Paul Craig Losses: MMA Record, Winning Streak, and All About UFC Star’s Career

Scottish giant Paul Craig is ready to scream again at UFC 301 where he will face hometown hero Caio Borralho. ‘Bearjew’ started his UFC career in the light heavyweight division but after struggling a bit, Craig decided to try his luck in the middleweight division. As of 2024, Paul Craig is ranked the 13th-best middleweight fighter in the UFC.

Born and brought up in the streets of Scotland, Craig is one of the finest fighters in his country. The Airdrie native has notable wins against formidable opponents such as former champion, Jamahal Hill and Andre Muniz, however, just like every other fighter, he has his set of losses as well. Ahead of his clash against Borralho let’s have a look at his record so far.

Recent losses for Paul Craig against Brendan Allen, Johnny Walker, and more

Paul Craig is riding a one-fight losing streak in the UFC currently. ‘BearJew’s career in the UFC has been nothing but a roller coaster ride of winning and losing. Sometimes he continues his amazing winning streak and sometimes he just loses it all. As of April 2024, Paul Craig has fought 17 times in the UFC and has 7 defeats to his name.

His recent defeats include nig names. Out of his last seven fights, Craig has won four fights and lost three. Now that we know about his record, let us have a look at his recent losses. His fight with Volkan Oezdemir was going well for the Scotland native, however ‘No Time’ took control of every round and Craig lost that fight by way of unanimous decision.

His second recent loss came against Johnny Walker when they fought each other back in UFC 283. Walker knocked out ‘BearJew’ in the very first round clinching the victory. His most recent loss came against Brenden ‘All In’ Allen, Craig lost that fight by way of a rear-naked choke in the third round. Now that we know about his recent losses, let’s have a look at his winning streaks.

‘Bearjew’s impressive winning streak in the UFC

Paul Craig might be on a losing streak right now but there was a time when he was embracing the taste of a winning streak as well. His reign started when he first fought against Mauricio Rua back in 2019. The fight ended in a draw but Craig understood that he had to change his tactics to win. His next fight was scheduled for Gadzhimurad Antigulov in July 2020.

‘Bearjew’ took the Russian to a spiral and submitted him in the very first round through a triangular choke. This was the start of his winning streak. His next fight was again scheduled against Mauricio Rua, however, this time, Craig had a better plan.’BearJew’ knocked out ‘Shogun’ in the second round to clinch the victory.

His next fight was against Jamahal Hill. The stakes were against Craig but he changed the tide when he dislocated ‘SweetDreams’ hand for a TKO win in the very first round. His final fight in his winning streak was against Nikita Krylov and he won that bout by way of triangle choke in the very first round. Well, Craig had a four-fight winning streak and interestingly, if we keep aside the winning streak, he has yet to win two fights in a row.

All losses and MMA record of Craig

Now that we know about his winning streak and recent losses, let’s take a look at every loss that the Scotland native has had in his career. Apart from losses against Johnny Walker, Brenden Allen, and Volkan Oezdemir, Craig has multiple losses in the UFC as well. Interestingly, ‘Bearjew’ has only lost in MMA during his UFC career.

After winning his debut fight against Henrique da Silva, Craig lost two back-to-back fights against Tyson Pedro and Khalil Rountree Jr. His next loss came against Jimmy Crute, followed by another defeat against Alonzo Menifield.

Craig is currently a ranked fighter in the middleweight division and has a record of 1-1 in it. ‘Bearjew’ next fight is against such a man who has not yet been defeated in the UFC. Do you believe Paul Craig will defeat the undefeated or will it be another loss for the Scotland native? State your thoughts in the comments below.