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Paul Lindsey Craig (born 27 November 1987) is a Scottish former mixed martial artist who competed in the Middleweight and Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional from 2013 to 2025, Craig formerly competed for BAMMA, where he was the BAMMA World Light Heavyweight Champion.
| 29 matches | 17 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 6 |
| By submission | 13 | 2 |
| By decision | 0 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 17–10–1 (1) | Modestas Bukauskas | KO (elbow) | UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho | 6 September 2025 | 1 | 5:00 | Paris, France | |
| NC | 17–9–1 (1) | Rodolfo Bellato | NC (illegal upkick) | UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley | 14 June 2025 | 1 | 4:59 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Return to Light Heavyweight. An accidental illegal upkick rendered Bellato unable to continue. |
| Loss | 17–9–1 | Bo Nickal | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 309 | 16 November 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 17–8–1 | Caio Borralho | KO (punches) | UFC 301 | 4 May 2024 | 2 | 2:10 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Loss | 17–7–1 | Brendan Allen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | 18 November 2023 | 3 | 0:38 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 17–6–1 | André Muniz | TKO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura | 22 July 2023 | 2 | 4:40 | London, England | Middleweight debut. Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 16–6–1 | Johnny Walker | TKO (punches) | UFC 283 | 21 January 2023 | 1 | 2:16 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Loss | 16–5–1 | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | 23 July 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 16–4–1 | Nikita Krylov | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | 19 March 2022 | 1 | 3:57 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 15–4–1 | Jamahal Hill | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 263 | 12 June 2021 | 1 | 1:59 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 14–4–1 | Maurício Rua | TKO (submission to punches) | UFC 255 | 21 November 2020 | 2 | 3:36 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–4–1 | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till | 26 July 2020 | 1 | 2:06 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Performance of the Night. |
| Draw | 12–4–1 | Maurício Rua | Draw (split) | UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré | 16 November 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 12–4 | Vinicius Moreira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens | 21 September 2019 | 1 | 3:19 | Mexico City, Mexico | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 11–4 | Alonzo Menifield | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos | 29 June 2019 | 1 | 3:19 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 11–3 | Kennedy Nzechukwu | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje | 30 March 2019 | 3 | 4:20 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Nzechukwu was deducted one point in round 3 due to repeated eye pokes. Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 10–3 | Jimmy Crute | Submission (kimura) | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | 2 December 2018 | 3 | 4:51 | Adelaide, Australia | |
| Win | 10–2 | Magomed Ankalaev | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | 17 March 2018 | 3 | 4:59 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 9–2 | Khalil Rountree Jr. | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | 16 July 2017 | 1 | 4:56 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Loss | 9–1 | Tyson Pedro | TKO (elbows) | UFC 209 | 4 March 2017 | 1 | 4:10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Henrique da Silva | Submission (armbar) | UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson | 17 December 2016 | 2 | 1:59 | Sacramento, California, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 8–0 | Marcin Łazarz | Submission (triangle choke) | BAMMA 23 | 14 November 2015 | 1 | 3:51 | London, England | Won the BAMMA World Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–0 | Karl Moore | Submission (guillotine choke) | BAMMA 22 | 19 September 2015 | 2 | 0:48 | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Win | 6–0 | Adam Wright | Submission (armbar) | Animalistic MMA: Rise of the Alpha | 20 June 2015 | 1 | 0:47 | Preston, England | |
| Win | 5–0 | Andrzej Bachorz | Submission (brabo choke) | FightStar Championship 5 | 11 April 2015 | 1 | 2:37 | Coventry, England | Won the vacant FightStar Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 4–0 | Dan Konecke | TKO (punches) | First Fighting Championship: Resurgence | 13 September 2014 | 1 | 4:18 | Hamilton, Scotland | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jon Ferguson | Submission (triangle choke) | Full Contact Contender 10 | 21 June 2014 | 1 | 1:50 | Bolton, England | |
| Win | 2–0 | Antonio Braga | Submission (triangle choke) | Underdog Xtreme Championships 2 | 1 March 2014 | 1 | 2:41 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Win | 1–0 | Brad Conway | Submission (triangle choke) | First Fighting Championship: Prepare for Glory 3 | 24 August 2013 | 1 | 2:00 | Hamilton, Scotland | Light Heavyweight debut. |
| Amateur record breakdown | ||
| 3 matches | 3 wins | 0 losses |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 3–0 | Jeff Metcalfe | Submission (guillotine choke) | Supremacy Fight Challenge 8 | 11 November 2012 | 1 | 0:46 | Gateshead, England | |
| Win | 2–0 | Paul Bradshaw | Submission (triangle choke) | Total Combat 50 | 6 October 2012 | 1 | 2:41 | Sunderland, England | |
| Win | 1–0 | Gary Sivills | Submission (armbar) | Total Combat 48 | 21 July 2012 | 1 | 1:26 | Sunderland, England |