Craig vs Hill

Who won Craig vs Hill?

Paul Craig beat Jamahal Hill by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 263, on Saturday 12th June 2021 at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

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.

This was Paul Craig's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Jamahal Hill marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Paul Craig's UFC record stood at 9-8-1, 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 3 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 9 more professional rounds, 43 to Hill's 34.

Craig vs Hill 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.

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 beaten 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 had defeated 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 was victorious against Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against 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, Jamahal Hill had been fighting more than Paul Craig.

Going to this contest, Paul Craig had last fought 4 years, 8 months and 8 days ago, while Jamahal Hill's last outing had been 3 months and 11 days ago.

Craig's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 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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