Paul Craig
"Bearjew"
| Age | 38 |
| Nationality | 🏴 Scotland |
| Weight class | Light Heavyweight |
| Height | 190 cm |
| Reach | 193 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
28
fights
17
✅ wins
9
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
1
⬜ no contest
Bonuses
8
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
8
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
December 17, 2016
UFC debuts
September 06, 2025
UFC last fight
2h48:14
time in the cage
8:01
avg time by combat
42.9%
win rate
100.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1501
as of September 06, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1574
on March 19, 2022
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
73
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 97 | 6 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 90 | 140 |
| 3. | Submissions attempted | 86 | 0.45 / round |
| 4. | Ko tko | 79 | 3 |
| 5. | Body strikes landed | 65 | 3.95 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns defense | 16 | 35% |
| 2. | Head strikes landed | 18 | 6.27 / round |
| 3. | Total strikes defense | 21 | 37% |
| 4. | Total strikes attempted | 26 | 38.13 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes landed | 28 | 12.51 / round |
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Boxing Score
49
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-2.67
/ round
💫 Strike differential
8.4 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
8.4 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
38.9%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
51.9%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
52
Wrestling Score
94
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
2.5 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.5 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
18.8%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
35.3%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
41s / round
⏱ Control Time
1:51 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.4 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
67.5%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
6
✅ Submission wins
0.4 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
40.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Paul Craig's UFC Fight History
September 06, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Elbow) at round 1 (5:00).
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June 14, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
Light Heavyweight bout
No contest at round 1 (4:59).
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November 16, 2024 - UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
Middleweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 04, 2024 - UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (2:10).
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November 18, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
Middleweight bout
Loss by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (38s).
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July 22, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Elbows) at round 2 (4:40).
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January 21, 2023 - UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (2:16).
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July 23, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 19, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by submission (Triangle Choke) at round 1 (3:57).
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June 12, 2021 - UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (1:59).
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November 21, 2020 - UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (3:36).
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July 25, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by submission (Triangle Choke) at round 1 (2:06).
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November 16, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare
Light Heavyweight bout
Draw at round 3 (5:00).
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September 21, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (3:19).
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June 29, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (3:19).
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March 30, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by submission (Triangle Choke) at round 3 (4:20).
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December 01, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by submission (Kimura) at round 3 (4:51).
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March 17, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by submission (Triangle Choke) at round 3 (4:59).
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July 16, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (4:56).
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March 04, 2017 - UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Elbows) at round 1 (4:10).
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December 17, 2016 - UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by submission (Armbar) at round 2 (1:59).
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Fighter's fights