Fighter profile

Paul Craig

“Bearjew”

Light Heavyweight · UFC record 9-10-1 (1 NC) · 21 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 6 Sep 2025

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)66

Power63

Striking defense65

Takedown defense57

WrestlingProvisional measure67

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (21 detailed fights; as of Sat 6 Sep 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED78.3

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED83.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Reach: 193 cm (6'4")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 38

Last 3: L L NC (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

21 detailed UFC fights · 39 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 6 Sep 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed10.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed13.1per round

Striking differential-2.3per round

Takedown attempts2.18per round

Takedown defense35.3%of attempts stopped

Finish rate100.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 10.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 13.1
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -2.3
Striking accuracy: 45.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 43.4%
Knockdowns per round: 0.03
Target: head / body / leg: 50.1% / 31.6% / 18.3%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 67.2% / 13.5% / 19.2%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 2.18
Takedowns landed per round: 0.41
Takedown accuracy: 18.8%
Takedown defense: 35.3%
Control time per round: 0:35
Submission attempts per round: 0.38
Reversals per round: 0.08

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-10-1, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 100.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 6 · 0
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 2 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 4
Average fight time: 6:53 (over 17 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Paul Craig — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 6 Sep 2025	Modestas Bukauskas	L	KO/TKO Elbow	R1 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Sat 14 Jun 2025	Rodolfo Bellato	NC	CNC	R1 4:59	UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
Sat 16 Nov 2024	Bo Nickal	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
Sat 4 May 2024	Caio Borralho	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:10	UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Sat 18 Nov 2023	Brendan Allen	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 0:38	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig

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Paul Craig — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 22 Jul 2023	Andre Muniz	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R2 4:40	UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
Sat 21 Jan 2023	Johnny Walker	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:16	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
Sat 23 Jul 2022	Volkan Oezdemir	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Sat 19 Mar 2022	Nikita Krylov	W	SUB Triangle Choke	R1 3:57	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Sat 12 Jun 2021	Jamahal Hill	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:59	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Sat 21 Nov 2020	Mauricio Rua	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:36	UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
Sat 25 Jul 2020	Gadzhimurad Antigulov	W	SUB Triangle Choke	R1 2:06	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
Sat 16 Nov 2019	Mauricio Rua	D	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare
Sat 21 Sep 2019	Vinicius Moreira	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 3:19	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Sat 29 Jun 2019	Alonzo Menifield	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:19	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
Sat 30 Mar 2019	Kennedy Nzechukwu	W	SUB Triangle Choke	R3 4:20	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Sat 1 Dec 2018	Jimmy Crute	L	SUB Kimura	R3 4:51	UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Sat 17 Mar 2018	Magomed Ankalaev	W	SUB Triangle Choke	R3 4:59	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
Sun 16 Jul 2017	Khalil Rountree Jr.	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:56	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
Sat 4 Mar 2017	Tyson Pedro	L	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 4:10	UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
Sat 17 Dec 2016	Henrique da Silva	W	SUB Armbar	R2 1:59	UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson

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