Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-09-06, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Modestas Bukauskas vs Paul Craig as soon as we watch the full fight (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2025).Craig vs Bukauskas is scheduled to take place Saturday, September 6th, at the Accor Arena in Paris (France), in a 3-round light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Nassourdine Imavov vs Caio Borralho – UFC Fight Night 258 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 116). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Modestas Bukauskas record
Modestas Bukauskas entered this fight with a mma record of 18-6-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 light heavyweight in the world.
He lost to Vitor Petrino in 2023 but then he has beat Marcin Prachnio, Raffael Cerqueira and Ion Cutelaba (Ion Cutelaba vs Modestas Bukauskas).
Paul Craig record
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Paul Craig, has an official record of 17-9-1 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the light heavyweight division.
He won just one out of his last six bouts, against Andre Muniz in July 2023 (Andre Muniz vs Paul Craig), then he has lost to Bendan Allen (Brendan Allen vs Paul Craig), to Caio Borralho (Paul Craig vs Caio Borralho) and to Bo Nickal (Paul Craig vs Bo Nickal 2); after this fight he has faced Rodolfo Bellato but it ended in a no-contest.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Fight Night 258 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Nassourdine Imavov vs Caio Borralho
Benoit St Denis vs Mauricio Ruffy
Modestas Bukauskas vs Paul Craig
Mason Jones vs Bolaji Oki
Rhys McKee vs Axel Sola
William Gomis vs Robert Ruchala
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Oumar Sy vs Brendson Ribeiro
Marcin Tybura vs Ante Delija 2
Harry Hardwick vs Kaue Fernandes
Sam Patterson vs Trey Waters
Brad Tavares vs Robert Bryczek
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs Andreas Gustafsson
Sam Hughes vs Shauna Bannon
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Modestas Bukauskas vs Paul Craig as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Bukauskas vs Craig fight?
Modestas Bukauskas defeated Paul Craig via KO at 5:00, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Fight Night 258 post-fight octagon interview of Modestas Bukauskas and Paul Craig.
