Fighter profile

Belal Muhammad

“Remember the Name”

Welterweight · UFC record 15-6 (1 NC) · 22 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 6 Jun 2026

Volume StrikerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)78

Power59

Striking defense67

Takedown defense94

WrestlingProvisional measure77

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (22 detailed fights; as of Sat 6 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED80.5

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED69.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Reach: 183 cm (6'0")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 38

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

22 detailed UFC fights · 72 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 6 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed21.0significant, per round

Strikes absorbed18.9per round

Striking differential+2.1per round

Takedown attempts1.78per round

Takedown defense90.6%of attempts stopped

Finish rate20.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 21.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 18.9
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +2.1
Striking accuracy: 42.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 55.2%
Knockdowns per round: 0.00
Target: head / body / leg: 77.0% / 14.5% / 8.6%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 87.4% / 4.8% / 7.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.78
Takedowns landed per round: 0.64
Takedown accuracy: 35.9%
Takedown defense: 90.6%
Control time per round: 1:04
Submission attempts per round: 0.04
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 15-6-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 20.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 12
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 5
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 0 / 6
Average fight time: 15:53 (over 20 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Belal Muhammad — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 6 Jun 2026	Gabriel Bonfim	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
Sat 22 Nov 2025	Ian Machado Garry	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Sat 10 May 2025	Jack Della Maddalena	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
Sat 27 Jul 2024	Leon Edwards	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Sat 6 May 2023	Gilbert Burns	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

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Belal Muhammad — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 22 Oct 2022	Sean Brady	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:47	UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Sat 16 Apr 2022	Vicente Luque	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad
Sat 18 Dec 2021	Stephen Thompson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Sat 12 Jun 2021	Demian Maia	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Sat 13 Mar 2021	Leon Edwards	NC	CNC	R2 0:18	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Sat 13 Feb 2021	Dhiego Lima	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
Sat 20 Jun 2020	Lyman Good	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
Sat 7 Sep 2019	Takashi Sato	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 1:55	UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Sat 13 Apr 2019	Curtis Millender	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Sat 19 Jan 2019	Geoff Neal	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Fri 1 Jun 2018	Chance Rencountre	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes
Sat 18 Nov 2017	Tim Means	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
Sat 8 Jul 2017	Jordan Mein	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker
Sat 11 Feb 2017	Randy Brown	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
Sat 12 Nov 2016	Vicente Luque	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:19	UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Sat 17 Sep 2016	Augusto Montano	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:19	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
Thu 7 Jul 2016	Alan Jouban	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

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