Paul Craig (17-10-1, 17) was born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland on November 27, 1987. At the age of 25 years on August 24, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Brad Conway, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 17, 2016, 29-year old Paul Craig made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson against a 27-year old Henrique da Silva, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Craig's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho at age 37 on September 6, 2025. He is on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 21 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins, 10 losses, 1 draw and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Paul Craig's best fights have been against Henrique da Silva, Nikita Krylov, Jamahal Hill, Gadzhimurad Antigulov, Vinicius Moreira, Magomed Ankalaev and Maurício Rua. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Paul Craig".
Craig has 10 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Paul Craig Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29  | Sep 6, 2025 37 years, 9 months 17-10-1 (17) | 31 years, 6 months 18-6 (12) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | Loss Elbow |
28 | Jun 14, 2025 37 years, 6 months 17-9-1 (17) | Rodolfo Bellato | UFC | LHW | 1 | NC | NC Illegal upkick |
27  | Nov 16, 2024 36 years, 11 months 17-9-1 (17) | 28 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
26  | May 4, 2024 36 years, 5 months 17-8-1 (17) | 31 years, 3 months 15-1 (8) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | Loss Punches |
25  | Nov 18, 2023 35 years, 11 months 17-7-1 (17) | 27 years, 10 months 22-5 (18) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke |
24  | Jul 22, 2023 35 years, 7 months 17-6-1 (17) | 33 years, 5 months 23-5 (18) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | Win Elbows |
23  | Jan 21, 2023 35 years, 1 months 16-6-1 (16) | 30 years, 9 months 19-7 (18) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches |
22  | Jul 23, 2022 34 years, 7 months 16-5-1 (16) | 32 years, 10 months 17-6 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Loss |
21  | Mar 19, 2022 34 years, 3 months 16-4-1 (16) | 30 years 27-8 (26) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke |
20  | Jun 12, 2021 33 years, 6 months 15-4-1 (15) | 30 years 8-0 (4) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Elbows and punches |
19  | Nov 21, 2020 32 years, 11 months 14-4-1 (14) | 38 years, 11 months 27-11-1 (22) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | Win Submission to punches |
18  | Jul 26, 2020 32 years, 7 months 13-4-1 (13) | 33 years, 6 months 20-6 (19) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke |
17 | Nov 16, 2019 31 years, 11 months 12-4-1 (12) | 37 years, 11 months 26-11 (22) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | Draw Split |
16  | Sep 21, 2019 31 years, 9 months 12-4 (12) | 30 years, 6 months 9-3 (9) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
15  | Jun 29, 2019 31 years, 7 months 11-4 (11) | 31 years, 8 months 8-0 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
14  | Mar 30, 2019 31 years, 4 months 11-3 (11) | 26 years, 9 months 6-0 (4) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | Win Triangle choke |
13  | Dec 2, 2018 31 years 10-3 (10) | 22 years, 8 months 8-0 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | Loss Kimura |
12  | Mar 17, 2018 30 years, 3 months 10-2 (10) | 25 years, 9 months 8-0 (4) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | Win Triangle choke |
11  | Jul 16, 2017 29 years, 7 months 9-2 (9) | 27 years, 4 months 5-2 (3) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
10  | Mar 4, 2017 29 years, 3 months 9-1 (9) | 25 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | Loss Elbows |
9  | Dec 17, 2016 29 years 9-0 (9) | 27 years, 3 months 12-0 (12) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | Win Armbar |
8 | Nov 14, 2015 27 years, 11 months 8-0 (8) | Marcin Łazarz | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke Won BAMMA World light-heavyweight title | |
7  | Sep 19, 2015 27 years, 9 months 7-0 (7) | 23 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | LHW | 2 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
6 | Jun 20, 2015 27 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | Adam Wright | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
5 | Apr 11, 2015 27 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Andrzej Bachorz | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Brabo choke | |
4 | Sep 13, 2014 26 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Dan Konecke | LHW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
3 | Jun 21, 2014 26 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Jon Ferguson | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | |
2 | Mar 1, 2014 26 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Antonio Braga | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | |
1 | Aug 24, 2013 25 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Brad Conway | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke |
