Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Light HeavyweightPerformance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Paul Craig
Bearjew
17-10-1 (1 NC)
RESULT

Paul Craig def. Magomed Ankalaev (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 4:59
Magomed Ankalaev
22-2-1 (1 NC)
Saturday, March 17, 2018
The O2, London, United Kingdom

Paul Craig defeated Magomed Ankalaev by Submission in round 3 (4:59) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov, held Saturday, March 17, 2018 at The O2, London.

Fight stats

Paul Craig
Magomed Ankalaev
0
Knockdowns
0
18 of 50
Significant strikes
59 of 96
36%
Sig. strike accuracy
61%
34 of 70
Total strikes
89 of 129
2 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
29%
Takedown accuracy
-
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
2
1:47
Control time
6:43
Significant strikes by target
2 of 30
Head
36 of 70
10 of 14
Body
19 of 21
6 of 6
Leg
4 of 5
12 of 41
Distance
20 of 44
6 of 7
Clinch
8 of 11
0 of 2
Ground
31 of 41

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
8 of 20
Sig. str.
18 of 29
20 of 36
Total str.
24 of 35
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:14
Ctrl
1:26
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
9 of 20
Sig. str.
15 of 27
13 of 24
Total str.
23 of 36
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:33
Ctrl
2:08
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
1 of 10
Sig. str.
26 of 40
1 of 10
Total str.
42 of 58
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:09

Betting Odds

Paul Craig
+474
17% implied win probability
Open: +329Best: +500
Magomed Ankalaev
-679
87% implied win probability
Open: -447Best: -650

