Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
“Bearjew”
17-10-1 (1 NC)
RESULT

Volkan Oezdemir def. Paul Craig (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Volkan Oezdemir
Volkan Oezdemir
“No Time”
21-8-0
Saturday, July 23, 2022
The O2, London, United Kingdom

Volkan Oezdemir defeated Paul Craig by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall, held Saturday, July 23, 2022 at The O2, London.

Fight stats

Paul Craig
Volkan Oezdemir
0
Knockdowns
0
33 of 126
Significant strikes
72 of 129
26%
Sig. strike accuracy
56%
41 of 136
Total strikes
108 of 170
0 of 15
Takedowns
1 of 2
0%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:07
Control time
5:09
Significant strikes by target
18 of 102
Head
45 of 101
10 of 19
Body
10 of 11
5 of 5
Leg
17 of 17
32 of 120
Distance
50 of 97
1 of 3
Clinch
6 of 6
0 of 3
Ground
16 of 26

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 11
Sig. str.
16 of 29
5 of 11
Total str.
26 of 39
0 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:07
Ctrl
2:01
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 53
Sig. str.
27 of 48
23 of 62
Total str.
47 of 73
0 of 6
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:09
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
12 of 62
Sig. str.
29 of 52
13 of 63
Total str.
35 of 58
0 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:59

Judges' Scorecards

David Lethaby
#CraigOezdemir
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Vito Paolillo
#CraigOezdemir
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Cezary Wojciechowski
#CraigOezdemir
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Craig
–
13
Oezdemir
●30–27 Oezdemir×12●29–28 Oezdemir
All 13 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

16%
Craig
1%
Draw
83%
Oezdemir
105 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Oezdemir41.9%●30–27 Oezdemir40%●29–28 Craig14.3%●30–27 Craig1.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
51%
Craig
R2
80%
Oezdemir
R3
91%
Oezdemir

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Lukasz Bosacki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-10-1 (1 NC)
Record
21-8-0
0
Win Streak
1
38
Age
36
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.50
SLpM
4.99
45%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.04
SApM
4.19
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.43
TD Avg.
0.50
18%
TD Acc.
29%
35%
TD Def.
80%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • L
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  • L
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  • W
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    TKO · R2 · 4:40 · Middleweight
Volkan Oezdemir · 3-2
  • W
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    TKO · R1 · 1:27 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Johnny Walker
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    TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
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    Submission · R1 · 3:46 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 16 fights
20.2
Avg sig. strikes
46.9
0.80
Avg takedowns
0.31
1:07
Avg control time
1:03
51
Career high strikes
96
4
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Paul Craig
Strike target
Volkan Oezdemir
50%
Head
63%
30%
Body
15%
19%
Leg
22%
Paul Craig
Strike position
Volkan Oezdemir
67%
Distance
80%
14%
Clinch
12%
20%
Ground
8%