Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson
Light Heavyweight★ Performance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Henrique da Silva
BrazilHenrique da Silva
“Frankenstein”
14-5-0
RESULT

Paul Craig def. Henrique da Silva (Submission)

Submission · Round 2 · 1:59
WIN
Paul Craig
ScotlandPaul Craig
“Bearjew”
17-10-1 (1 NC)
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, United States

Paul Craig defeated Henrique da Silva by Submission in round 2 (1:59) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson, held Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento.

Fight stats

Henrique da Silva
Paul Craig
0
Knockdowns
0
16 of 24
Significant strikes
31 of 49
67%
Sig. strike accuracy
63%
23 of 33
Total strikes
57 of 75
1 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 2
33%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
3
0
Reversals
0
3:23
Control time
2:08
Significant strikes by target
7 of 13
Head
21 of 37
7 of 7
Body
9 of 11
2 of 4
Leg
1 of 1
6 of 14
Distance
14 of 27
10 of 10
Clinch
12 of 16
0 of 0
Ground
5 of 6

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
12 of 15
Sig. str.
18 of 29
17 of 22
Total str.
36 of 47
1 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
2:19
Ctrl
1:48
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 9
Sig. str.
13 of 20
6 of 11
Total str.
21 of 28
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
2
1:04
Ctrl
0:20

Frequently asked questions

Who won Henrique da Silva vs Paul Craig?

Paul Craig defeated Henrique da Silva by Submission in round 2 (1:59) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson, held Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento.

Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Henrique da Silva 42%58% Paul Craig

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (129 fighters)

Henrique da Silva
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
Paul Craig
Submission Ace
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

88Power75
48Speed69
46Precision53
84Durability73
63Engine64
53Wrestling92
90Ground96

Biggest edge Paul Craig, Takedowns +39

Attribute by attribute

Henrique da Silva is on the left of every row, Paul Craig on the right.
82Punch power55
93Kick power94
47Punch speed53
49Kick speed85
46Accuracy53
53Takedowns92
97Ground striking94
82Submissions98
95Chin77
73Body strength69
63Cardio64

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

14-5-0
Record
17-10-1 (1 NC)
1668
Power Index rating
1721
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
38
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'3"
191 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
Brazil
Nationality
Scotland

Style Matchup

-
vs
BJJBoxingNo-Gi Grappling
Henrique da Silva

No background on record

Paul Craig
  • 2021Black belt · BJJ · Brian Gallacher
  • BAMMA World Light Heavyweight Championship · BAMMA
  • British and European Light Heavyweight titles · BAMMA
  • British and Scottish amateur Light Heavyweight championships

Camp Higher Level Martial Arts · Whitburn / Coatbridge, Scotland

Striking Profile

3.89
SLpM
2.50
60%
Str. Acc.
45%
5.28
SApM
3.04
40%
Str. Def.
43%

Grappling Profile

0.25
TD Avg.
1.43
14%
TD Acc.
18%
22%
TD Def.
35%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
1.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Henrique da Silva · 2-3
  • L
    Marcin Wojcik
    KSW 88 - Rutkowski vs. Kaczmarczyk · Nov 11, 2023
    Knockout · R2 · 0:31 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Oumar Sy
    KSW 80 - Eskiev vs. Ruchala · Mar 17, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 1:40 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Tomasz Narkun
    KSW 75 - Stasiak vs. Ruchala · Oct 14, 2022
    Knockout · R2 · 0:28 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Karlos Vemola
    OKTAGON 13: VÉMOLA VS. DA SILVA · Jul 27, 2019
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Jan Gottvald
    OKTAGON 12: VEGH VS. ZWICKER · Jun 8, 2019
    Knockout · R1 · 4:52 · Light Heavyweight
Paul Craig · 0-4
  • L
    Modestas Bukauskas
    UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho · Sep 6, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • NC
    Rodolfo Bellato
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025
    · R1 · 4:59 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Bo Nickal
    UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic · Nov 16, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Caio Borralho
    UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg · May 4, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:10 · Middleweight
  • L
    Brendan Allen
    UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Craig · Nov 18, 2023
    Submission · R3 · 0:38 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 9 fights · 20 fights
30.0
Avg sig. strikes
20.2
0.14
Avg takedowns
0.80
1:26
Avg control time
1:07
81
Career high strikes
51
1
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Henrique da Silva
Strike target
Paul Craig
56%
Head
50%
35%
Body
30%
9%
Leg
19%
Henrique da Silva
Strike position
Paul Craig
48%
Distance
67%
35%
Clinch
14%
17%
Ground
20%