Rua vs Craig

Who won Rua vs Craig?

Mauricio Rua drew with Paul Craig by split draw in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 22, on Saturday 16th November 2019 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.

The scorecards were announced, meaning it was a split draw.

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).

Rua vs Craig stats

Mauricio Rua stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Paul Craig made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

Mauricio Rua's UFC record stood at 11-12-1, while Paul Craig's came in at 9-7-1.

The stats suggested Rua had a massive power advantage over Craig, boasting a 81% 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%.

Mauricio Rua was the older man by 6 years, at 42 years old.

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

Rua was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 10 years and 9 months earlier than Craig, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 44 more professional rounds, 85 to Craig's 41.

Rua vs Craig form

Paul Craig had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Mauricio Rua at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by split draw in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Alonzo Menifield at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Target Center, Minneapolis, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by submission in the 3rd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jimmy Crute at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

He had been defeated by Khalil Rountree at UFC Fight Night 113 on 16th July 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Hydro Arena, Glasgow, Scotland.

Activity check

Rua's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Craig's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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