Andrew Craig
| Andrew Craig | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 15, 1986 Houston, Texas |
| Other names | Highlight |
| Residence | Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 171 lb (78 kg; 12.2 st) |
| Division |
Middleweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai, Boxing, Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Houston, Texas |
| Team | Team Tooke |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Travis Tooke |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Andrew Craig (born January 15, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist. He fought as a Middleweight in the UFC and has also competed for Bellator.
Craig is from Houston, Texas, and grew up playing field hockey and football. He attended college at the University of Texas where he earned a degree in corporate communications. Craig began learning Brazilian jiu-jitsu from his cousin who was a black belt in the martial art. After graduating college, Craig began his career as a professional MMA fighter.
Craig made his professional debut in May 2010 for USA MMA winning his first fight via unanimous decision. His second fight was held at Bellator 27 against Rodrigo Pinheiro. Craig won the fight after the cageside doctor ruled Pinheiro unable to continue. Craig won two fights under the International Xtreme Fight Association banner before signing with the Texas-based promotion Legacy Fighting Championships.
Craig made his Legacy Fighting Championships debut on April 9, 2011 against William Bush for the Legacy Fighting middleweight title. In the fifth and final round, Craig won the fight via TKO.
Craig was set to make his first title defense at Legacy Fighting 8 against Bellator and WEC veteran, Eric Schambari. However, Schambari weighed in past the middleweight limit and the fight became a three round non-title fight. Craig won the fight via unanimous decision.
Craig made his UFC debut on short notice as an injury replacement for Jared Hamman against Australian Kyle Noke on March 3, 2012 at UFC on FX 2. Despite losing the first round, Craig came back to dominate the second and third rounds, winning via unanimous decision.
Craig defeated Rafael Natal on July 11, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman. After being rocked and controlled for the majority of the second round, Craig landed a head kick to capture a comeback knockout victory.
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