Welterweight · “Remember the Name”
Belal Muhammad
24-6-0 (1 NC) UFC 15-6-0 (1 NC)
Takedown-Proof
Hard To Take Down
5'11"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
2KO wins
1Sub wins
20.0%Finish rate
15:48Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
good
1 read
grappling
solid
1 read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Takedown-Proof
48 of 53 takedowns stuffed
Hard To Take Down
elite td defense — rates 99 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.36
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.92
Striking accuracy42.4%
Striking defense55.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.98
Takedown accuracy35.9%
Takedown defense90.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.13
Control time21.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents11-6
Insider info
Belal Muhammad favored over Gabriel Bonfim lean UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs Bonfim · May 30, 2026
strikinggood
grapplingsolid
Picked conditionally -- the analyst says if he can take any of the early rounds, he expects him to win the fight late on pace, framing this explicitly as an if.
Good striker with good volume, good forward pressure, a pretty good body kick, and good combinations, but genuinely lacks power in the hands -- a flush shot still hurts, but he isn't known for finishing power. Solid, pressure-based grappler with good takedowns, good mat returns, staying safe on top, and solid takedown defense. His defining trait is a relentless pace over five rounds -- he doesn't slow down and keeps coming forward regardless of how the fight is going, which is exactly the quality that beat this specific opponent in his only career loss (a three-round fight against a hard pace-pusher), and this fight goes two rounds longer.
Strengthgood volume and forward pressure with a pretty good body kick
Strengthsolid, pressure-based grappling with good takedowns and mat returns
Strengthrelentless five-round pace that has specifically troubled this opponent's style before
Weaknessgenuinely lacks finishing power in the hands
Striking trend
Fight history
L Gabriel Bonfim 19-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim · June 6, 2026
86/275Sig. strikes
128/260Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ian Machado Garry 16-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · November 22, 2025
56/139Sig. strikes
72/141Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
3:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jack Della Maddalena 17-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025
132/318Sig. strikes
178/342Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
3:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Leon Edwards 22-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · July 27, 2024
68/121Sig. strikes
47/71Absorbed
9/13Takedowns
12:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gilbert Burns 22-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · May 6, 2023
132/283Sig. strikes
81/147Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sean Brady 15-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:47 — UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · October 22, 2022
80/209Sig. strikes
58/118Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vicente Luque 21-7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad · April 16, 2022
60/155Sig. strikes
84/184Absorbed
5/10Takedowns
7:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Stephen Thompson 16-5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus · December 18, 2021
58/95Sig. strikes
19/32Absorbed
7/9Takedowns
11:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Demian Maia 26-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · June 12, 2021
45/127Sig. strikes
21/53Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Leon Edwards 18-3 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 0:18 — UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · March 13, 2021
8/26Sig. strikes
19/39Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dhiego Lima 15-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · February 13, 2021
129/264Sig. strikes
69/203Absorbed
1/10Takedowns
2:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Lyman Good 21-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov · June 20, 2020
82/172Sig. strikes
81/172Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Takashi Sato 15-2 walk-in Submission · R3 1:55 — UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · September 7, 2019
49/106Sig. strikes
29/89Absorbed
2/9Takedowns
2:30Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Curtis Millender 17-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · April 13, 2019
47/107Sig. strikes
48/96Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
8:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Geoff Neal 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · January 19, 2019
63/204Sig. strikes
71/190Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chance Rencountre 12-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes · June 1, 2018
70/130Sig. strikes
16/123Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
2:02Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Tim Means 27-8-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · November 18, 2017
88/221Sig. strikes
91/234Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
0:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jordan Mein 29-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker · July 8, 2017
45/110Sig. strikes
36/61Absorbed
4/12Takedowns
6:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Randy Brown 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie · February 11, 2017
71/152Sig. strikes
52/145Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
5:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Vicente Luque 10-5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:19 — UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · November 12, 2016
3/10Sig. strikes
9/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Augusto Montano 15-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:19 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson · September 17, 2016
66/149Sig. strikes
67/149Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
3:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alan Jouban 13-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · July 7, 2016
77/199Sig. strikes
86/169Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
3:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
1
Decision
18
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
5
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
22
Hoosier Fight Club
4
Titan FC
3
Bellator
2
Full career — 31 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Gabriel Bonfim | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
June 6, 2026 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Ian Machado Garry | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
November 22, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jack Della Maddalena | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 315
May 10, 2025 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Leon Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 304
July 27, 2024 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Gilbert Burns | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 288
May 6, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Sean Brady | TKO (punches) | UFC 280
October 22, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 4:47 |
| W | Vicente Luque | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2
April 16, 2022 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Stephen Thompson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
December 18, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 263
June 12, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Leon Edwards | NC (accidental eye poke) | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
March 13, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 0:18 |
| W | Dhiego Lima | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 258
February 13, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Lyman Good | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
June 20, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Takashi Sato | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 242
September 7, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 1:55 |
| W | Curtis Millender | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 236
April 13, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Geoff Neal | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
January 19, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chance Rencountre | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes
June 1, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tim Means | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
November 19, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jordan Mein | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 213
July 8, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Randy Brown | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 208
February 11, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Vicente Luque | KO (punches) | UFC 205
November 12, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 1:19 |
| W | Augusto Montaño | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
September 17, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 4:19 |
| L | Alan Jouban | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
July 7, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Steve Carl | TKO (punches) | Titan FC 38
April 30, 2016 |
Titan FC | 4 | 4:07 |
| W | Zane Kamaka | Decision (unanimous) | Titan FC 35
September 19, 2015 |
Titan FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Keith Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | Titan FC 33
March 20, 2015 |
Titan FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chris Curtis | Decision (unanimous) | Hoosier Fight Club 21
September 13, 2014 |
Hoosier Fight Club | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | A.J. Matthews | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 112
March 14, 2014 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Garrett Gross | Decision (unanimous) | Hoosier Fight Club 18
November 9, 2013 |
Hoosier Fight Club | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jimmy Fritz | TKO (punches) | Hoosier Fight Club 15
April 6, 2013 |
Hoosier Fight Club | 2 | 2:19 |
| W | Quinton McCottrell | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 84
December 14, 2012 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Justin Brock | TKO (punches) | Hoosier Fight Club 12
August 18, 2012 |
Hoosier Fight Club | 1 | 2:17 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Belal Muhammad) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Hero photo of Belal Muhammad by Inaquout · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons