1042
ELO RATING

Paul Craig

"Bearjew"

MMA Record: 17-9-1 (1 NC)
UFC Record: 9-9-0
Heavyweight
Weight Class

Upcoming Fight

Event
UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Date
2025-09-06
Opponent
Modestas Bukauskas
1048
Weight Class
Heavyweight

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 3'
Weight
Heavyweight
Reach
76'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Nov 27 1987
Age
37
Peak ELO
1103
ELO Rank
493 of 2600
Strength of Schedule
353-122-7
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1056.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1046.7

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.54
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
45%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.0
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
43%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.47
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
19%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.4
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Fight History

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result
2025-06-14 UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley Rodolfo Bellato CNC 1 4:59 Win
2024-11-16 UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic Bo Nickal U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2024-05-04 UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg Caio Borralho KO/TKO Punches 2 2:10 Loss
2023-11-18 UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig Brendan Allen SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 0:38 Loss
2023-07-22 UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura Andre Muniz KO/TKO Elbows 2 4:40 Win
2023-01-21 UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Johnny Walker KO/TKO Punches 1 2:16 Loss
2022-07-23 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Volkan Oezdemir U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2022-03-19 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall Nikita Krylov SUB Triangle Choke 1 3:57 Win
2021-06-12 UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Jamahal Hill KO/TKO Punches 1 1:59 Win
2020-11-21 UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Mauricio Rua KO/TKO Punches 2 3:36 Win
2020-07-25 UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till Gadzhimurad Antigulov SUB Triangle Choke 1 2:06 Win
2019-11-16 UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare Mauricio Rua S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss
2019-09-21 UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens Vinicius Moreira SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 3:19 Win
2019-06-29 UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos Alonzo Menifield KO/TKO Punch 1 3:19 Loss
2019-03-30 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje Kennedy Nzechukwu SUB Triangle Choke 3 4:20 Win
2018-12-01 UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Jimmy Crute SUB Kimura 3 4:51 Loss
2018-03-17 UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov Magomed Ankalaev SUB Triangle Choke 3 4:59 Win
2017-07-16 UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Khalil Rountree Jr. KO/TKO Punch 1 4:56 Loss
2017-03-04 UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 Tyson Pedro KO/TKO Elbows 1 4:10 Loss
2016-12-17 UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson Henrique da Silva SUB Armbar 2 1:59 Win

Paul Craig ELO Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
20 2025-06-14 Rodolfo Bellato 1021 Win 0 1042
19 2024-11-16 Bo Nickal 1059 Loss -16 1042
18 2024-05-04 Caio Borralho 1082 Loss -16 1058
17 2023-11-18 Brendan Allen 1150 Loss -13 1074
16 2023-07-22 Andre Muniz 1085 Win +22 1087
15 2023-01-21 Johnny Walker 1050 Loss -18 1065
14 2022-07-23 Volkan Oezdemir 1015 Loss -20 1083
13 2022-03-19 Nikita Krylov 1079 Win +21 1103
12 2021-06-12 Jamahal Hill 1041 Win +20 1082
11 2020-11-21 Mauricio Rua 1069 Win +22 1062
10 2020-07-25 Gadzhimurad Antigulov 1009 Win +21 1040
9 2019-11-16 Mauricio Rua 1069 Loss 0 1019
8 2019-09-21 Vinicius Moreira 970 Win +20 1019
7 2019-06-29 Alonzo Menifield 1021 Loss -16 999
6 2019-03-30 Kennedy Nzechukwu 1000 Win +21 1015
5 2018-12-01 Jimmy Crute 1000 Loss -17 994
4 2018-03-17 Magomed Ankalaev 1000 Win +21 1011
3 2017-07-16 Khalil Rountree Jr. 991 Loss -17 990
2 2017-03-04 Tyson Pedro 1020 Loss -16 1007
1 2016-12-17 Henrique da Silva 1042 Win +23 1023

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