Muhammad vs Maddalena

Who won Muhammad vs Maddalena?

Jack Della Maddalena beat Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 315, on Saturday 10th May 2025 at Centre Bell in Montreal.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 in favor of the winner Jack Della Maddalena.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Welterweight championship.

Muhammad vs Maddalena stats

Belal Muhammad stepped 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.

Jack Della Maddalena made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Belal Muhammad's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Jack Della Maddalena marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Belal Muhammad's UFC record stood at 15-4-0, while Jack Della Maddalena's came in at 8-0-0.

The stats suggested Maddalena had a massive power advantage over Muhammad, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Muhammad's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maddalena had a slight advantage over Muhammad, with a 12% submission rate over Muhammad's 4%.

Belal Muhammad was the older man by 8 years, at 36 years old.

Maddalena had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Muhammad was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Maddalena, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, 89 to Maddalena's 39.

Muhammad vs Maddalena form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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.

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Muhammad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Muhammad vs Maddalena start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:25 AM UTC , which was 12:25 AM EST or 9:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Muhammad vs Maddalena?

Belal Muhammad was a 12/25 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Jack Della Maddalena made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+160) with oddsmakers.