Thompson vs Muhammad

Who won Thompson vs Muhammad?

Belal Muhammad beat Stephen Thompson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th December 2021.

The scorecards were announced as 30-26, 30-26, 30-25 in favor of the winner Belal Muhammad.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Thompson vs Muhammad stats

Stephen Thompson stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Belal Muhammad made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Stephen Thompson's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Belal Muhammad marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Stephen Thompson's UFC record stood at 12-8-1, while Belal Muhammad's came in at 15-4-0.

The stats suggested Thompson had a large advantage in power over Muhammad, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Muhammad's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Thompson and Muhammad would have been pretty equal, both with a 6% submission rate.

Stephen Thompson was the older man by 6 years, at 42 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Muhammad. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Thompson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Muhammad, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 74 to Muhammad's 89.

Thompson vs Muhammad form

Stephen Thompson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gilbert Burns at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Geoff Neal at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vicente Luque at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had been beaten by Anthony Pettis at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

He had been defeated by Darren Till at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Belal Muhammad had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Previous to that, he was victorious against Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Going into that contest, he had won against Demian Maia at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Before that, his fight against Leon Edwards at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 ended in a no contest.

He had beaten Lyman Good at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Belal Muhammad had been fighting more than Stephen Thompson.

Going to this contest, Stephen Thompson had last fought 3 years, 10 months and 29 days ago, while Belal Muhammad's last outing had been 3 years, 1 month and 23 days ago.

Thompson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Muhammad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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