Rua vs Craig

Who won Rua vs Craig?

Mauricio Rua drew with Paul Craig by split draw in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 22, on Saturday 16th November 2019 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.

The scorecards were announced, meaning it was a split draw.

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).

Rua vs Craig stats

Mauricio Rua stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Paul Craig made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

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

Mauricio Rua's UFC record stood at 11-12-1, while Paul Craig's came in at 9-8-1.

The stats suggested Rua had a massive power advantage over Craig, boasting a 81% knock out percentage over Craig's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Craig had a massive advantage over Rua, boasting a 92% submission rate over Rua's 4%.

Mauricio Rua was the older man by 6 years, at 42 years old.

Craig had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rua. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Rua was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 10 years and 9 months earlier than Craig, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 85 to Craig's 43.

Rua vs Craig form

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

In his last fight before 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.

Activity check

Rua's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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.

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