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 19th 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 15-3-0, 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 32 more professional rounds, 84 to Brady's 52.

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Muhammad's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 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.