Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
RESULT
Belal Muhammad def. Stephen Thompson (Unanimous Decision)
Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Belal Muhammad defeated Stephen Thompson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus, held Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Fight stats
Stephen Thompson
Belal Muhammad
0
Knockdowns
0
19 of 32
Significant strikes
58 of 95
59%
Sig. strike accuracy
61%
51 of 67
Total strikes
171 of 271
0 of 1
Takedowns
7 of 9
0%
Takedown accuracy
78%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:52
Control time
11:57
Significant strikes by target
14 of 27
Head
56 of 92
5 of 5
Body
1 of 1
0 of 0
Leg
1 of 2
17 of 29
Distance
2 of 10
1 of 1
Clinch
1 of 1
1 of 2
Ground
55 of 84
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 16
Sig. str.
44 of 72
28 of 36
Total str.
64 of 111
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:45
Ctrl
3:07
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
7 of 11
Sig. str.
10 of 16
12 of 16
Total str.
42 of 64
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
4:11
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
2 of 5
Sig. str.
4 of 7
11 of 15
Total str.
65 of 96
0 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:07
Ctrl
4:39
Judges' Scorecards
Michael Bell
| # | Thompson | Muhammad |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 8 | 10 |
Total2530
Douglas Crosby
| # | Thompson | Muhammad |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 9 | 10 |
Total2630
Sal D'Amato
| # | Thompson | Muhammad |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 8 | 10 |
Total2630
Media Scores
0
Thompson
–
14
Muhammad
●30–27 Muhammad×7●30–26 Muhammad×6●30–25 Muhammad
All 14 media scorecards▾
- Drake Riggs · SCMP MMA30–25Muhammad
- Nick Baldwin · theScore30–26Muhammad
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com30–26Muhammad
- Jillian DeCoursey30–26Muhammad
- MMAMania.com30–26Muhammad
- MMAJunkie.com30–26Muhammad
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com30–26Muhammad
- Daniel Yanofsky · Fightful.com30–27Muhammad
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30–27Muhammad
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com30–27Muhammad
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com30–27Muhammad
- Brian Knapp · tr30–27Muhammad
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com30–27Muhammad
- Eddie Mercado · BloodyElbow.com30–27Muhammad
Fan Scorecards
4%
Thompson
96%
Muhammad
120 fan scorecards submitted
●30–26 Muhammad32.5%●30–25 Muhammad30%●30–24 Muhammad22.5%●30–27 Muhammad10%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
64%
Muhammad
R2
58%
Muhammad
R3
58%
Muhammad
Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾
Tale of the Tape
17-9-1
Record
24-6-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
43
Age
37
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—
Striking Profile
4.05
SLpM
4.36
46%
Str. Acc.
42%
3.00
SApM
3.92
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.23
TD Avg.
1.98
35%
TD Acc.
35%
63%
TD Def.
90%
—
Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Stephen Thompson · 1-4
Belal Muhammad · 2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs BonfimSat, Jun 6, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs HookerSat, Nov 22, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 315: Muhammad vs Della MaddalenaSat, May 10, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 288: Sterling vs CejudoSat, May 6, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Common Opponents
Stephen Thompson
Belal Muhammad
- vs
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 22 fights · 21 fights
58.8
Avg sig. strikes
71.8
0.23
Avg takedowns
2.19
0:53
Avg control time
3:36
171
Career high strikes
132
2
Career high TDs
9
Strike Distribution
Stephen Thompson
Strike target
Belal Muhammad
66%
Head
77%
24%
Body
14%
10%
Leg
9%
Stephen Thompson
Strike position
Belal Muhammad
90%
Distance
87%
7%
Clinch
5%
4%
Ground
8%