Belal Muhammad
"Remember the Name"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
How much we trust this read
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Fight Plan: Belal Muhammad
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Limited finishing power in high-level striking exchanges
- Can struggle against elite counter-strikers with high defensive wrestling accuracy
- Drill takedown defense and wall scrambles
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the bottom
Sub-Score Breakdown
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What Changed?
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Tactical Patterns
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Tactical Memory
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Fighter fingerprint
MMA attribute profile — only skills that matter in this sport are scored, and any axis we cannot evidence is left blank rather than scored as zero.
Cardio and Fight IQ are the highest scored axes; expect the game plan to lean on this.
- Striking78
- Wrestling92
- Grappling85
- Cardio95
- Fight IQ94
- Distance Control80
Strategic breakdown
Style fingerprint derived from the attribute ratings and finish rates on file. Each row is labelled with how Fight Blueprint reached it — none of these are measured from footage.
Fight Timeline
How Belal Muhammad has evolved year-by-year — milestones, camp changes, style shifts, and notable results.
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Observations & evidence
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Video Evidence Ledger
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Prep for camp: Belal Muhammad
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes constant forward pressure and rhythmic lateral movement to stifle opponent offense
- Chain-wrestles effectively by mixing single legs with cage-clinch work to exhaust opponents
- Uses a high-volume jab and feints to set up entries into grappling exchanges
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting off their right-side exits
- Match their pace early, then turn the screws late
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Southpaw pressure partner
- Chain-wrestling partner
- High-output striker with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
Timestamped breakdowns
Curated moments from Muhammad's tape — each clip annotated with the technique on display.
How this fighter is changing
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0% in the last 3 fights vs 100% before.
Share of fights ended inside the distance across 5 results on file.
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Similar Fighters
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Status / Injuries
No current reported injuries.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2026-06-06vs Gabriel BonfimU-DEC · R5 · UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
- L2025-11-22vs Ian Machado GarryU-DEC · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
- L2025-05-10vs Jack Della MaddalenaU-DEC · R5 · UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena
- W2024-07-27vs Leon EdwardsU-DEC · R5 · UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
- W2023-05-06vs Gilbert BurnsU-DEC · R5 · UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Availability
Last competed in June 2026
Scouting Summary
Belal Muhammad is an American professional mixed martial artist of Palestinian descent and a former UFC Welterweight Champion. Known for his technical striking and pressure-heavy grappling, he was the first Arab fighter to capture a UFC title.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes constant forward pressure and rhythmic lateral movement to stifle opponent offense
- Chain-wrestles effectively by mixing single legs with cage-clinch work to exhaust opponents
- Uses a high-volume jab and feints to set up entries into grappling exchanges
- Demonstrates elite cardio, maintaining a high pace through five rounds to win late-stage minutes
Signature Moves
- Blast Double Leg
- Cage-side Takedowns
- High-volume Jab
- Active Ground and Pound
Weaknesses
- Limited finishing power in high-level striking exchanges
- Can struggle against elite counter-strikers with high defensive wrestling accuracy
Biography & Camp
Belal Muhammad is an American professional mixed martial artist of Palestinian descent and a former UFC Welterweight Champion. Known for his technical striking and pressure-heavy grappling, he was the first Arab fighter to capture a UFC title.