Paul Craig vs. Brendan Allen
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Paul Craig
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Brendan Allen
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 6 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 22 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 14-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Paul Craig
Distance 78.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 10.6%)
Brendan Allen
Distance 82.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Paul Craig
Head 68.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 21.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 9.7%)
Brendan Allen
Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Craig L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Allen L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 283 / 728 | 38.9% | 41.5% | 682 / 1411 | 48.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 80 | 71.2% | 70.8% | 68 / 102 | 66.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 81 / 120 | 67.5% | 72.9% | 135 / 189 | 71.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 211 / 634 | 33.3% | 39.2% | 583 / 1345 | 43.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 133 / 202 | 65.8% | 72.0% | 184 / 231 | 79.7% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 77 / 92 | 83.7% | 82.1% | 118 / 126 | 93.7% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Middleweight: 178 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Craig L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Allen L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 281 / 584 | 48.1% | 40.6% | 805 / 1614 | 49.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 68.8% | 58 / 81 | 71.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 181 / 259 | 69.9% | 70.4% | 78 / 106 | 73.6% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 353 / 713 | 49.5% | 37.7% | 746 / 1547 | 48.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 78 / 97 | 80.4% | 72.9% | 132 / 175 | 75.4% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 80 / 93 | 86.0% | 83.1% | 63 / 79 | 79.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Craig has more cage time on record.