Belal Muhammad: record, fights and statistics
Belal Muhammad (“Remember the Name”) is a welterweight fighter from Palestine with a published career record of 24-6-0 (1 no contest). StatsNext stores 22 UFC bouts for Belal Muhammad (15-6, 1 no contest). In the 3 fights stored since May 10, 2025, Belal Muhammad is 0-3.
Profile
| Height | 5'11" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 72" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Born | 1988 |
| Current UFC ranking | Welterweight #7 (as of Oct 16, 2026) |
What are Belal Muhammad's fighting stats?
Across 22 stored UFC bouts with statistics (338 minutes) through June 6, 2026, Belal Muhammad lands 4.49 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 4.03, with 42.4% striking accuracy and 55.2% striking defense. Grappling: 2.04 takedowns per 15 minutes at 35.9% accuracy, 90.6% takedown defense, 0.13 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 15-6 in 22 stored UFC bouts, 3 of 15 wins inside the distance.
Belal Muhammad: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 4.49 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 4.03 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 42.4% |
| Significant striking defense | 55.2% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.00 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 2.04 |
| Takedown accuracy | 35.9% |
| Takedown defense | 90.6% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.13 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 3.32 |
| Share of fight time in control | 22.1% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 22 (337.6) |
Significant strikes landed: 77% head, 14.5% body, 8.6% legs; 87.4% at distance, 4.8% in the clinch, 7.9% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 2 | 1 |
| Submission | 1 | 0 |
| Decision | 12 | 5 |
15-6 (1 no contest) in the 22 stored UFC bouts since July 7, 2016, averaging 15.8 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Wins and losses by method since May 10, 2025
- 3 losses: 3 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since May 10, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 274 of 732 (37.4%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 378 of 743 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 0 |
| Takedowns landed | 3 of 18 |
| Opponent takedowns | 0 of 6 (100.0% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 7:04 |
Totals over 3 of 3 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2026 | Gabriel Bonfim (6-1) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Welterweight | 86 of 275 (128) | 0 of 2 | 0:08 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Ian Machado Garry (9-1) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 56 of 139 (72) | 0 of 7 | 3:35 |
| May 10, 2025 | Jack Della Maddalena (6-0) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Welterweight (title) | 132 of 318 (178) | 3 of 9 | 3:21 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Leon Edwards (14-2) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Welterweight (title) | 68 of 121 (47) | 9 of 13 | 12:02 |
| May 6, 2023 | Gilbert Burns (15-5) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Welterweight | 132 of 283 (81) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Sean Brady (5-0) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 4:47 | 9.8 | Welterweight | 80 of 209 (58) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Vicente Luque (14-2) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 60 of 155 (84) | 5 of 10 | 7:29 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Stephen Thompson (10-5-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 58 of 95 (19) | 7 of 9 | 11:57 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Demian Maia (20-10) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 45 of 127 (21) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Leon Edwards (10-2) | No contest | No contest | R2 0:18 | 5.3 | Welterweight | 8 of 26 (19) | 0 of 0 | 0:33 |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Dhiego Lima (4-3) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 129 of 264 (69) | 1 of 10 | 2:42 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Lyman Good (3-2) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 82 of 172 (81) | 2 of 8 | 1:38 |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Takashi Sato (1-0) | Win | Submission | R3 1:55 | 11.9 | Welterweight | 49 of 106 (29) | 2 of 9 | 2:29 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | Curtis Millender (3-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 47 of 107 (48) | 2 of 6 | 8:20 |
| Jan 19, 2019 | Geoff Neal (2-0) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 63 of 204 (71) | 0 of 7 | 0:26 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
How to read these numbers
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