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- Brendan Allen vs Paul Craig
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UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
Saturday, November 18, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Brendan Allen def. Paul Craig
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 3 · 0:38 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Mark SmithSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R3 · 0:38
Brendan AllenRound 3Paul Craig
4 / 5Sig. strikes2 / 3
80%Accuracy67%
4 / 5Total strikes2 / 3
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1
1Sub. attempts0
0:22Control0:00
6.3Pace / min3.2
100%Control share0%
Brendan Allen
Targethead 75% · body 25% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Paul Craig
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeBrendan Allen landed 4 significant strikes to 2.Striking edgeBrendan Allen struck at 80% accuracy to 67%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upBrendan Allen's significant-strike pace moved +126% from R2 to R3, 6.3 against 2.8 per minute.
- Target shiftBrendan Allen's head share of landed strikes moved -25 pts, to 75% head with 25% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftBrendan Allen's ground share of landed strikes moved -86 pts, to 0% on the ground against 100% at distance.
- Control swingBrendan Allen's control time moved -265s, 22s against 287s.
- Defensive driftBrendan Allen absorbed significant strikes +1479% faster than in R2, 3.2 against 0.2 per minute.
- Pace upPaul Craig's significant-strike pace moved +1479% from R2 to R3, 3.2 against 0.2 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftPaul Craig's significant-strike accuracy moved +33 pts, 67% against 33%.
- Defensive driftPaul Craig absorbed significant strikes +126% faster than in R2, 6.3 against 2.8 per minute.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Brendan Allen
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Paul Craig
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
32Brendan Allen sig. strikes
6Paul Craig sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+1479%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Paul Craig)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · UFC Stats
32 / 43Sig. strikes6 / 14
74%Accuracy43%
52 / 64Total strikes13 / 21
0Knockdowns0
2 / 2Takedowns0 / 2
2Sub attempts1
7:58Control0:34
26Head3
3Body1
3Leg2
Brendan AllenPaul Craig
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
27-7-0Record17-10-1 (1 NC)
27Age35
6'2"Height6'3"
75"Reach76"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
3.75Sig. str./min2.50
1.52TD / 15 min1.43
Brendan Allen15-4 in archive
2KO/TKO wins
7Sub wins
60%Finish rate
