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Rodolfo Bellato vs. Paul Craig

UFC 2-2-1 (1 NC) vs. 9-10-1 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-1 (1 NC)
UFC record
9-10-1 (1 NC)
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
30
AgeΔ 8 yrs
38
6'3"
HeightΔ 0"
6'3"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.8
Layoff (months)Δ 12.6 mo
13.4
LWLNCD
Last 5 (newest first)
LNCLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Paul Craig is a submission threat — 1.34 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Rodolfo Bellato absorbs 5.99 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Light Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Paul Craig hunts takedowns — 1.43 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Rodolfo Bellato

Full career not yet synced for Rodolfo Bellato — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Paul Craig

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 910
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2824.80/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
4212.50/min · norm 3.48
3525.99/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5113.04/min · norm 3.37
58.3%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
45.4%norm 48.45%
45.7%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
43.4%norm 52.75%
20.51/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
10.09/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Rodolfo Bellato

Distance 69.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 21.3% (norm 10.6%)

Paul Craig

Distance 78.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 10.6%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Rodolfo Bellato

Head 71.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 15.9% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 12.4% (norm 9.7%)

Paul Craig

Head 68.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 21.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Bellato L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Craig L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 177 / 337 52.5% 41.5% 283 / 728 38.9% 41.5%
In the clinch 33 / 44 75.0% 70.8% 57 / 80 71.2% 70.8%
On the ground 72 / 103 69.9% 72.9% 81 / 120 67.5% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 171 / 347 49.3% 39.2% 211 / 634 33.3% 39.2%
To the body 61 / 77 79.2% 72.0% 133 / 202 65.8% 72.0%
To the legs 50 / 60 83.3% 82.1% 77 / 92 83.7% 82.1%

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 · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Bellato L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Craig L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 240 / 501 47.9% 40.6% 281 / 584 48.1% 40.6%
In the clinch 65 / 81 80.2% 68.8% 49 / 60 81.7% 68.8%
On the ground 47 / 66 71.2% 70.4% 181 / 259 69.9% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 251 / 514 48.8% 37.7% 353 / 713 49.5% 37.7%
To the body 79 / 106 74.5% 72.9% 78 / 97 80.4% 72.9%
To the legs 22 / 28 78.6% 83.1% 80 / 93 86.0% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
538.5% acc · 1.28/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1618.8% acc · 1.43/15 · norm 0.87
1493.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
635.3% def · norm 66.7%
10:5918.7% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
22:4913.6% of cage time · norm 17.1%
13:043:20 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
62:195:33 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
151.34/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Craig has more cage time on record.