua
90%10%
Paul Craig
55%14%31%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Mauricio Rua10 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
55/20
22/4
22/2
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
11/2
0
0
Paul Craig29 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
44/17
44/8
88/10
Clinch
44/10
00/1
0
Ground
99/11
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Mauricio RuaPaul Craig
R1
6
8
R2
4
21
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
0
Knockdowns0
6 / 15
Significant strikes8 / 24
40%
Sig. strike accuracy33%
14 / 26
Total strikes21 / 39
0 / 0
Takedowns2 / 3
0
Reversals1
1:44
Control time1:45
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
4 / 13
Significant strikes21 / 33
31%
Sig. strike accuracy64%
11 / 20
Total strikes33 / 49
0 / 0
Takedowns2 / 5
0:00
Control time2:01
Betting Odds
Mauricio Rua
+159
39% implied win probability
Open: +150Best: +170
Paul Craig
-197
66% implied win probability
Open: -190Best: -181
Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Mauricio Rua | Paul Craig |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | +156 | -181 |
| Bookmaker | +161 | -200 |
| Bovada | +155 | -190 |
| Cloudbet | +168 | -200 |
| DraftKings | +150 | -190 |
| FanDuel | +154 | -184 |
| MyBookie | +155 | -185 |
| Pinnacle | +169 | -199 |
| sportsbetio | +150 | -227 |
| sports-interaction | +170 | -220 |
| unibet | +160 | -200 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Style & credentials
Mauricio Rua
Muay ThaiBJJ
- 2005Black belt · BJJAntonio 'Nino' Schembri
- 2010UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2005Champion · Pride Middleweight Grand Prixmiddleweight (93 kg)
- —Competitor · Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournamentsblue and purple belt
Paul Craig
BJJBoxingNo-Gi Grappling
- 2021Black belt · BJJBrian Gallacher
- —BAMMA World Light Heavyweight ChampionshipBAMMA
- —British and European Light Heavyweight titlesBAMMA
- —British and Scottish amateur Light Heavyweight championships
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
59%50%
Head
16%30%
Body
25%19%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Mauricio Rualast 1 fight
74%24%
Paul Craiglast 8 fights
61%10%29%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Mauricio Rua· from fights outside the UFC Paul Craig· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.352.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersPaul Craig · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.463.04
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersPaul Craig · Good · better than 63% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.531.43
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersPaul Craig · Average · better than 57% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
43%19%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersPaul Craig · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
48%35%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersPaul Craig · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.201.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersPaul Craig · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.35
Strikes landed / min2.50
3.46
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.04
1.53 / 3.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.43 / 7.5
43%
Takedown accuracy19%
48%
Takedown defence35%
2:34
Control time / fight1:07
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min1.30
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Mauricio Rua24 UFC fights · 888 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
41%360/971
11%99/142
18%162/209
Clinch
5%44/81
3%31/42
6%55/61
Ground
14%123/202
1%10/10
0%4/5
Paul Craig21 UFC fights · 421 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%106/471
24%101/167
18%76/90
Clinch
6%25/44
7%31/34
0%1/2
Ground
19%80/119
0%1/1
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Mauricio Rua32 of 42 ended early · 76%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Paul Craig26 of 29 ended early · 90%3 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Mauricio Rua1-3-1
- L
- LUFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje · May 7, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- DUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza · Nov 16, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 42 fightsShow less
- W
- L
- W
- WUFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic · May 14, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 190: Rousey vs Correia · Aug 1, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · Nov 8, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:34 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 · Mar 23, 2014TKO · R3 · 1:31 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013Submission · R1 · 4:47 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · Dec 8, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- LUFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson · Nov 19, 2011Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
- W
- LUFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN · Oct 24, 2009Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WPRIDE: Critical Countdown 2005 · Jun 26, 2005Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WYasuhito NamekawaPRIDE: Bushido 5 · Oct 14, 2004TKO · R1 · 6:02 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- L
- WEric WanderleiIFC 17: Global Domination · Sep 6, 2003TKO · R2 · 2:54 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WÂngelo de OliveiraMeca World Vale Tudo · May 16, 2003TKO
- WTBAMeca World Vale Tudo · Nov 8, 2002TKO
Paul Craig0-4
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall · Jul 23, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Aspinall · Mar 19, 2022Submission · R1 · 3:57 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020Submission · R1 · 2:06 · Light Heavyweight
- DUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza · Nov 16, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens · Sep 21, 2019Submission · R1 · 3:19 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Dos Santos · Jun 29, 2019TKO · R1 · 3:19 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019Submission · R3 · 4:20 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa · Dec 2, 2018Submission · R3 · 4:51 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov · Mar 17, 2018Submission · R3 · 4:59 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Ponzinibbio · Jul 16, 2017TKO · R1 · 4:56 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson · Dec 17, 2016Submission · R2 · 1:59 · Light Heavyweight
- WLuis Henrique da SilvaUFC on FOX 22 · Dec 17, 2016Submission · R2 · 1:59 · Light Heavyweight
- WMarcin LazarzBAMMA 23: Night Of Champions · Nov 14, 2015Submission · R1 · 3:51 · Light Heavyweight
- WBAMMA 22: Duquesnoy Vs. Loughnane · Sep 19, 2015Submission · R2 · 0:42 · Light Heavyweight
- WAdam WrightAnimalistic MMA · Jun 20, 2015Submission · R1 · 0:47 · Light Heavyweight
- WAndrej BochorzFightStar Championship 5 · Apr 11, 2015Submission · R1 · 2:37 · Light Heavyweight
- WDan KoneckeFirst Fighting Championship · Sep 13, 2014TKO · R1 · 4:18 · Light Heavyweight
- WJon FergusonFull Contact Contender 10 · Jun 21, 2014Submission · R1 · 1:50 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WBrad CarterFirst Fighting Championship 3 · Aug 24, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:00 · Light Heavyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Mauricio Rua vs Paul Craig?
Paul Craig defeated Mauricio Rua by TKO in round 2 (3:36) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 255: Figueiredo vs Perez, held Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.