Saturday, May 6, 2023Prudential Center, Newark, United States
Belal Muhammad defeated Gilbert Burns by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo, held Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 50-45, 49-46, 49-46, Belal Muhammad won the decision.
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Belal Muhammad vs Gilbert Burns
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Belal MuhammadGilbert Burns
0
Knockdowns0
132 / 283
Significant strikes81 / 147
47%
Sig. strike accuracy55%
132 / 283
Total strikes81 / 147
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 4
0:00
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Belal MuhammadGilbert Burns
9270%3543%
Head
3930%1316%
Body
11%3341%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
90%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Belal Muhammad132 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
9292/241
3939/41
11/1
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Gilbert Burns81 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3535/96
1313/16
3333/35
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Belal MuhammadGilbert Burns
R1
19
15
10-910-910-9
R2
18
15
10-910-910-9
R3
25
14
10-910-910-9
R4
28
16
10-910-910-9
R5
42
21
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Belal Muhammad
0
Knockdowns0
19 / 39
Significant strikes15 / 31
49%
Sig. strike accuracy48%
19 / 39
Total strikes15 / 31
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Belal Muhammad
0
Knockdowns0
18 / 51
Significant strikes15 / 28
35%
Sig. strike accuracy54%
18 / 51
Total strikes15 / 28
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Belal Muhammad
0
Knockdowns0
25 / 59
Significant strikes14 / 22
42%
Sig. strike accuracy64%
25 / 59
Total strikes14 / 22
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 4Judges: Belal Muhammad
0
Knockdowns0
28 / 54
Significant strikes16 / 23
52%
Sig. strike accuracy70%
28 / 54
Total strikes16 / 23
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 2
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 5Judges: Belal Muhammad
0
Knockdowns0
42 / 80
Significant strikes21 / 43
53%
Sig. strike accuracy49%
42 / 80
Total strikes21 / 43
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:00
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
19
Belal Muhammad
0
Gilbert Burns
●50-45 Muhammad×12●49-46 Muhammad×7
All 19 media scorecards
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Muhammad
- Dominik Durniat · ddreporter Tv50-45Muhammad
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com50-45Muhammad
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com50-45Muhammad
- Jake Noecker · The Scrap News50-45Muhammad
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com50-45Muhammad
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Muhammad
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com50-45Muhammad
- Chris De Santiago · MiddleEasy.com50-45Muhammad
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News50-45Muhammad
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com50-45Muhammad
- Phil Murphy · ESPN50-45Muhammad
- Shakiel Mahjouri · CBS Sports49-46Muhammad
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno49-46Muhammad
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com49-46Muhammad
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com49-46Muhammad
- MMAJunkie.com49-46Muhammad
- MMAMania.com49-46Muhammad
- Nick Baldwin · theScore49-46Muhammad
Fan Scorecards
248 fan scorecards submitted
89%
Belal Muhammad
3%
Draw
8%
Gilbert Burns
●50-45 Muhammad52%●49-46 Muhammad20.6%●48-47 Muhammad11.3%●48-47 Burns4.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
89%
Muhammad
R2
72%
Muhammad
R3
89%
Muhammad
R4
73%
Muhammad
R5
80%
Muhammad
Betting Odds
Belal Muhammad
Open: +126Best: +132
Gilbert Burns
Open: -153Best: +1500
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Belal Muhammad | Gilbert Burns |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | +125 | -155 |
| BetOnline | +132 | -152 |
| BetUS | +130 | -160 |
| Betway | -222 | +155 |
| Bovada | +125 | -145 |
| Cloudbet | -3125 | +1334 |
| DraftKings | -6000 | +1500 |
| FanDuel | -3500 | +1480 |
| MyBookie | +108 | -136 |
| Pinnacle | +126 | -145 |
| sportsbetio | +114 | -169 |
| sports-interaction | +110 | -150 |
| unibet | +123 | -152 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Gilbert Burns's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Belal Muhammad stops 91% of takedowns, better than 95% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Belal Muhammad
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJFreestyle Wrestling
- —Brown belt · BJJ
- 2024UFC Welterweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2016Titan FC Welterweight ChampionshipTitan Fighting Championship
- 2026Champion · Real American Freestyle
Gilbert Burns
BJJNo-Gi GrapplingKarate
- 2007Black belt · BJJRafael 'Fofitio' Barros
- 2015Bronze · ADCC-77kg
- 2013Champion · IBJJF Nogi Worldsblack belt
- 2011Champion · IBJJF Worldsblack belt, lightweight (leve)
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
77%59%
Head
14%22%
Body
9%19%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Belal Muhammadlast 6 fights
72%17%11%
Gilbert Burnslast 7 fights
