Mauricio Ruavs
Paul Craig
Paul Craig def. Mauricio Rua (TKO)
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, November 21, 2020
Meta 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.
Tale of the Tape
27-14-1
Record
17-10-1 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
44
Age
38
6'1"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
76"
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Stance
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Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
3.57
SLpM
2.50
50%
Str. Acc.
45%
2.79
SApM
3.04
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
2.01
TD Avg.
1.43
48%
TD Acc.
18%
49%
TD Def.
35%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Mauricio Rua · 1-3-1
- L
- LUFC 274: Oliveira vs GaethjeSat, May 7, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. TillSat, Jul 25, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- DUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. JacareSat, Nov 16, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Paul Craig · 1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Imavov vs BorralhoSat, Sep 6, 2025TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- L
- L
- W
Common Opponents
Mauricio Rua
Paul Craig
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 24 fights · 20 fights
37.0
Avg sig. strikes
20.2
1.13
Avg takedowns
0.80
2:34
Avg control time
1:07
96
Career high strikes
51
5
Career high TDs
4
Strike Distribution
Mauricio Rua
Strike target
Paul Craig
59%
Head
50%
16%
Body
30%
25%
Leg
19%
Mauricio Rua
Strike position
Paul Craig
70%
Distance
67%
15%
Clinch
14%
15%
Ground
20%
Fight stats
Mauricio Rua
Paul Craig
0
Knockdowns
0
10 of 28
Significant strikes
29 of 57
36%
Sig. strike accuracy
51%
25 of 46
Total strikes
54 of 88
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 8
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Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
1:44
Control time
3:46
Significant strikes by target
6 of 22
Head
17 of 38
2 of 4
Body
4 of 9
2 of 2
Leg
8 of 10
9 of 26
Distance
16 of 35
0 of 0
Clinch
4 of 11
1 of 2
Ground
9 of 11
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
6 of 15
Sig. str.
8 of 24
14 of 26
Total str.
21 of 39
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
1:44
Ctrl
1:45
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 13
Sig. str.
21 of 33
11 of 20
Total str.
33 of 49
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:01
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)