Craig vs Nzechukwu

Who won Craig vs Nzechukwu?

Paul Craig beat Kennedy Nzechukwu by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC on ESPN 2, on Saturday 30th March 2019 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

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 Nzechukwu stats

Paul Craig stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Kennedy Nzechukwu made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 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.

Paul Craig's UFC record stood at 9-8-1, while Kennedy Nzechukwu's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Nzechukwu had a massive power advantage over Craig, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Craig's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Craig had a massive advantage over Nzechukwu, boasting a 90% submission rate over Nzechukwu's 0%.

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

Nzechukwu had a height advantage of 2 inches over Craig. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Craig was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Nzechukwu, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 43 to Nzechukwu's 38.

Craig vs Nzechukwu form

Craig had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Johnny Walker at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had been beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Nikita Krylov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Jamahal Hill at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

He had defeated Mauricio Rua at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Devin Clark at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ion Cutelaba at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Karl Roberson at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Nick Negumereanu at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Da Un Jung at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Paul Craig had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 3 days ago, while Kennedy Nzechukwu's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 18 days ago.

Craig's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Nzechukwu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 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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