Craig vs Bellato

Who won Craig vs Bellato?

The fight between Paul Craig and Rodolfo Bellato finished in a no contest at UFC Fight Night on Saturday 14th June 2025.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Craig vs Bellato stats

Paul Craig stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Rodolfo Bellato made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Paul Craig's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Rodolfo Bellato marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Paul Craig's UFC record stood at 9-9-1, while Rodolfo Bellato's came in at 1-0-1.

The stats suggested Bellato had a massive power advantage over Craig, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Craig's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Craig had a massive advantage over Bellato, boasting a 76% submission rate over Bellato's 33%.

Paul Craig was the older man by 37 years, at 37 years old.

Craig was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 10 months later than Bellato, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 47 to Bellato's 26.

Craig vs Bellato form

Bellato had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Murtaza Talha at Contender Series 2023 on 3rd October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Acacio dos Santos at LFA 159 on 27th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at CIDE Casa Branca Sports Complex, Caraguatatuba, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mateus Messaros at LFA 154 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

Before that, he was victorious against Thiago Vieira at LFA 126 on 11th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Complexo Ribalta, Rio de Janeiro.

He had won against Carlos Eduardo at LFA 111 on 16th July 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Upper Arena, Rio de Janeiro.

Activity check

Bellato's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Craig vs Bellato start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:30 AM UTC , which was 9:30 PM EST or 6:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:30 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Craig vs Bellato?

Paul Craig was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Rodolfo Bellato made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.