Craig vs Bellato

When is Craig vs Bellato?

Paul Craig will take on Rodolfo Bellato in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Craig vs Bellato stats

Paul Craig steps 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 will make 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 will be Paul Craig's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Rodolfo Bellato will mark his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Paul Craig's UFC record currently stands at 9-9-1, while Rodolfo Bellato's comes in at 1-0-1.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Craig will have a massive advantage over Bellato, boasting a 76% submission rate over Bellato's 33%.

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

Craig is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 8 months later than Bellato, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 21 more professional rounds, 46 to Bellato's 25.

Craig vs Bellato form

Paul Craig has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Bo Nickal at UFC 309 on 16th November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Caio Borralho at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that 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.

Before that, he had won 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.

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.

Bellato has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he drew with Jimmy Crute at UFC 312 on 8th February 2025 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ihor Potieria at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Murtaza Talha at Contender Series 2023 on 3rd October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against 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.

He had won against Mateus Messaros at LFA 154 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Rodolfo Bellato has been fighting more than Paul Craig.

Paul Craig last fought 5 months and 9 days ago, while Rodolfo Bellato's last outing was 2 months and 17 days ago.

Craig's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Bellato's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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