Muhammad vs Brady

Who won Muhammad vs Brady?

Belal Muhammad beat Sean Brady by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 280, on Saturday 22nd October 2022 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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).

Muhammad vs Brady stats

Belal Muhammad stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sean Brady made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Belal Muhammad's 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Sean Brady marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Belal Muhammad's UFC record stood at 15-4-0, while Sean Brady's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Brady had a slight advantage in power over Muhammad, with a 20% knock out percentage over Muhammad's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brady had a large advantage over Muhammad, boasting a 27% submission rate over Muhammad's 5%.

Belal Muhammad was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Muhammad had a height advantage of 1 inch over Brady. Despite this, Brady had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Muhammad was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Brady, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, 89 to Brady's 52.

Muhammad vs Brady form

Muhammad had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315 on 10th May 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Centre Bell, Montreal, Canada.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Muhammad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Brady's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Muhammad vs Brady?

Belal Muhammad was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Sean Brady made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.