Paul Craig stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Paul Craig, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 21
- Strikes landed / min
- 2.50
- Strike accuracy
- 45%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 3.04
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 1.43
- Control time
- 14%
- Average fight time
- 8:01
Rates are computed over the 21 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Paul Craig sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #2 Most submissions, Light Heavyweight6
- #3 Most submission attempts, Light Heavyweight13
- #7 Most finishes, Light Heavyweight8
- #8 Most performance bonuses, Light Heavyweight8
- #16 Best takedown accuracy, Light Heavyweight20.3%
- #17 Most submission attempts per 15 minutes, Light Heavyweight1.6
- #18 Most fights, Light Heavyweight16
UFC
- #2 Most submissions, Light Heavyweight6
- #3 Most submission attempts, Light Heavyweight13
- #7 Most finishes, Light Heavyweight8
- #8 Most performance bonuses, Light Heavyweight8
- #11 Most submission attempts per 15 minutes, Light Heavyweight1.6
- #15 Best takedown accuracy, Light Heavyweight20.3%
- #18 Fastest submissions, Light Heavyweight2:06
- #18 Most fights, Light Heavyweight16
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho | Modestas Bukauskas | LOSS · TKO · R1 5:00 | 6 of 14 | 22 of 36 | 30 of 39 | 0 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:45 |
| Jun 14, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley | Rodolfo Bellato | NC · Could Not Continue · R1 4:59 | 17 of 27 | 10 of 20 | 40 of 52 | 0 of 6 | 0 | 0 | 0:34 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic | Bo Nickal | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 47 of 129 | 54 of 85 | 48 of 130 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| May 4, 2024 | UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg | Caio Borralho | LOSS · TKO · R2 2:10 | 22 of 48 | 36 of 50 | 22 of 50 | 0 of 6 | 0 | 0 | 0:30 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Craig | Brendan Allen | LOSS · SUB · R3 0:38 | 6 of 14 | 32 of 43 | 13 of 21 | 0 of 2 | 0 | 1 | 0:34 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs Tybura | Andre Muniz | WIN · TKO · R2 4:40 | 40 of 82 | 24 of 40 | 54 of 101 | 2 of 2 | 0 | 1 | 2:56 |
| Jan 22, 2023 | UFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill | Johnny Mendez Walker | LOSS · TKO · R1 2:16 | 3 of 8 | 16 of 20 | 3 of 8 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall | Volkan Oezdemir | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 33 of 126 | 72 of 129 | 41 of 136 | 0 of 15 | 0 | 0 | 0:07 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Aspinall | Nikita Krylov | WIN · SUB · R1 3:57 | 2 of 3 | 19 of 25 | 11 of 12 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 1 | 0:02 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 | Jamahal Hill | WIN · TKO · R1 1:59 | 23 of 25 | 1 of 8 | 43 of 47 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 3 | 0:03 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs Perez | Mauricio Rua | WIN · TKO · R2 3:36 | 29 of 57 | 10 of 28 | 54 of 88 | 4 of 8 | 0 | 0 | 3:46 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | WIN · SUB · R1 2:06 | 2 of 5 | 11 of 16 | 4 of 7 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 |
| Nov 16, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza | Mauricio Rua | DRAW · SD · R3 5:00 | 51 of 99 | 25 of 66 | 106 of 160 | 1 of 4 | 0 | 1 | 1:16 |
| Sep 21, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens | Vinicius Moreira | WIN · SUB · R1 3:19 | 18 of 27 | 1 of 3 | 33 of 43 | 1 of 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:08 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Dos Santos | Alonzo Menifield | LOSS · TKO · R1 3:19 | 7 of 13 | 8 of 22 | 21 of 28 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:12 |
| Mar 30, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje | Kennedy Nzechukwu | WIN · SUB · R3 4:20 | 25 of 77 | 40 of 72 | 31 of 83 | 1 of 16 | 0 | 2 | 1:37 |
| Dec 2, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa | Jimmy Crute | LOSS · SUB · R3 4:51 | 12 of 22 | 17 of 38 | 45 of 57 | 3 of 7 | 0 | 0 | 4:18 |
| Mar 17, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov | Magomed Ankalaev | WIN · SUB · R3 4:59 | 18 of 50 | 59 of 96 | 34 of 70 | 2 of 7 | 0 | 1 | 1:47 |
| Jul 16, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Ponzinibbio | Khalil Rountree Jr. | LOSS · TKO · R1 4:56 | 17 of 29 | 15 of 47 | 17 of 29 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Mar 4, 2017 | UFC 209: Woodley vs Thompson 2 | Tyson Pedro | LOSS · TKO · R1 4:10 | 12 of 24 | 23 of 35 | 29 of 47 | 0 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 0:06 |
| Dec 17, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson | Henrique da Silva | WIN · SUB · R2 1:59 | 31 of 49 | 16 of 24 | 57 of 75 | 1 of 2 | 0 | 3 | 2:08 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head211 of 634
- Body133 of 202
- Leg77 of 92
Totals across 21 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance283 of 728
- Clinch57 of 80
- Ground81 of 120
Totals across 21 tracked fights.
Rivalries
Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.
| Opponent | Record | Significant strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauricio Rua2 fights | 1–0 | 80 of 156 | 5 of 12 | 0 | 5:02 |
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 9-10-1 (1 NC) · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 2.50per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 45%
- SApM
- 3.04per min
- Str. Def.
- 43%
- Takedowns
- 1.43per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 18%
- TD Def.
- 35%
- Submission attempts
- 1.3per 15 min
Top 39% in the UFC
Top 44% in the UFC
Top 12% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1498 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.