Belal Muhammad vs. Alan Jouban
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Belal Muhammad
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.39 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.5 wins over .500
Alan Jouban
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Belal Muhammad
Distance 91.5% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 8.1%)
Alan Jouban
Distance 85.0% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Belal Muhammad
Head 86.6% (norm 78.3%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.3% (norm 8.0%)
Alan Jouban
Head 72.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Muhammad L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Jouban L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1324 / 3270 | 40.5% | 38.5% | 538 / 1120 | 48.0% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 72 / 124 | 58.1% | 67.8% | 86 / 135 | 63.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 119 / 178 | 66.9% | 67.0% | 39 / 63 | 61.9% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1166 / 3095 | 37.7% | 36.4% | 398 / 961 | 41.4% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 219 / 324 | 67.6% | 70.7% | 138 / 207 | 66.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 130 / 153 | 85.0% | 83.0% | 127 / 150 | 84.7% | 83.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Muhammad L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Jouban L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1257 / 2896 | 43.4% | 39.1% | 362 / 971 | 37.3% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 68 / 86 | 79.1% | 68.9% | 53 / 89 | 59.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 37 / 57 | 64.9% | 68.0% | 26 / 43 | 60.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 780 / 2308 | 33.8% | 35.6% | 327 / 934 | 35.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 245 / 350 | 70.0% | 69.6% | 67 / 107 | 62.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 337 / 381 | 88.5% | 82.2% | 47 / 62 | 75.8% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Muhammad has more cage time on record.