Maia vs Muhammad

Who won Maia vs Muhammad?

Belal Muhammad beat Demian Maia by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 263, on Saturday 12th June 2021 at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

The scorecards were announced 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).

Maia vs Muhammad stats

Demian Maia stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 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.

Belal Muhammad marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Demian Maia's UFC record stood at 22-10-0, while Belal Muhammad's came in at 15-3-0.

The stats suggested Muhammad had an advantage in power over Maia, with a 22% knock out percentage over Maia's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maia had a massive advantage over Muhammad, boasting a 50% submission rate over Muhammad's 6%.

Demian Maia was the older man by 11 years, at 47 years old.

Maia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Muhammad. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Maia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 10 years and 10 months earlier than Muhammad, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 93 to Muhammad's 84.

Maia vs Muhammad form

Demian Maia had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gilbert Burns at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had won against Ben Askren at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by submission in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Rocco Martin at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Target Center, Minneapolis, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Lyman Good at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Kamaru Usman at UFC Fight Night 129 on 19th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious 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 won against 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 beaten 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 had defeated Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He was victorious 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 Demian Maia.

Going to this contest, Demian Maia had last fought 4 years, 9 months and 17 days ago, while Belal Muhammad's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 25 days ago.

Maia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Muhammad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 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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