Paul Craig "Bearjew"

Light Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record	—
UFC record	9-10-1 (1 NC) · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record	78-46-2 (62.9%) across 21 opponents
Last 5 opponents	25-6-1 (80.6%) across 5 opponents
Age	38
Height	6' 3"
Reach	76"
Stance	Orthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute	2.50
Significant strikes absorbed per minute	3.04
Striking accuracy	45%
Striking defense	43%
Takedowns per 15 minutes	1.43
Takedowns landed / attempted	19%
Takedown defense	35%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes	1.34
Average fight time	8 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 6 submission, 0 decision. UFC losses: 6 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

Date	Opponent	Their UFC record then	Style	Result	Method	Event
2025-09-06	Modestas Bukauskas	6-4	Balanced	L	KO/TKO R1 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
2025-06-14	Rodolfo Bellato	1-0-1	Striker	NC	Could Not Continue R1 4:59	UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
2024-11-16	Bo Nickal	3-0	—	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
2024-05-04	Caio Borralho	5-0	Wrestler	L	KO/TKO R2 2:10	UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
2023-11-18	Brendan Allen	10-2	Submission grappler	L	Submission R3 0:38	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
2023-07-22	Andre Muniz	5-1	Grappler	W	KO/TKO R2 4:40	UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
2023-01-21	Johnny Walker	5-4	Balanced	L	KO/TKO R1 2:16	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
2022-07-23	Volkan Oezdemir	5-5	Striker	L	Decision - Unanimous R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
2022-03-19	Nikita Krylov	8-6	Submission grappler	W	Submission R1 3:57	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2021-06-12	Jamahal Hill	2-0 (1 NC)	Striker	W	KO/TKO R1 1:59	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
2020-11-21	Mauricio Rua	11-9-1	Balanced	W	KO/TKO R2 3:36	UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
2020-07-25	Gadzhimurad Antigulov	2-2	—	W	Submission R1 2:06	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
2019-11-16	Mauricio Rua	10-9	Balanced	D	Decision - Split R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare
2019-09-21	Vinicius Moreira	0-2	—	W	Submission R1 3:19	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
2019-06-29	Alonzo Menifield	1-0	—	L	KO/TKO R1 3:19	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
2019-03-30	Kennedy Nzechukwu	UFC debut	—	W	Submission R3 4:20	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2018-12-01	Jimmy Crute	UFC debut	—	L	Submission R3 4:51	UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
2018-03-17	Magomed Ankalaev	UFC debut	—	W	Submission R3 4:59	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
2017-07-16	Khalil Rountree Jr.	1-2	Balanced	L	KO/TKO R1 4:56	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
2017-03-04	Tyson Pedro	1-0	—	L	KO/TKO R1 4:10	UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
2016-12-17	Henrique da Silva	2-0	Striker	W	Submission R2 1:59	UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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