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Paul Craig
“Bearjew”
17-10-1W-L-D
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 6'3"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 76"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Light HeavyweightLight Heavyweight: 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Higher Level Martial Arts
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1745
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- L
- L
- W
Lost 4 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Craig is a pure finisher with a 100% finish rate: 14 submissions and 4 KO/TKO wins, and zero decisions. Most of his damage comes off the mat, where he hunts submissions at 1.3 attempts per 15 minutes.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Craig lost to Modestas Bukauskas (21-7-0) by first-round KO/TKO. Before that, he lost to Bo Nickal (9-1-0) by unanimous decision, then to Caio Borralho (18-2-0) by second-round KO/TKO.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 76" reach, Craig lands 2.5 significant strikes a minute at 45% accuracy and absorbs 3.04 a minute, defending 43%. He attempts 1.43 takedowns per 15 minutes but lands 19% and stops 35% of opponents' attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 4 KO/TKO (22%)
- 14 Submission (78%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 100%
- Streak
- 4-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 14 months ago
18 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 100-25
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1822
- Lossvs Modestas Bukauskas21-7-0 · Power Index 1747KO/TKO · R1 · 5:00Sep 6, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho
- Lossvs Bo Nickal9-1-0 · Power Index 1867Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 17, 2024 · UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic
- Lossvs Caio Borralho18-2-0 · Power Index 1868KO/TKO · R2 · 2:10May 5, 2024 · UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg
Fight stats
Stat Paul Craig Caio Borralho Sig. strikes 22/48 36/50 Takedowns 0/6 0/0 Control time 0:30 0:19 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 20 Round 2 sig. strikes 7 16 - Lossvs Brendan Allen28-7-0 · Power Index 1927Submission · R3 · 0:38Nov 18, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Craig
- Winvs Andre Muniz24-8-0 · Power Index 1702KO/TKO · R2 · 4:40Jul 22, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs Tybura
Career Stats
Based on 21 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.50
- Striking accuracy
- 45%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.04
- Striking defense
- 43%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.43
- Takedown accuracy
- 19%
- Takedown defense
- 35%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.30