Craig Zellner
UFC DebutNickname“Big Z”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Alburquerque, New Mexico
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Fit NHB
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'2" · 188 cm
Before the UFC
Craig Zellner makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
52-25
.675 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
7
6 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 7 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 3 subWEC · MFC 15 · FW 9 · ROF 15 · ROF 12 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ryan Jimmo19-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:20 | MFC 15 | Feb 22, 2008 |
| L | Brian Stann12-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:57 | WEC | Jun 3, 2007 |
| W | Anthony Aparicio | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:33 | FW 9 | May 20, 2006 |
| L | Brian Olsen9-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:14 | WEC | Mar 17, 2005 |
| W | Mike Nickels9-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:01 | ROF 15 | Feb 12, 2005 |
| W | Submission | Choke | R1 | 3:19 | ROF 12 | May 22, 2004 | |
| W | Vinny Lucas0-1 | Submission | Strikes | R0 | 0:00 | EFC 2 | May 1, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.