Krylov vs Craig

Who won Krylov vs Craig?

Paul Craig beat Nikita Krylov by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night London, on Saturday 19th March 2022 at 02 Arena in London.

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).

Krylov vs Craig stats

Nikita Krylov stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Paul Craig made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Nikita Krylov's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Paul Craig marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Nikita Krylov's UFC record stood at 11-8-0, while Paul Craig's came in at 9-9-1.

The stats suggested Krylov had a large advantage in power over Craig, boasting a 41% knock out percentage over Craig's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Craig had a large advantage over Krylov, boasting a 86% submission rate over Krylov's 56%.

Nikita Krylov was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Krylov had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Krylov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year earlier than Craig, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 56 to Craig's 46.

Krylov vs Craig form

Krylov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Johnny Walker at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

Before that, he had been beaten by Glover Teixeira at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

He had defeated Ovince St. Preux at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Craig had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against André Muniz at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Paul Craig had been fighting more than Nikita Krylov.

Going to this contest, Nikita Krylov had last fought 2 years, 9 months and 29 days ago, while Paul Craig's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 4 days ago.

Krylov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Craig's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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