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

Paul Craig had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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 had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn 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 activity leading into the fight, Rodolfo Bellato had been fighting more than Paul Craig.

Going to this contest, Paul Craig had last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Rodolfo Bellato's last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.

Craig's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Bellato's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 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.