Rountree vs Craig

Who won Rountree vs Craig?

Khalil Rountree beat Paul Craig by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 113, on Sunday 16th July 2017 at SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow.

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).

Rountree vs Craig stats

Khalil Rountree stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Paul Craig made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Paul Craig marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Khalil Rountree's UFC record stood at 9-5-0, while Paul Craig's came in at 9-8-1.

The stats suggested Rountree had a massive power advantage over Craig, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Craig's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Craig had a massive advantage over Rountree, boasting a 89% submission rate over Rountree's 0%.

Khalil Rountree was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

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

Rountree was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 months later than Craig, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 37 to Craig's 43.

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