Edwards vs Muhammad

Who won Edwards vs Muhammad?

The fight between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad finished in a no contest at UFC Vegas 21 on Saturday 13th March 2021.

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).

Edwards vs Muhammad stats

Leon Edwards stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 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 Leon Edwards' 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Belal Muhammad marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Leon Edwards' UFC record stood at 14-4-0, while Belal Muhammad's came in at 15-4-0.

The stats suggested Edwards had an advantage in power over Muhammad, with a 33% knock out percentage over Muhammad's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had an advantage over Muhammad, with a 17% submission rate over Muhammad's 6%.

Leon Edwards was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 3 inches over Muhammad. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Edwards' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Muhammad's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Muhammad, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 86 to Muhammad's 89.

Edwards vs Muhammad form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Nate Diaz at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

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

He was victorious against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sean Brady at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that 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.

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

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Belal Muhammad had been fighting more than Leon Edwards.

Going to this contest, Leon Edwards had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 8 days ago, while Belal Muhammad's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 20 days ago.

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Muhammad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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