Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 309: Jones vs Miocic
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Bo Nickal
Bo Nickal
9-1-0
RESULT

Bo Nickal def. Paul Craig (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
“Bearjew”
17-10-1 (1 NC)
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Madison Square Garden, New York, United States

Bo Nickal defeated Paul Craig by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic, held Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Fight stats

Bo Nickal
Paul Craig
0
Knockdowns
0
54 of 85
Significant strikes
47 of 129
64%
Sig. strike accuracy
36%
54 of 85
Total strikes
48 of 130
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
24 of 50
Head
21 of 93
13 of 16
Body
14 of 23
17 of 19
Leg
12 of 13
54 of 85
Distance
47 of 129
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
16 of 31
Sig. str.
13 of 35
16 of 31
Total str.
14 of 36
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
22 of 26
Sig. str.
21 of 48
22 of 26
Total str.
21 of 48
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
16 of 28
Sig. str.
13 of 46
16 of 28
Total str.
13 of 46
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Chris Bolinski
#NickalCraig
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Sal D'Amato
#NickalCraig
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Bryan Miner
#NickalCraig
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

18
Nickal
–
0
Craig
●29–28 Nickal×11●30–27 Nickal×7
All 18 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

70%
Nickal
3%
Draw
27%
Craig
193 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Nickal43.5%●30–27 Nickal26.4%●29–28 Craig23.3%●30–27 Craig3.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
65%
Craig
R2
72%
Nickal
R3
89%
Nickal

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

9-1-0
Record
17-10-1 (1 NC)
2
Win Streak
0
30
Age
38
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'3"
191 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.36
SLpM
2.50
61%
Str. Acc.
45%
1.93
SApM
3.04
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

3.12
TD Avg.
1.43
57%
TD Acc.
18%
100%
TD Def.
35%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Bo Nickal · 4-1
  • W
    Kyle Daukaus
    UFC Freedom 250Mon, Jun 15, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Middleweight
  • W
    Rodolfo Vieira
    VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs MakhachevSat, Nov 15, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 2:24 · Middleweight
  • L
    Reinier de Ridder
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs FigueiredoSat, May 3, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 1:53 · Middleweight
  • W
    Paul Craig
    UFC 309: Jones vs MiocicSat, Nov 16, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Cody Brundage
    UFC 300: Pereira vs HillSat, Apr 13, 2024
    Submission · R2 · 3:38 · Middleweight
Paul Craig · 1-4
  • L
    Modestas Bukauskas
    UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs BorralhoSat, Sep 6, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Bo Nickal
    UFC 309: Jones vs MiocicSat, Nov 16, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Caio Borralho
    UFC 301: Pantoja vs ErcegSat, May 4, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:10 · Middleweight
  • L
    Brendan Allen
    UFC Fight Night: Allen vs CraigSat, Nov 18, 2023
    Submission · R3 · 0:38 · Middleweight
  • W
    Andre Muniz
    UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs TyburaSat, Jul 22, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 4:40 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 7 fights · 20 fights
24.4
Avg sig. strikes
20.2
1.14
Avg takedowns
0.80
2:26
Avg control time
1:07
77
Career high strikes
51
3
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Bo Nickal
Strike target
Paul Craig
64%
Head
50%
19%
Body
30%
16%
Leg
19%
Bo Nickal
Strike position
Paul Craig
80%
Distance
67%
8%
Clinch
14%
12%
Ground
20%