Rodolfo Bellato vs. Paul Craig
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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 +0.2 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rodolfo Bellato
Distance 69.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 24.1% (norm 10.4%)
Paul Craig
Distance 78.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rodolfo Bellato
Head 70.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 13.6% (norm 9.7%)
Paul Craig
Head 68.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 21.8% (norm 11.7%) · 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/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Craig L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 160 / 298 | 53.7% | 41.4% | 283 / 728 | 38.9% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 70.9% | 57 / 80 | 71.2% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 72 / 103 | 69.9% | 72.3% | 81 / 120 | 67.5% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 153 / 302 | 50.7% | 38.9% | 211 / 634 | 33.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 51 / 67 | 76.1% | 71.9% | 133 / 202 | 65.8% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 48 / 58 | 82.8% | 81.8% | 77 / 92 | 83.7% | 81.8% |
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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Craig L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 208 / 437 | 47.6% | 40.4% | 281 / 584 | 48.1% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 56 | 75.0% | 68.7% | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 43 / 61 | 70.5% | 70.4% | 181 / 259 | 69.9% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 214 / 447 | 47.9% | 37.5% | 353 / 713 | 49.5% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 65 / 88 | 73.9% | 72.3% | 78 / 97 | 80.4% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 80 / 93 | 86.0% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Craig has more cage time on record.