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Paul CraigMagomed Ankalaev
20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%Mar 14Mar 15Mar 16Mar 17Mar 14, 10:27 PM UTC · Paul Craig +275 (27%)Mar 15, 12:03 AM UTC · Paul Craig +300 (25%)Mar 15, 2:39 AM UTC · Paul Craig +310 (24%)Mar 15, 2:46 AM UTC · Paul Craig +312 (24%)Mar 15, 2:47 AM UTC · Paul Craig +319 (24%)Mar 15, 2:47 AM UTC · Paul Craig +326 (23%)Mar 15, 2:49 AM UTC · Paul Craig +327 (23%)Mar 15, 3:00 AM UTC · Paul Craig +328 (23%)Mar 15, 3:07 AM UTC · Paul Craig +330 (23%)Mar 15, 3:20 AM UTC · Paul Craig +338 (23%)Mar 15, 3:21 AM UTC · Paul Craig +340 (23%)Mar 15, 3:21 AM UTC · Paul Craig +343 (23%)Mar 15, 3:39 AM UTC · Paul Craig +352 (22%)Mar 15, 3:48 AM UTC · Paul Craig +351 (22%)Mar 15, 4:15 AM UTC · Paul Craig +362 (22%)Mar 15, 4:21 AM UTC · Paul Craig +371 (21%)Mar 15, 4:39 AM UTC · Paul Craig +368 (21%)Mar 15, 4:42 AM UTC · Paul Craig +365 (22%)Mar 15, 6:18 AM UTC · Paul Craig +360 (22%)Mar 15, 6:33 AM UTC · Paul Craig +365 (22%)Mar 15, 8:24 AM UTC · Paul Craig +366 (21%)Mar 15, 8:30 AM UTC · Paul Craig +365 (22%)Mar 15, 8:33 AM UTC · Paul Craig +366 (21%)Mar 15, 9:36 AM UTC · Paul Craig +366 (21%)Mar 15, 10:33 AM UTC · Paul Craig +367 (21%)Mar 15, 10:42 AM UTC · Paul Craig +366 (21%)Mar 15, 10:45 AM UTC · Paul Craig +367 (21%)Mar 15, 12:18 PM UTC · Paul Craig +369 (21%)Mar 15, 12:27 PM UTC · Paul Craig +366 (21%)Mar 15, 12:30 PM UTC · Paul Craig +366 (21%)Mar 15, 12:33 PM UTC · Paul Craig +369 (21%)Mar 15, 6:15 PM UTC · Paul Craig +389 (20%)Mar 15, 10:27 PM UTC · Paul Craig +382 (21%)Mar 15, 10:54 PM UTC · Paul Craig +391 (20%)Mar 15, 11:03 PM UTC · Paul Craig +391 (20%)Mar 16, 12:27 AM UTC · Paul Craig +392 (20%)Mar 16, 7:06 AM UTC · Paul Craig +394 (20%)Mar 16, 7:12 AM UTC · Paul Craig +392 (20%)Mar 16, 7:15 AM UTC · Paul Craig +394 (20%)Mar 16, 8:03 AM UTC · Paul Craig +397 (20%)Mar 16, 9:06 AM UTC · Paul Craig +397 (20%)Mar 16, 9:09 AM UTC · Paul Craig +397 (20%)Mar 16, 9:15 AM UTC · Paul Craig +397 (20%)Mar 16, 10:48 AM UTC · Paul Craig +400 (20%)Mar 16, 11:00 AM UTC · Paul Craig +402 (20%)Mar 16, 11:45 AM UTC · Paul Craig +403 (20%)Mar 16, 2:51 PM UTC · Paul Craig +407 (20%)Mar 16, 3:06 PM UTC · Paul Craig +412 (20%)Mar 16, 5:09 PM UTC · Paul Craig +412 (20%)Mar 16, 6:51 PM UTC · Paul Craig +421 (19%)Mar 16, 8:09 PM UTC · Paul Craig +421 (19%)Mar 16, 8:57 PM UTC · Paul Craig +427 (19%)Mar 16, 9:30 PM UTC · Paul Craig +428 (19%)Mar 16, 9:57 PM UTC · Paul Craig +436 (19%)Mar 16, 10:27 PM UTC · Paul Craig +432 (19%)Mar 16, 11:27 PM UTC · Paul Craig +444 (18%)Mar 17, 1:39 AM UTC · Paul Craig +444 (18%)Mar 17, 2:18 AM UTC · Paul Craig +446 (18%)Mar 17, 3:09 AM UTC · Paul Craig +450 (18%)Mar 17, 5:27 AM UTC · Paul Craig +454 (18%)Mar 17, 5:33 AM UTC · Paul Craig +467 (18%)Mar 17, 5:48 AM UTC · Paul Craig +474 (17%)Mar 17, 5:51 AM UTC · Paul Craig +473 (17%)Mar 17, 5:54 AM UTC · Paul Craig +467 (18%)Mar 17, 6:00 AM UTC · Paul Craig +473 (17%)Mar 17, 9:33 AM UTC · Paul Craig +477 (17%)Mar 17, 10:39 AM UTC · Paul Craig +473 (17%)Mar 17, 2:36 PM UTC · Paul Craig +465 (18%)Mar 17, 8:03 PM UTC · Paul Craig +473 (17%)Mar 17, 9:09 PM UTC · Paul Craig +473 (17%)Mar 17, 10:09 PM UTC · Paul Craig +474 (17%)Mar 14, 10:27 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -400 (80%)Mar 15, 12:03 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -455 (82%)Mar 15, 2:39 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -414 (81%)Mar 15, 2:46 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -417 (81%)Mar 15, 2:47 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -426 (81%)Mar 15, 2:47 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -421 (81%)Mar 15, 2:49 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -422 (81%)Mar 15, 3:00 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -424 (81%)Mar 15, 3:07 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -427 (81%)Mar 15, 3:20 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -438 (81%)Mar 15, 3:21 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -440 (81%)Mar 15, 3:21 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -454 (82%)Mar 15, 3:39 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -463 (82%)Mar 15, 3:48 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -471 (82%)Mar 15, 4:15 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -486 (83%)Mar 15, 4:21 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -498 (83%)Mar 15, 4:39 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -493 (83%)Mar 15, 4:42 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -490 (83%)Mar 15, 6:18 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -495 (83%)Mar 15, 6:33 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -503 (83%)Mar 15, 8:24 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -504 (83%)Mar 15, 8:30 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -503 (83%)Mar 15, 8:33 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -504 (83%)Mar 15, 9:36 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -505 (83%)Mar 15, 10:33 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -506 (83%)Mar 15, 10:42 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -505 (83%)Mar 15, 10:45 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -506 (83%)Mar 15, 12:18 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -509 (84%)Mar 15, 12:27 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -506 (83%)Mar 15, 12:30 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -510 (84%)Mar 15, 12:33 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -513 (84%)Mar 15, 6:15 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -553 (85%)Mar 15, 10:27 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -548 (85%)Mar 15, 10:54 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -565 (85%)Mar 15, 11:03 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -555 (85%)Mar 16, 12:27 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -556 (85%)Mar 16, 7:06 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -561 (85%)Mar 16, 7:12 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -556 (85%)Mar 16, 7:15 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -561 (85%)Mar 16, 8:03 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -565 (85%)Mar 16, 9:06 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -566 (85%)Mar 16, 9:09 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -565 (85%)Mar 16, 9:15 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -566 (85%)Mar 16, 10:48 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -571 (85%)Mar 16, 11:00 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -576 (85%)Mar 16, 11:45 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -578 (85%)Mar 16, 2:51 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -584 (85%)Mar 16, 3:06 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -593 (86%)Mar 16, 5:09 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -594 (86%)Mar 16, 6:51 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -606 (86%)Mar 16, 8:09 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -605 (86%)Mar 16, 8:57 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -617 (86%)Mar 16, 9:30 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -611 (86%)Mar 16, 9:57 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -626 (86%)Mar 16, 10:27 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -619 (86%)Mar 16, 11:27 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -643 (87%)Mar 17, 1:39 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -644 (87%)Mar 17, 2:18 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -647 (87%)Mar 17, 3:09 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -654 (87%)Mar 17, 5:27 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -662 (87%)Mar 17, 5:33 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -680 (87%)Mar 17, 5:48 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -673 (87%)Mar 17, 5:51 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -671 (87%)Mar 17, 5:54 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -680 (87%)Mar 17, 6:00 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -671 (87%)Mar 17, 9:33 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -679 (87%)Mar 17, 10:39 AM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -672 (87%)Mar 17, 2:36 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -663 (87%)Mar 17, 8:03 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -678 (87%)Mar 17, 9:09 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -679 (87%)Mar 17, 10:09 PM UTC · Magomed Ankalaev -679 (87%)+474-679
SportsbookPaul CraigMagomed Ankalaev
BetOnline+475-650
Bookmaker+485-650
Bovada+450-700
Pinnacle+500-653
sports-interaction+435-665
unibet+500-770

