Spring 2025
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Welterweight
24-3-0
22-8-0

Belts on The Line

UFC Welterweight

The tape

36
Age
38
5' 11" / 180 cm
Height
5' 10" / 178 cm
70.9" / 180 cm
Reach
70.9" / 180 cm

Full record

UD 5UD 5KO 2UD 5UD 3
Form
UD 5KO 3UD 5UD 3SUB 1
24
Wins
22
5
By KO
6
21
KO%
27
1
By Sub
9
4
SUB%
41
3
Losses
8
1
Stopped
3
0
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2012
Debut
2012
28
Bouts
30
84
Rounds
69
6 hours, 41 minutes
Fight Time
5 hours, 8 minutes

Current rankings @ Welterweight

-
UFC
8
-
Bellator
-
1
Tapology
7

Belal Muhammad vs Gilbert Burns preview

When is Muhammad vs Burns II?

Belal Muhammad could potentially face the challenge of Gilbert Burns, in Spring 2025.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Muhammad vs Burns II stats

Belal Muhammad would step into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gilbert Burns would make his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

The stats suggest Burns would have a slight advantage in power over Muhammad, with a 27% knock out percentage over Muhammad's 21%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Burns would have a massive advantage over Muhammad, boasting a 41% submission rate over Muhammad's 4%.

Belal Muhammad is the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Muhammad has a height advantage of 1 inch over Burns. Despite this, both fighters have a equal reach.

Muhammad's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Burns', having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 months later than Burns, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 15 more professional rounds, 84 to Burns' 69.

Muhammad vs Burns II form

Muhammad has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight, he won against Leon Edwards at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sean Brady at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he was victorious against Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Gilbert Burns has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Sean Brady at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Belal Muhammad at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had beaten Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

He had defeated Neil Magny at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Gilbert Burns has been fighting more than Belal Muhammad.

Belal Muhammad last fought 2 months and 6 days ago, while Gilbert Burns' last outing was 26 days ago.

Muhammad's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4 rounds on average.

Burns' last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Muhammad vs Burns II?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Muhammad vs Burns II yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

Belal Muhammad vs Gilbert Burns news

Comments

Leave a Reply