Muniz vs Craig

Who won Muniz vs Craig?

Paul Craig beat André Muniz by during the main card of UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura, on Saturday 22nd July 2023 at O2 Arena in London.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Muniz vs Craig stats

André Muniz stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Paul Craig made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Craig had a slight advantage in power over Muniz, with a 19% knock out percentage over Muniz's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Craig had an advantage over Muniz, with a 81% submission rate over Muniz's 65%.

André Muniz was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Craig had a height advantage of 2 inches over Muniz. Despite this, he had 2-inch reach advantage.

Muniz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Craig, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 49 to Craig's 41.

Muniz vs Craig form

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

Previous to that, he had beaten Mauricio Rua at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gadzhimurad Antigulov at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Muniz's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Craig's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Muniz vs Craig?

André Muniz was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Paul Craig made his way into the ring at 37/20 (+190) with oddsmakers.