Who will Belal Muhammad 🇵🇸 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 1 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Kamaru Usman (20%), no event announced yet. Next: Jack Della Maddalena (15%), Leon Edwards (8%).
Latest status: Former champion on a three-fight skid (Della Maddalena, Garry, Bonfim). Has said 'I'll be back' and that he wants Prates. No fight announced.
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 20%chance next opponentLong-running grudge. MMA Junkie calls it Usman's 'only obvious fight', and Muhammad has called Usman out repeatedly.
- 15%chance next opponentTwo ex-champions on losing runs. Rematch of May 2025 (JDM won), so freshness is low.Likely event: UFC Sydney · Afterpay Arena · 7 Feb 2027
- 8%chance next opponentTrilogy of ex-champions in decline. Muhammad won their 2024 title fight.
Field / other: 57%, including Carlos Prates 2%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced. Early 2027 most likely. · Event page: UFC Fight Night Sydney
- Last fight
- Loss vs Gabriel Bonfim · Decision (unanimous) R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night (Vegas 118) · 6 Jun 2026
- Career stage
- Three straight losses: a big step back, with retirement talk if he loses again.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
What changed?
- Estimate for Jack Della Maddalena changed 12% → 15%. UFC.com showed Uroš Medić vs Kevin Holland was already official for UFC 334, so welterweight picks that included Medić were recalculated. · logged snapshot
- Deadspin: Muhammad says he wants Prates next · source
- MMA Junkie: What's next for Usman? 'Only one obvious fight': Belal Muhammad · source
- MMA Junkie: What's next for Della Maddalena after UFC Perth (Brady–Buckley winner, Edwards, Bonfim) · source
Only dated items with a source are listed: news reports used for the estimate, plus changes to our logged estimates.
Fight history Pro record 24-6-0 (1 NC)
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Gabriel Bonfim 🇧🇷 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim | |
| L | Ian Machado Garry 🇮🇪 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | |
| L | Jack Della Maddalena 🇦🇺 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 315 | |
| W | Leon Edwards 🏴 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 304 | |
| W | Gilbert Burns | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 288 | |
| W | Sean Brady 🇺🇸 | TKO (punches) · R2, 4:47 | 2 | 4:47 | UFC 280 | |
| W | Vicente Luque | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 | |
| W | Stephen Thompson | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | |
| W | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 263 | |
| NC | Leon Edwards 🏴 | NC (accidental eye poke) · R2, 0:18 | 2 | 0:18 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | |
| W | Dhiego Lima | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 258 | |
| W | Lyman Good | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov | |
| W | Takashi Sato | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R3, 1:55 | 3 | 1:55 | UFC 242 | |
| W | Curtis Millender | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 236 | |
| L | Geoff Neal | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw |
Show all 31 fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Chance Rencountre | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes | |
| W | Tim Means | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | |
| W | Jordan Mein | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 213 | |
| W | Randy Brown | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 208 | |
| L | Vicente Luque | KO (punches) · R1, 1:19 | 1 | 1:19 | UFC 205 | |
| W | Augusto Montaño | TKO (punches) · R3, 4:19 | 3 | 4:19 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | |
| L | Alan Jouban | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | |
| W | Steve Carl | TKO (punches) · R4, 4:07 | 4 | 4:07 | Titan FC 38 | |
| W | Zane Kamaka | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Titan FC 35 | |
| W | Keith Johnson | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Titan FC 33 | |
| W | Chris Curtis | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Hoosier Fight Club 21 | |
| W | A.J. Matthews | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 112 | |
| W | Garrett Gross | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Hoosier Fight Club 18 | |
| W | Jimmy Fritz | TKO (punches) · R2, 2:19 | 2 | 2:19 | Hoosier Fight Club 15 | |
| W | Quinton McCottrell | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 84 | |
| W | Justin Brock | TKO (punches) · R1, 2:17 | 1 | 2:17 | Hoosier Fight Club 12 |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Belal Muhammad: frequently asked questions
When is Belal Muhammad's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026. Our outlook: Nothing announced. Early 2027 most likely.
Who did Belal Muhammad fight last?
Belal Muhammad lost to Gabriel Bonfim at UFC Fight Night (Vegas 118) on 6 Jun 2026 (Decision (unanimous) R5 5:00).
Who is Belal Muhammad likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Kamaru Usman (20%), Jack Della Maddalena (15%), Leon Edwards (8%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Is Belal Muhammad fighting at UFC Sydney?
Nothing is booked as of 1 Oct 2026. UFC Fight Night Sydney is set for Sun 7 Feb 2027 at the Afterpay Arena, and no bouts had been announced when we checked on 2 Oct 2026. Our model's picks that list Sydney as a possible event: Jack Della Maddalena (15%).
What is Belal Muhammad's record?
24-6-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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Other welterweight fighters
- Sean Brady #6 · next: Gabriel Bonfim 92%
- Leon Edwards #8 · next: Jack Della Maddalena 25%
- Gabriel Bonfim #5 · next: Sean Brady 92%
- Kamaru Usman #9 · next: Belal Muhammad 20%
- Jack Della Maddalena #4 · next: Leon Edwards 25%
More: Welterweight rankings and next fights · Palestine UFC fighters · UFC Fight Night Sydney fight card
Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank, last fight) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media Panel + Meta boards) · 1 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, record cross-check) · 1 Oct 2026
- MMA Junkie: What's next for Usman? 'Only one obvious fight': Belal Muhammad · 19 Jul 2026
- Deadspin: Muhammad says he wants Prates next · 17 Sep 2026
- MMA Junkie: What's next for Della Maddalena after UFC Perth (Brady–Buckley winner, Edwards, Bonfim) · 3 May 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.