UFC UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic Final

Middleweight

Bo Nickal vs Paul Craig

Bo Nickal
United States

Bo Nickal

9-1

Winner

VS
Paul Craig
Scotland

Paul Craig

“Bearjew”

17-10-1

Winner

Bo Nickal

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

16 November 2024 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA

Key takeaways

  • Bo Nickal beat Paul Craig by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Bo Nickal landed 54 of 85 total strikes.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.
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Tale of the tape

Bo NickalPaul Craig
9-1Record17-10-1
28Age on fight night36
6′1″ (185 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
76″ (193 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
American Top Team Happy ValleyTeamScottish Hit Squad
Rifle, Colorado, United StatesFromAirdrie, Scotland, United Kingdom

Fight statistics

54of 85 · 64%Total strikes landed48of 130 · 37%
24of 50Head strikes22of 94
13of 16Body strikes14of 23
17of 19Leg strikes12of 13

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Bo NickalRoundPaul Craig
16/31strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR114/36strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
22/26strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR221/48strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
16/28strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR313/46strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Chris Bolinski

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Sal D'amato

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Bryan Miner

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Form going into the fight

Bo Nickal

  1. WCody Brundagesubmission R2 3:382024
  2. WVal WoodburnKO/TKO R1 0:382023
  3. WJamie Pickettsubmission R1 2:542023
  4. WDonovan Beardsubmission R1 0:522022
  5. WZachary Borregosubmission R1 1:022022

Paul Craig

  1. LCaio BorralhoKO/TKO R2 2:102024
  2. LBrendan Allensubmission R3 0:382023
  3. WAndre MunizKO/TKO R2 4:402023
  4. LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R1 2:162023
  5. LVolkan Oezdemirunanimous decision2022

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