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Paul Craig
Paul Craig
9-1 · GBR
July 16, 2017 · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
203.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Paul Craig by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 4:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:56
Rountree Jr.15/470/010:04
Craig17/290/100:00
Total
Rountree Jr.15/470/010:04
Craig17/290/100:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
Rountree Jr.Win probabilityCraig
66.5%33.5%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
10%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 9.8 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Rountree Jr., blue toward Craig. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rountree Jr.66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO40%60%
Submission2%3%
Decision24%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 15
Takedowns0.3 (0.00.9)act 0
Craig34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%49%
Submission7%22%
Decision10%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 17
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R227%
R317%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Rountree Jr.
61.3%-164
Craig
+16437.4%
Most takedownstie 73.3%
Rountree Jr.
15.0%-128
Craig
+12811.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rountree Jr.
Expected: 46.3
46.5
Over 46.5
42.1%
+137
Under 46.5
57.9%
-137
058116
Craig
Expected: 35.6
35.5
Over 35.5
42.7%
+134
Under 35.5
57.3%
-134
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Rountree Jr.
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
16.3%
+512
Under 0.5
83.7%
-512
035
Craig
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
13.2%
Exactly 0
86.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 9.8 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Rountree Jr.66.5%57.1%+9.4-145
Craig33.5%42.9%−9.4+125

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
57.1Striking62.8
Craig +5.7
13.9Grappling59.3
Craig +45.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Rountree Jr.Craig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1498
Pound-for-pound
1527
1498
Divisional
1527
1499
Striking offense
1488
1520
Striking defense
1493
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.00
Strikes landed / min
3.86
54%
Strike accuracy
59%
1.75
Strikes absorbed / min
3.50
34%
Strike defense
34%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.35
Takedown accuracy
20%
50%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
162
Days since last fight
134
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khalil Rountree Jr.
  • WDaniel JollyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1855mo before
  • LTyson PedroSUB R1
    Close -1058mo before
  • LAndrew SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close +1401y before
Paul Craig
  • LTyson PedroKO/TKO R1
    Close +1204mo before
  • WHenrique da SilvaSUB R2
    Close +1907mo before
Rountree Jr. — win / loss by method
Record: 5-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
89% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Rountree Jr.
Craig
3
UFC fights
2
20.0 min · 6.7 avg
Octagon time
11.2 min · 5.6 avg
12y 2m
Career length
12y 11m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Rountree Jr.
Craig
16W–3L · 84.2%
Overall
17W–0L · 100.0%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Wins
12W–0L · 100.0%
11W–2L · 84.6%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rountree Jr.
Craig
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
15W–9L · 62.5%
12W–3L · 80.0%
Wins
15W–9L · 62.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Rountree Jr.
Craig
1.91
Landed / min
10.92
33.3%
Accuracy
41.9%
50.0%
Defense
56.5%
1.50
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
21.0%
Time at distance
14.8%
Grappling & control
Rountree Jr.
Craig
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.35
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.04
0.1%
Control share
27.1%
Strike target map
Rountree Jr.
  • Head85%(17)div 66%
  • Body15%(3)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Craig
  • Head53%(23)div 66%
  • Body37%(16)div 18%
  • Legs9%(4)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Khalil Rountree Jr.
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.