Craig vs Hill

Who won Craig vs Hill?

Paul Craig beat Jamahal Hill by during the main card of UFC 263, on Saturday 12th June 2021 at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Paul Craig.

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 Hill stats

Paul Craig stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Jamahal Hill made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Jamahal Hill marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in January 2020.

Paul Craig's UFC record stood at 9-7-1, while Jamahal Hill's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Hill had a massive power advantage over Craig, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Craig's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Craig had a massive advantage over Hill, boasting a 86% submission rate over Hill's 0%.

Paul Craig was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Hill had a height advantage of 1 inch over Craig. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Craig was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 41 to Hill's 34.

Craig vs Hill form

Craig had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against André Muniz at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Johnny Walker at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had been defeated by Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Nikita Krylov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Hill had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Glover Teixeira at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jimmy Crute at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Paul Craig had been fighting more than Jamahal Hill.

Going to this contest, Paul Craig had last fought 5 months ago, while Jamahal Hill's last outing had been 5 days ago.

Craig's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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