71%19%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Belal Muhammad· from fights outside the UFC Gilbert Burns· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.363.16
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Belal Muhammad · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersGilbert Burns · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.923.68
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Belal Muhammad · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersGilbert Burns · Average · better than 41% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.982.04
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Belal Muhammad · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersGilbert Burns · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
36%36%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Belal Muhammad · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersGilbert Burns · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
91%54%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Belal Muhammad · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersGilbert Burns · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Belal Muhammad · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersGilbert Burns · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.36
Strikes landed / min3.16
3.92
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.68
1.98 / 5.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min2.04 / 5.7
36%
Takedown accuracy36%
91%
Takedown defence54%
3:36
Control time / fight2:49
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.40
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Belal Muhammad22 UFC fights · 1515 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
65%987/2808
14%207/309
9%130/153
Clinch
4%61/110
1%11/14
0%0/0
Ground
8%118/177
0%1/1
0%0/0
Gilbert Burns25 UFC fights · 974 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%392/1255
16%160/216
19%185/237
Clinch
5%47/85
5%52/59
0%0/0
Ground
14%132/166
0%4/4
0%2/3
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Belal Muhammad7 of 30 ended early · 23%23 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Gilbert Burns20 of 32 ended early · 63%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Belal Muhammad2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs Bonfim · Jun 6, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs Hooker · Nov 22, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
Full record · 31 fightsShow less
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Luque vs Muhammad 2 · Apr 16, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus · Dec 18, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- NC
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov · Jun 20, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs Dillashaw · Jan 19, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Rivera vs Moraes · Jun 1, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Alvarez · Jul 7, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WZane KamakaTitan FC 35 · Sep 19, 2015Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WKeith JohnsonTitan FC 33 · Mar 20, 2015Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- W
- W
- W
- WJimmy FritzHFC 15: Santiago vs. House · Apr 6, 2013TKO · R2 · 2:19 · Welterweight
- WQuinton McCottrellBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 84 · Dec 14, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
- WJustin BrockHFC 12: Killion vs. Rosenbaum · Aug 18, 2012TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Welterweight
Gilbert Burns0-5
- L
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Burns vs Brady · Sep 7, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo · May 6, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 32 fightsShow less
- WUFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Burns · May 30, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Carmouche · Aug 10, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega · Dec 8, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs Lansberg · Sep 24, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson · Nov 7, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WUFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown · Jul 26, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WPaulo TeixeiraFace to Face FC · May 2, 2014TKO
- WPaulo BananadaCEF 8 · Dec 5, 2013TKO · R1 · 4:57 · Catchweight
- WRodolfo CoronelMMA Champions League 1 · Mar 25, 2013SUB · Lightweight
- WPaulo RobertoChampion Fights 1 · Aug 4, 2012TKO · R1 · 1:30
- WVinicius BohrerWOCS 20 · Jul 27, 2012SUB · R1 · 1:59
- WTBAIchigeki Brasil · Jun 15, 2012SUB
- WJose SalgadoCrown FC · Jan 28, 2012SUB
Frequently asked questions
Who won Belal Muhammad vs Gilbert Burns?
Belal Muhammad defeated Gilbert Burns by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo, held Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 50-45, 49-46, 49-46, Belal Muhammad won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Belal Muhammad vs Gilbert Burns?
The judges scored it 50-45, 49-46, 49-46, Belal Muhammad won the decision.
Was Belal Muhammad vs Gilbert Burns a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 89% of 248 fan cards scored it for Belal Muhammad; 100% of 19 media scores picked Belal Muhammad.