Welterweight

Belal Muhammad

Last fought: Jun 2026

RECORD

Pro

24-6-0 (1 NC)

UFC

15-6-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	15:48
Fight Completion Rate	89.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.16
% Fights Inside the Distance	18.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	149-50 (74.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	108-43 (71.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	31-5 (86.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	72.6%
% Time in Control	21.9%
% Time Controlled	5.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	80.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.25
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.98
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.27
Distance Strike Accuracy	40.5%
Distance Strike Defense	56.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.61
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.54
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.05
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.59
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.08

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Belal Muhammad League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Belal Muhammad
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Strike Differential	0.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.9%
Takedown Defense	90.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	3:17
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	13.3%
Submission % of Wins	6.7%
Decision % of Wins	80.0%
Avg Fight Time	15:48
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.4
Takedown Accuracy	38.7%
Takedown Defense	83.3%
Control Time/Fight	3:49

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Gabriel Bonfim

UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim • Jun 2026Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Belal Muhammad86/27531%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:08

Gabriel Bonfim128/26049%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	13/36	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gabriel Bonfim	14/37	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	20/54	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gabriel Bonfim	30/60	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	14/39	36%	0/2	0:08	—
	Gabriel Bonfim	23/50	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Belal Muhammad	17/65	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gabriel Bonfim	26/53	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Belal Muhammad	22/81	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gabriel Bonfim	35/60	58%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ian Machado Garry

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker • Nov 2025Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad56/13940%TD 0/7Ctrl 3:35

Ian Machado Garry72/14151%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	24/57	42%	0/1	0:40	—
	Ian Machado Garry	27/53	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	11/33	33%	0/3	1:49	—
	Ian Machado Garry	20/39	51%	0/1	0:06	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	21/49	43%	0/3	1:06	—
	Ian Machado Garry	25/49	51%	0/1	0:33	—

LOSS

vs. Jack Della Maddalena

UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena • May 2025WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Belal Muhammad132/31842%TD 3/9Ctrl 3:21

Jack Della Maddalena178/34252%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	21/49	43%	0/1	0:04	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	28/61	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	21/63	33%	0/3	0:07	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	30/63	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	32/79	41%	0/0	0:19	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	34/76	45%	0/1	0:04	—

R4	Belal Muhammad	31/65	48%	1/3	1:19	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	33/59	56%	0/0	0:27	—

R5	Belal Muhammad	27/62	44%	2/2	1:32	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	53/83	64%	0/2	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Leon Edwards

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 • Jul 2024WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Belal Muhammad68/12156%TD 9/13Ctrl 12:02

Leon Edwards47/7166%TD 2/2Ctrl 7:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	17/34	50%	2/2	1:45	—
	Leon Edwards	15/21	71%	0/0	0:50	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	13/22	59%	4/5	3:25	—
	Leon Edwards	11/16	69%	1/1	0:49	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	4/9	44%	1/1	0:15	—
	Leon Edwards	2/4	50%	1/1	4:18	—

R4	Belal Muhammad	21/30	70%	1/2	3:17	—
	Leon Edwards	6/10	60%	0/0	0:30	—

R5	Belal Muhammad	13/26	50%	1/3	3:20	—
	Leon Edwards	13/20	65%	0/0	0:44	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Burns

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo • May 2023Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Belal Muhammad132/28347%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Gilbert Burns81/14755%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	19/39	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Burns	15/31	48%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	18/51	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Burns	15/28	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	25/59	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Burns	14/22	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Belal Muhammad	28/54	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Burns	16/23	70%	0/2	0:00	—

R5	Belal Muhammad	42/80	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Burns	21/43	49%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sean Brady

UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev • Oct 2022Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:47

Belal Muhammad80/20938%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Sean Brady58/11849%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	26/80	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	25/62	40%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	54/129	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	33/56	59%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Vicente Luque

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad • Apr 2022Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Belal Muhammad60/15539%TD 5/10Ctrl 7:29

Vicente Luque84/18446%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	9/33	27%	1/1	1:39	—
	Vicente Luque	14/37	38%	0/0	0:15	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	16/30	53%	1/1	1:16	—
	Vicente Luque	15/35	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	9/21	43%	1/3	1:21	—
	Vicente Luque	24/46	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Belal Muhammad	13/44	30%	1/1	1:33	—
	Vicente Luque	20/41	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Belal Muhammad	13/27	48%	1/4	1:40	—
	Vicente Luque	11/25	44%	0/0	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Stephen Thompson

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus • Dec 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad58/9561%TD 7/9Ctrl 11:57

Stephen Thompson19/3259%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	44/72	61%	3/4	3:07	—
	Stephen Thompson	10/16	62%	0/0	0:45	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	10/16	62%	2/2	4:11	—
	Stephen Thompson	7/11	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	4/7	57%	2/3	4:39	—
	Stephen Thompson	2/5	40%	0/1	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Demian Maia

