UFC UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig Final

Middleweight · main event

Brendan Allen vs Paul Craig

Brendan Allen
United States

Brendan Allen

“All In”

27-7

Winner

VS
Paul Craig
Scotland

Paul Craig

“Bearjew”

17-10-1

Winner

Brendan Allen

Submission (On Ground) · Round 3 — 0:38

18 November 2023 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Brendan Allen beat Paul Craig by submission in round 3 at 0:38.
  • Brendan Allen landed 52 of 64 total strikes and 2 of 2 takedowns, with 7:58 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 20-18, 20-17, 20-17.
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Tale of the tape

Brendan AllenPaul Craig
27-7Record17-10-1
27Age on fight night35
6′2″ (188 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
75″ (191 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Kill Cliff FCTeamScottish Hit Squad
Beaufort, South Carolina, United StatesFromAirdrie, Scotland, United Kingdom

Fight statistics

52of 64 · 81%Total strikes landed13of 21 · 62%
42of 54Head strikes6of 13
7of 7Body strikes1of 1
3of 3Leg strikes6of 7
2of 2Takedowns0of 2
2Submission attempts1
7:58Control time0:34

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

Round by round

Brendan AllenRoundPaul Craig
20/26strikes2/2TD0KD2:49controlR17/12strikes0/0TD0KD0:34control
28/33strikes0/0TD0KD4:47controlR24/6strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control
4/5strikes0/0TD0KD0:22controlR32/3strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Derek Cleary

10R1910R29

20total18

Sal D'amato

10R1910R28

20total17

Chris Lee

10R1910R28

20total17

Form going into the fight

Brendan Allen

  1. WBruno Silvasubmission R1 4:392023
  2. WAndre Munizsubmission R3 4:252023
  3. WKrzysztof Jotkosubmission R1 4:172022
  4. WJacob Malkoununanimous decision2022
  5. WSam Alveysubmission R2 2:102022

Paul Craig

  1. WAndre MunizKO/TKO R2 4:402023
  2. LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R1 2:162023
  3. LVolkan Oezdemirunanimous decision2022
  4. WNikita Krylovsubmission R1 3:572022
  5. WJamahal HillKO/TKO R1 1:592021

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Jake Matthews vs Michael MoralesWelterweightunanimous decisionChase Hooper vs Jordan LeavittLightweightsubmission R1 2:58Nick Aguirre vs Payton TalbottBantamweightsubmission R3 0:58Amanda Ribas vs Luana PinheiroWomen's StrawweightKO/TKO R3 3:53Uros Medic vs Myktybek OrolbaiWelterweightsubmission R2 4:12

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