Belal Muhammad (24-4, 6) was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on July 9, 1988. At the age of 24 years on August 18, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Justin Brock, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On July 7, 2016, 27-year old Belal Muhammad made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez against a 33-year old Alan Jouban but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
He became the UFC welterweight champion on July 27, 2024 at age 36 on his 28th professional MMA fight at UFC 304 after defeating a 32-year old Leon Edwards via 5-round unanimous decision.
Muhammad's last fight was a welterweight (UFC Championship) title defense against Jack Della Maddalena on May 10, 2025. He lost the fight via 5th-round unanimous decision. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 20 times in the UFC, and has a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Belal Muhammad's best fights have been against Leon Edwards, Sean Brady, Augusto Montaño, Takashi Sato, Randy Brown, Jordan Mein and Chance Rencountre.
Muhammad has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29  | May 10, 2025 36 years, 10 months 24-4 (6) | 28 years, 8 months 17-2 (14) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost UFC welterweight title |
28  | Jul 27, 2024 36 years 24-3 (6) | 32 years, 11 months 22-3 (10) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC welterweight title |
27  | May 6, 2023 34 years, 9 months 23-3 (6) | 36 years, 9 months 22-5 (14) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
26  | Oct 22, 2022 34 years, 3 months 22-3 (6) | 29 years, 10 months 15-0 (6) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
25  | Apr 16, 2022 33 years, 9 months 21-3 (5) | 30 years, 4 months 21-7-1 (18) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
24  | Dec 18, 2021 33 years, 5 months 20-3 (5) | 38 years, 10 months 16-5-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Jun 12, 2021 32 years, 11 months 19-3 (5) | 43 years, 7 months 28-10 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22 | Mar 13, 2021 32 years, 8 months 18-3 (5) | 29 years, 6 months 18-3 (9) | UFC | WL | 2 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke |
21  | Feb 13, 2021 32 years, 7 months 18-3 (5) | 32 years 15-7 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Jun 20, 2020 31 years, 11 months 17-3 (5) | 35 years 21-5 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Sep 7, 2019 31 years, 1 months 16-3 (5) | 29 years, 2 months 14-2 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
18  | Apr 13, 2019 30 years, 9 months 15-3 (4) | 31 years, 4 months 17-4 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Jan 19, 2019 30 years, 6 months 14-3 (4) | 28 years, 4 months 10-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Jun 1, 2018 29 years, 10 months 14-2 (4) | 31 years, 5 months 12-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Nov 19, 2017 29 years, 4 months 13-2 (4) | 33 years, 8 months 27-8-1 (22) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
14  | Jul 8, 2017 28 years, 11 months 12-2 (4) | 27 years, 8 months 29-11 (22) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Feb 11, 2017 28 years, 7 months 11-2 (4) | 26 years, 7 months 9-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Nov 12, 2016 28 years, 4 months 10-2 (4) | 24 years, 11 months 10-5-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
11  | Sep 17, 2016 28 years, 2 months 10-1 (4) | 31 years, 10 months 15-2 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10  | Jul 7, 2016 27 years, 11 months 9-1 (3) | 33 years, 7 months 13-4 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
9 | Apr 30, 2016 27 years, 9 months 9-0 (3) | Steve Carl | WL | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Titan FC welterweight title | |
8 | Sep 19, 2015 27 years, 2 months 8-0 (2) | Zane Kamaka | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Mar 20, 2015 26 years, 8 months 7-0 (2) | Keith Johnson | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6  | Sep 13, 2014 26 years, 2 months 6-0 (2) | 27 years, 1 months 10-3 (5) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5  | Mar 14, 2014 25 years, 8 months 5-0 (2) | 26 years, 1 months 6-2 (4) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
4 | Nov 9, 2013 25 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | Garrett Gross | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Apr 6, 2013 24 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Jimmy Fritz | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Dec 14, 2012 24 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | Quinton McCottrell | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
1 | Aug 18, 2012 24 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Justin Brock | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