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Paul Craig vs Magomed Ankalaev?

Paul Craig defeated Magomed Ankalaev by Submission in round 3 (4:59) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov, held Saturday, March 17, 2018 at The O2, London.

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Paul Craig 39%61% Magomed Ankalaev

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)

Paul Craig
Submission Ace
2 edges
Magomed Ankalaev
Striking Technician
8 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

75Power96
69Speed97
53Precision95
73Durability94
64Engine96
92Wrestling89
96Ground89

Biggest edge Magomed Ankalaev, Punch speed +44

Attribute by attribute

Paul Craig is on the left of every row, Magomed Ankalaev on the right.
55Punch power95
94Kick power96
53Punch speed97
85Kick speed96
53Accuracy95
92Takedowns89
94Ground striking94
98Submissions84
77Chin95
69Body strength92
64Cardio96

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

Tale of the Tape

17-10-1 (1 NC)
Record
22-2-1 (1 NC)
1670
Power Index rating
1747
0
Win Streak
1
38
Age
34
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'3"
191 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
Scotland
Nationality
Russia

Striking Profile

2.50
SLpM
3.52
45%
Str. Acc.
52%
3.04
SApM
2.49
43%
Str. Def.
55%

Grappling Profile

1.43
TD Avg.
0.85
18%
TD Acc.
24%
35%
TD Def.
87%
1.30
Sub. Avg.
0.20

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Paul Craig · 0-4
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho · Sep 6, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • NC
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025
    · R1 · 4:59 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic · Nov 16, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg · May 4, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:10 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Craig · Nov 18, 2023
    Submission · R3 · 0:38 · Middleweight
Magomed Ankalaev · 4-1
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov · Jul 25, 2026
    TKO · R5 · 2:41 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2 · Oct 4, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 1:20 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev · Mar 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2 · Jan 13, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:42 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 16 fights
20.2
Avg sig. strikes
45.7
0.80
Avg takedowns
0.69
1:07
Avg control time
3:41
51
Career high strikes
94
4
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Paul Craig
Strike target
Magomed Ankalaev
50%
Head
54%
30%
Body
29%
19%
Leg
17%
Paul Craig
Strike position
Magomed Ankalaev
67%
Distance
72%
14%
Clinch
10%
20%
Ground
18%