Craig vs Rua

Who won Craig vs Rua?

Paul Craig beat Mauricio Rua by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 255, on Saturday 21st November 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Craig vs Rua stats

Paul Craig stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Mauricio Rua made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, 21 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Paul Craig's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Paul Craig's UFC record stood at 9-9-1, while Mauricio Rua's came in at 11-12-1.

The stats suggested Rua had a massive power advantage over Craig, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Craig's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Craig had a massive advantage over Rua, boasting a 92% submission rate over Rua's 4%.

Paul Craig was the younger man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Craig had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rua. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Craig was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 10 years and 9 months later than Rua, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 39 less professional rounds, 46 to Rua's 85.

Craig vs Rua form

Rua had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ant nio Rog rio Nogueira at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Paul Craig at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by split draw in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

Before that, he had lost to Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night 134 on 22nd July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, .

He had defeated Gian Villante at UFC Fight Night 106 on 11th March 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at Olympic Training Center, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Activity check

Craig's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Rua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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