Title fight at UFC 315
Muhammad lost to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena on May 10, 2025, a title fight.
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Belal Muhammad
United StatesAge, record and fight historyBelal Muhammad is a UFC welterweight who beat Leon Edwards in a title fight at UFC 304 on Jul 27, 2024.
30 pro fights22 UFC fights2 title fights
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About Belal Muhammad
Born on July 9, 1988, in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Belal Muhammad fights from the orthodox stance and has fought at Welterweight in the UFC since 2016. He trains at Chicago Fight Team, where he has trained since 2010, and holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His professional career began in 2012. In his first UFC fight, he lost to Alan Jouban by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez on Jul 7, 2016.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 27, 2026Fight history22
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first. A gold mark is a title fight.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim | Gabriel Bonfim | L | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | Ian Machado Garry | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| May 10, 2025 | UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena | Jack Della Maddalena | L | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | Leon Edwards | W | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| May 6, 2023 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo | Gilbert Burns | W | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev | Sean Brady | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 4:47 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad | Vicente Luque | W | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | Stephen Thompson | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 | Demian Maia | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | Leon Edwards | NC | Could not continue | 2 | 0:18 |
| Feb 13, 2021 | UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns | Dhiego Lima | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov | Lyman Good | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
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| Sep 7, 2019 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | Takashi Sato | W | Submission | 3 | 1:55 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 | Curtis Millender | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jan 19, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw | Geoff Neal | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes | Chance Rencountre | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Nov 18, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | Tim Means | W | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jul 8, 2017 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | Jordan Mein | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Feb 11, 2017 | UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie | Randy Brown | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Nov 12, 2016 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor | Vicente Luque | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:19 |
| Sep 17, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | Augusto Montano | W | KO/TKO | 3 | 4:19 |
| Jul 7, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | Alan Jouban | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
How he is doing now
UFC record15-6, 1 NC22 fights since 2016
Pro record24-6-030 pro fights
Last fightJun 6lost to Gabriel Bonfim
Last 52-3LLLWWNewest first. Three losses in a row.
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Career
14years2012 to 2026
- 2016UFC debutLost to Alan Jouban
- Jul 2024ChampionBeat Leon Edwards
- May 2025Lost the beltJack Della Maddalena
- Jun 6, 2026Latest fightLost to Gabriel Bonfim
Title fights
- May 10, 2025: lost vs Jack Della MaddalenaUFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
- Jul 27, 2024: won vs Leon EdwardsUFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
How his UFC fights ended
15 wins
KO/TKO 2Submission 1Decision 12
6 losses
KO/TKO 1Decision 5
Divisions
- Welterweight: 15-62016 to 2026, 22 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Jul 7, 2016: lost to Alan Jouban by unanimous decisionFight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez, round 3, 5:00
Latest fight
Jun 6, 2026: lost to Gabriel Bonfim by unanimous decisionFight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim, round 5, 5:00
Most often against
The fighters he has met more than once in the UFC, with the result of each run.
Leon Edwards2 fights, 1 for a title
1-0-1Muhammad leads
Mar 13, 2021 to Jul 27, 2024
Vicente Luque2 fights
1-1Level
Nov 12, 2016 to Apr 16, 2022
He has met 18 other UFC opponents once each.
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
The professional record counts the UFC fight history in our data and ESPN's results after it: ESPN's own record has not caught up with them yet.
Updated Oct 28, 2026, 6:36 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.