Light Heavyweight Bout

Paul Craig

“Bearjew”

Record: 9-10-1 (1 NC)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 3"
Reach: 76"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: Nov 27, 1987

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 21
Minutes: 168.2
Knockdowns: 1
Sig. accuracy: 45.4%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 18.8%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 15
Control / 15: 2:02

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted421/928

Accuracy45.4%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head50.1%
Body31.6%
Leg18.3%

Position

Distance67.2%
Clinch13.5%
Ground19.2%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head69.1%
Body15.3%
Leg15.7%

Position absorbed

Distance55.0%
Clinch9.6%
Ground35.4%

Grappling

For

Takedowns16/85

TD accuracy18.8%

TD per 151.4

Sub attempts15

Subs per 151.3

Reversals3

Control22:49

Control per 152:02

Against

Takedowns absorbed11/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced6

Control conceded62:19

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/2.1	18.1%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/2.4	27.1%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/2.1	6.5%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Modestas Bukauskas
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. BorralhoSep 6, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 6/14 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:45
NC vs Rodolfo Bellato
Could Not Continue · Round 1 · 4:59
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. BuckleyJun 14, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 17/27 · TD 0/6 · Ctrl 0:34
Loss vs Bo Nickal
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 309: Jones vs. MiocicNov 16, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 47/129 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Caio Borralho
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:10
UFC 301: Pantoja vs. ErcegMay 4, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 22/48 · TD 0/6 · Ctrl 0:30
Loss vs Brendan Allen
Submission · Round 3 · 0:38
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. CraigNov 18, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 6/14 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:34
Win vs Andre Muniz
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:40
UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. TyburaJul 22, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 40/82 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 2:56
Loss vs Johnny Walker
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:16
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. HillJan 21, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 3/8 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Volkan Oezdemir
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. AspinallJul 23, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 33/126 · TD 0/15 · Ctrl 0:07
Win vs Nikita Krylov
Submission · Round 1 · 3:57
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. AspinallMar 19, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 2/3 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:02
Win vs Jamahal Hill
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:59
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2Jun 12, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 23/25 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:03

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