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Belal Muhammad Record, stats and next fight

24-6-0 (W-L-D) · 1 NC

5Wins by knockout
1Wins by submission
1First round finishes
Portrait de Belal Muhammad, combattant de MMA
Photo : Inaquout, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Stats and record

31Pro fights
25%Finish rate
22UFC fights
2Title fights
4Performance bonuses
3Losing streak

Wins by method

KO / TKO5 (21 %)
Submission1 (4 %)
Decision18 (75 %)

Losses by method

KO / TKO1 (17 %)
Submission0 (0 %)
Decision5 (83 %)

Profile

Age
38 years
Born
July 9, 1988
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height
5'10" (178 cm)
Weight
170 lbs (77 kg)
Reach
72" (183 cm)
Division
Welterweight
Fighting out of
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Team
Roufusport et Chicago Fight Team
UFC debut
July 7, 2016

Fight history

  1. Loss

    vs Gabriel Bonfim

    UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim · Jun 6, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    5
    Time
    5:00
  2. Loss

    vs Ian Machado Garry

    UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025 · Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  3. Loss

    vs Jack Della Maddalena Bonus

    UFC 315 · May 10, 2025 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    5
    Time
    5:00
  4. Win

    vs Leon Edwards Title

    UFC 304 · Jul 27, 2024 · Manchester, England

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    5
    Time
    5:00
  5. Win

    vs Gilbert Burns

    UFC 288 · May 6, 2023 · Newark, New Jersey, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    5
    Time
    5:00
  6. Win

    vs Sean Brady Bonus

    UFC 280 · Oct 22, 2022 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    2
    Time
    4:47
  7. Win

    vs Vicente Luque

    UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 · Apr 16, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    5
    Time
    5:00
  8. Win

    vs Stephen Thompson

    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus · Dec 18, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
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  1. Win

    vs Demian Maia

    UFC 263 · Jun 12, 2021 · Glendale, Arizona, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  2. No contest

    vs Leon Edwards

    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · Mar 13, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    NC (accidental eye poke)
    Round
    2
    Time
    0:18
  3. Win

    vs Dhiego Lima

    UFC 258 · Feb 13, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  4. Win

    vs Lyman Good

    UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov · Jun 20, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  5. Win

    vs Takashi Sato Bonus

    UFC 242 · Sep 7, 2019 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Method
    Submission (rear-naked choke)
    Round
    3
    Time
    1:55
  6. Win

    vs Curtis Millender

    UFC 236 · Apr 13, 2019 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  7. Loss

    vs Geoff Neal

    UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · Jan 19, 2019 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  8. Win

    vs Chance Rencountre

    UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes · Jun 1, 2018 · Utica, New York, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  9. Win

    vs Tim Means

    UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · Nov 19, 2017 · Sydney, Australia

    Method
    Decision (split)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  10. Win

    vs Jordan Mein

    UFC 213 · Jul 8, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  11. Win

    vs Randy Brown

    UFC 208 · Feb 11, 2017 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  12. Loss

    vs Vicente Luque

    UFC 205 · Nov 12, 2016 · New York City, New York, United States

    Method
    KO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    1:19
  13. Win

    vs Augusto Montaño

    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson · Sep 17, 2016 · Hidalgo, Texas, United States

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    3
    Time
    4:19
  14. Loss

    vs Alan Jouban Bonus

    UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · Jul 7, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  15. Win

    vs Steve Carl Title

    Titan FC 38 · Apr 30, 2016 · Miami, Florida, United States

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    4
    Time
    4:07
  16. Win

    vs Zane Kamaka

    Titan FC 35 · Sep 19, 2015 · Ridgefield, Washington, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  17. Win

    vs Keith Johnson

    Titan FC 33 · Mar 20, 2015 · Mobile, Alabama, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  18. Win

    vs Chris Curtis

    Hoosier Fight Club 21 · Sep 13, 2014 · Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  19. Win

    vs A.J. Matthews

    Bellator 112 · Mar 14, 2014 · Hammond, Indiana, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  20. Win

    vs Garrett Gross

    Hoosier Fight Club 18 · Nov 9, 2013 · Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  21. Win

    vs Jimmy Fritz

    Hoosier Fight Club 15 · Apr 6, 2013 · Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    2
    Time
    2:19
  22. Win

    vs Quinton McCottrell

    Bellator 84 · Dec 14, 2012 · Hammond, Indiana, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  23. Win

    vs Justin Brock

    Hoosier Fight Club 12 · Aug 18, 2012 · Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:17

Analysis

Belal Muhammad, an American of Palestinian descent, was the UFC welterweight champion from July 2024 to May 2025 after a run of ten fights without a loss, the organization’s first champion of that descent. His professional record stands at 24 wins, 6 losses and one no contest.

Background

Born on July 9, 1988, in Chicago to Palestinian parents, Belal Muhammad grew up in Illinois with four siblings. He wrestled at Bogan High School in Chicago, where his coach was Louis Taylor, a future PFL champion who would later support him during his amateur career. He went on to study law and graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

A professional since 2012, he put together nine straight wins, including a TKO of Steve Carl that earned him the Titan Fighting Championships welterweight belt. The UFC signed him in 2016. He trains at Roufusport in Milwaukee and at Chicago Fight Team, and holds a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

UFC Career

His debut on July 7, 2016, on short notice against Alan Jouban, ended in a loss that earned a Fight of the Night bonus. After an uneven stretch, he began a remarkable run in 2019: wins over Takashi Sato by rear-naked choke, Demian Maia, Stephen Thompson, Vicente Luque in a rematch, then Sean Brady by TKO at UFC 280 in October 2022. His first meeting with Leon Edwards in March 2021 had been ruled a no contest after an eye poke.

On July 27, 2024, in Manchester, at UFC 304, he beat Leon Edwards by unanimous decision to win the welterweight title. A bone infection in his foot kept him out of his first scheduled defense in December 2024 against Shavkat Rakhmonov. He eventually lost his belt on May 10, 2025, in Montreal to Jack Della Maddalena by decision, in a bout that earned Fight of the Night. Two decision losses followed, against Ian Machado Garry on November 22, 2025, and then against Gabriel Bonfim on June 6, 2026.

Fighting Style

Muhammad is a volume and pressure fighter. He moves forward, chains striking feints and level changes, and sets a pace that few welterweights can sustain over five rounds. His wrestling serves to score as much as to neutralize: his takedown defense rate, above 90%, is the second best in the history of the division. This profile explains his highly unusual breakdown of wins: 18 decisions for only 6 finishes. He ranks second in the division in significant strikes landed and in total fight time.

Record and Titles

  • Professional record: 24 wins, 6 losses, 1 no contest
  • Wins by method: 5 by KO or TKO, 1 by submission, 18 by decision
  • UFC welterweight champion (one reign, July 2024 to May 2025)
  • First UFC champion of Palestinian descent
  • Titan Fighting Championships welterweight champion
  • Two Performance of the Night and two Fight of the Night bonuses in the UFC
  • UFC welterweight record for unanimous decision wins (11, tied)

Fighter Profile

  • Name: Belal Muhammad
  • Nickname: Remember the Name
  • Born: July 9, 1988, in Chicago, Illinois (USA)
  • Nationality: American, of Palestinian descent
  • Height: 5’10” (178 cm)
  • Reach: 6’0″ (183 cm)
  • Division: welterweight
  • Teams: Roufusport and Chicago Fight Team
  • Martial arts base: wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu (brown belt)

Sources

Data updated on September 28, 2026. Record and measurements cross-checked against official results and Wikipedia. Text written by the MMA Official editorial team.

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