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad45/12735%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Demian Maia21/5340%TD 1/21Ctrl 4:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	5/21	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demian Maia	2/5	40%	1/11	2:30	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	19/47	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demian Maia	7/19	37%	0/4	0:46	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	21/59	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demian Maia	12/29	41%	0/6	0:58	—

vs. Leon Edwards

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad • Mar 2021Welterweight

CNC • Rd 2, 0:18

Belal Muhammad8/2631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:33

Leon Edwards19/3949%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	8/24	33%	0/0	0:33	—
	Leon Edwards	17/35	49%	0/1	0:19	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Leon Edwards	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dhiego Lima

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns • Feb 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad129/26449%TD 1/10Ctrl 2:42

Dhiego Lima69/20334%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	42/93	45%	0/2	0:15	—
	Dhiego Lima	19/69	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	38/79	48%	0/3	0:35	—
	Dhiego Lima	25/76	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	49/92	53%	1/5	1:52	—
	Dhiego Lima	25/58	43%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Lyman Good

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov • Jun 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad82/17248%TD 2/8Ctrl 1:44

Lyman Good81/17247%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	29/60	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lyman Good	18/47	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	27/59	46%	0/3	0:15	—
	Lyman Good	21/54	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	26/53	49%	2/5	1:29	—
	Lyman Good	42/71	59%	0/0	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Takashi Sato

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:55

Belal Muhammad49/10646%TD 2/9Ctrl 2:30

Takashi Sato29/8933%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	20/40	50%	1/4	1:41	—
	Takashi Sato	9/30	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	20/44	45%	0/3	0:20	—
	Takashi Sato	12/40	30%	1/2	0:38	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	9/22	41%	1/2	0:29	—
	Takashi Sato	8/19	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Curtis Millender

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 • Apr 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad47/10744%TD 2/6Ctrl 8:17

Curtis Millender48/9650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	19/41	46%	0/2	1:21	—
	Curtis Millender	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	14/33	42%	1/2	3:06	—
	Curtis Millender	15/29	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	14/33	42%	1/2	3:50	—
	Curtis Millender	9/20	45%	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Geoff Neal

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw • Jan 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad63/20431%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:22

Geoff Neal71/19037%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:56KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	11/41	27%	0/2	0:14	—
	Geoff Neal	16/47	34%	0/0	0:30	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	23/83	28%	0/3	0:05	—
	Geoff Neal	29/69	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	29/80	36%	0/2	0:03	—
	Geoff Neal	26/74	35%	0/0	0:26	2

WIN

vs. Chance Rencountre

UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes • Jun 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad70/13054%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:02

Chance Rencountre16/12313%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	21/45	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chance Rencountre	7/51	14%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	29/48	60%	1/2	0:19	—
	Chance Rencountre	4/39	10%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	20/37	54%	2/2	1:43	—
	Chance Rencountre	5/33	15%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tim Means

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura • Nov 2017Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad88/22140%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:21

Tim Means91/23439%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	31/78	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Tim Means	20/70	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	22/55	40%	1/2	0:21	—
	Tim Means	34/70	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	35/88	40%	0/2	0:00	—
	Tim Means	37/94	39%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jordan Mein

UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker • Jul 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad45/11041%TD 4/12Ctrl 6:54

Jordan Mein36/6159%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	17/51	33%	0/4	0:45	—
	Jordan Mein	22/36	61%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	18/42	43%	2/4	2:13	—
	Jordan Mein	13/22	59%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	10/17	59%	2/4	3:56	—
	Jordan Mein	1/3	33%	1/3	0:36	—

WIN

vs. Randy Brown

UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie • Feb 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad71/15247%TD 2/5Ctrl 5:52

Randy Brown52/14536%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	39/84	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Randy Brown	26/80	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	28/51	55%	1/3	2:07	—
	Randy Brown	19/44	43%	0/0	0:07	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	4/17	24%	1/2	3:45	—
	Randy Brown	7/21	33%	0/0	0:19	—

LOSS

vs. Vicente Luque

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor • Nov 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:19

Belal Muhammad3/1030%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Vicente Luque9/2143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vicente Luque	9/21	43%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Augusto Montano

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson • Sep 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:19

Belal Muhammad66/14944%TD 3/4Ctrl 3:28

Augusto Montano67/14945%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	19/48	40%	0/1	0:10	—
	Augusto Montano	30/55	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Belal Muhammad	17/45	38%	1/1	1:44	—
	Augusto Montano	22/47	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Belal Muhammad	30/56	54%	2/2	1:34	—
	Augusto Montano	15/47	32%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alan Jouban

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez • Jul 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Belal Muhammad77/19939%TD 2/8Ctrl 3:01

Alan Jouban86/16951%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:37KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Belal Muhammad	7/23	30%	1/2	1:07	—
	Alan Jouban	24/43	56%	0/0	1:35	2

R2	Belal Muhammad	13/46	28%	1/5	1:33	—
	Alan Jouban	19/40	48%	0/0	0:00	1

R3	Belal Muhammad	57/130	44%	0/1	0:21	—
	Alan Jouban	43/86	50%	0/0	0:02	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com