Saturday, November 16, 2019Ibirapuera Arena, São Paulo, Brazil
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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
25 / 66
Significant strikes51 / 99
38%
Sig. strike accuracy52%
51 / 108
Total strikes106 / 160
1 / 3
Takedowns1 / 4
33%
Takedown accuracy25%
0
Submission attempts1
8:21
Control time1:16
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Mauricio RuaPaul Craig
1976%3059%
Head
14%1427%
Body
520%714%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Mauricio Rua
64%32%
Paul Craig
76%18%
DistanceClinchGround
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Mauricio Rua25 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1313/43
11/2
22/3
Clinch
0
0
11/1
Ground
66/14
0
22/3
Paul Craig51 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2121/58
1212/18
66/6
Clinch
66/9
22/2
11/2
Ground
33/4
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Mauricio RuaPaul Craig
R1
7
31
10-810-910-9
R2
9
10
10-910-910-9
R3
9
10
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Paul Craig
0
Knockdowns0
7 / 24
Significant strikes31 / 58
29%
Sig. strike accuracy53%
14 / 32
Total strikes45 / 72
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 2
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
0
Submission attempts1
1:24
Control time1:05
Round 2Judges: Mauricio Rua
0
Knockdowns0
9 / 24
Significant strikes10 / 16
38%
Sig. strike accuracy63%
22 / 47
Total strikes31 / 39
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
3:37
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Mauricio Rua
0
Knockdowns0
9 / 18
Significant strikes10 / 25
50%
Sig. strike accuracy40%
15 / 29
Total strikes30 / 49
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 2
3:20
Control time0:11
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
14
Mauricio Rua
2
Paul Craig
●29-28 Rua×14●29-28 Craig×2
All 16 media scorecards
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com29-28Rua
- Danny Segura · MMAFighting.com29-28Rua
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport29-28Rua
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Rua
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28Rua
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Rua
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Rua
- Wesley Riddle · MMASucka.com29-28Rua
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Rua
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Rua
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Rua
- Mike Sloan · Sherdog.com29-28Rua
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Rua
- MMAMania.com29-28Rua
- Drake Riggs · TheBodyLockMMA.com29-28Craig
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Craig
Fan Scorecards
174 fan scorecards submitted
68%
Mauricio Rua
10%
Draw
22%
Paul Craig
●29-28 Rua66.7%●29-28 Craig17.8%●28-28 Draw7.5%●29-27 Craig2.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
86%
Craig
R2
96%
Rua
R3
76%
Rua
Betting Odds
Mauricio Rua
-254
72% implied win probability
Open: -247
Paul Craig
+199
33% implied win probability
Open: +197
Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Mauricio Rua | Paul Craig |
|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | -230 | +175 |
| Bovada | -260 | +200 |
| Cloudbet | -255 | +207 |
| Pinnacle | -246 | +210 |
| sports-interaction | -270 | +195 |
| unibet | -265 | +205 |
Odds are for information only.
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Insights
- Paul Craig's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Mauricio Rua
Muay ThaiBJJ
- 2005Black belt · BJJAntonio 'Nino' Schembri
- 2010UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2005Champion · Pride Middleweight Grand PrixMiddleweight (93 kg)
- —Black prajied · Muay ThaiRafael Cordeiro
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%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Mauricio Rua Paul Craig
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 1491 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 Rua30 of 37 ended early · 81%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Paul Craig16 of 16 ended early · 100%0 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
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