Belal Muhammad vs Gilbert Burns

Per round

Tap a round to see significant strikes, takedowns, and control time for that round.

Round lean · who controlled each round

Muhammad

Burns

R1

Muhammad

56–44

R2

Muhammad

55–45

R3

Muhammad

64–36

R4

Muhammad

64–36

R5

Muhammad

67–33

Outlined dot = judges' round on the official cards

Fight totals

Belal Muhammad	Stat	Gilbert Burns
0	Knockdowns	0
132/283	Sig. strikes	81/147
By target
92/241	Head	35/96
39/41	Body	13/16
1/1	Leg	33/35
By position
132/283	Distance	81/147
0/0	Clinch	0/0
0/0	Ground	0/0
132/283	Total strikes	81/147
0/0	Takedowns	0/4
0	Submission att.	0
0	Reversals	0
0:00	Control time	0:00

Result

The method, the time, and the finishing-round numbers.

W

Decision (Unanimous)

Distance · 3 rounds

Upset+125 · 44%

Winner · Belal Muhammad

Fight totals

Round-by-round numbers collapsed into a single comparison. Bars share an axis — the longer bar led the category.

Belal Muhammad

Gilbert Burns

Significant strikes

landed / attempted

132/283

132/283

81/147

81/147

Total strikes

landed / attempted

132/283

132/283

81/147

81/147

Knockdowns

0

0

0

0

Takedowns

landed / attempted

0/0

0/0

0/4

0/4

Submission attempts

0

0

0

0

Control time

mat control, total seconds

0:00

0:00

0:00

0:00

Fight arc

Cumulative significant strikes round by round — the shape of how the fight unfolded, with knockdowns and the finish marked.

Muhammad out-landed by 51 significant strikes over 5 rounds (132–81).

Muhammad132

Burns81

Tale of the Tape

The biometric and experience deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.

Belal MuhammadvsGilbert Burns

34

Age

2y

younger

36

5'10"

178cm

Height

Even

5'10"

178cm

72"

183cm

Reach

1"

reach

71"

180cm

ExperienceTotal UFC cage time

252 min

17 bouts

Octagon time

2 min

more

254 min

21 bouts

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

Scorecards

Per-judge round-by-round scores. Swing rounds (judges split): R4, R5. Source: mmadecisions.

Close decisionAll judges agreed on the winner, but at least one card was decided by a single round. · 2 swing rounds

Derek Cleary

Rd	Muhammad	Burns
R1	10	9
R2	10	9
R3	10	9
R4	9	10
R5	10	9
Total	49	46

Belal Muhammad

Eric Colón

Rd	Muhammad	Burns
R1	10	9
R2	10	9
R3	10	9
R4	10	9
R5	9	10
Total	49	46

Belal Muhammad

Michael Bell

Rd	Muhammad	Burns
R1	10	9
R2	10	9
R3	10	9
R4	10	9
R5	10	9
Total	50	45

Belal Muhammad

Swing round — judges split on who won this round

Career context

Each fighter's record, rank, and streak entering this bout — and what the result did to their streak, ranking, and next fight.

Belal Muhammad

Gilbert Burns

Muhammad Burns

Record entering

UFC record before this bout

13-3, 1 NC

15-5

Record entering

UFC record before this bout

Belal Muhammad

13-3, 1 NC

Gilbert Burns

15-5

Rank entering

Division rank at fight-night

#4

#5

Rank entering

Division rank at fight-night

Belal Muhammad

#4

Gilbert Burns

#5

Streak entering

Win or loss streak before this bout

W4

W2

Streak entering

Win or loss streak before this bout

Belal Muhammad

W4

Gilbert Burns

W2

Streak after

What this result did to their run

W5

L1

Streak after

What this result did to their run

Belal Muhammad

W5

Gilbert Burns

L1

Rank movement after

Vs. rank entering their next bout in this division

▲ 2 → #2

▲ 1 → #4

Rank movement after

Vs. rank entering their next bout in this division

Belal Muhammad

▲ 2 → #2

Gilbert Burns

▲ 1 → #4

Next fight

Their following UFC bout

Won · DEC

Lost · KO

Next fight

Their following UFC bout

Belal Muhammad

Won · DEC

Gilbert Burns

Lost · KO

Historical odds & result

Pre-fight betting lines from the market for this bout, marked against what actually happened.

Moneyline

Belal Muhammad+125Hit
Gilbert Burns-152Miss

Belal Muhammad vs Gilbert Burns — Welterweight at UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

Fight totals