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UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Belal Muhammad
Belal Muhammad
23-3 · USA
VS
Leon Edwards
Leon Edwards
22-3 · GBR
July 27, 2024 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
169.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Belal Muhammad def. Leon Edwards by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Muhammad17/342/201:45
Edwards15/210/000:50
R2
Muhammad13/224/503:25
Edwards11/161/100:49
R3
Muhammad4/91/100:15
Edwards2/41/104:18
R4
Muhammad21/301/203:17
Edwards6/100/000:30
R5
Muhammad13/261/303:20
Edwards13/200/000:44
Total
Muhammad68/1219/13012:02
Edwards47/712/207:11

Scorecards

Muhammad vs Edwards

RdBen CartlidgeClemens WernerDerek ClearyCommunity
R110-910-99-109.8-9.2
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-109-109-109-10
R410-910-910-910-9
R59-1010-910-99.4-9.6
Total48-4749-4648-4748.2-46.8

Media (25 cards) · avg 48.346.6 · 25 Muhammad · 0 Edwards

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Muhammad-Edwards.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
MuhammadWin probabilityEdwards
38.8%61.2%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
8%
Decision
72%
Expected fight time: 21.5 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Muhammad, blue toward Edwards. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Muhammad39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%17%8%
Submission2%6%5%
Decision30%77%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (3098)act 68
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.3)act 9
Edwards61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%23%23%
Submission6%9%6%
Decision41%68%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes87 (37118)act 47
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 2
Combined totals~159 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R15%
R26%
R39%
R45%
R53%
Distance72%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Muhammad
43.5%+129
Edwards
-12955.9%
Most takedownstie 41.6%
Muhammad
39.4%-208
Edwards
+20819.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Muhammad
Expected: 72.1
72
Over 72
39.5%
+151
Exactly 72
0.7%
push
Under 72
59.8%
-151
091181
Edwards
Expected: 86.6
86.5
Over 86.5
39.8%
+151
Under 86.5
60.2%
-151
0109217
Takedowns — over/under
Muhammad
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
30.9%
+172
Exactly 1
16.0%
push
Under 1
53.1%
-172
035
Edwards
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
27.5%
+264
Under 0.5
72.5%
-264
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 21.5 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Muhammad38.8%31.0%+7.8+206
Edwards61.2%69.0%−7.8-265
By method
Muhammad by KO/TKO8.0%8.3%−0.3+904
Muhammad by submission3.1%4.6%−1.5+1688
Muhammad by decision27.8%18.6%+9.2+346
Edwards by KO/TKO12.5%23.2%−10.7+258
Edwards by submission4.8%5.6%−0.8+1391
Edwards by decision43.8%39.7%+4.1+109
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds95.0%84.4%+10.6-934
Over 2.5 rds89.1%76.7%+12.4-469
Over 3.5 rds80.3%70.3%+10.0-303
Over 4.5 rds75.2%63.6%+11.6-211
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision71.7%59.7%+12.0-182

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
67.6Striking69.1
Edwards +1.5
53.0Grappling46.8
Muhammad +6.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MuhammadEdwards
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1702
Pound-for-pound
1716
1699
Divisional
1704
1507
Striking offense
1498
1498
Striking defense
1544
1493
Grappling offense
1506
1583
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
36 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'2"
72"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.55
Strikes landed / min
2.75
43%
Strike accuracy
53%
3.64
Strikes absorbed / min
2.34
58%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.98
Takedowns / 15 min
1.25
35%
Takedown accuracy
35%
93%
Takedown defense
70%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
82%
+5
Win/loss streak
+4
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
21%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
448
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Belal Muhammad
  • WGilbert BurnsU-DEC R5
    Close +1271y 3mo before
  • WSean BradyKO/TKO R2
    Close +1191y 9mo before
  • WVicente LuqueU-DEC R5
    Close +1542y 3mo before
  • WStephen ThompsonU-DEC R3
    Close +1812y 7mo before
  • WDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close -2143y 1mo before
Leon Edwards
  • WColby CovingtonU-DEC R5
    Close -1607mo before
  • WKamaru UsmanM-DEC R5
    Close +2131y 4mo before
  • WKamaru UsmanKO/TKO R5
    Close +2771y 11mo before
  • WNate DiazU-DEC R5
    Close -4973y 1mo before
  • WRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R5
    Close -1105y before
Muhammad — win / loss by method
Record: 23-3-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
4% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
17 wins, 2 losses
W
74% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
14win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (7%)Submission(0%) 0
11 (79%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
6 (67%)Decision() 0
Edwards — win / loss by method
Record: 22-3-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
14win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (7%)Submission(0%) 0
10 (71%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Muhammad
Edwards
18
UFC fights
17
257.6 min · 14.3 avg
Octagon time
287.5 min · 16.9 avg
13y 11m
Career length
15y 2m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Muhammad
Edwards
296W–81L · 78.5%
Overall
267W–77L · 77.6%
263W–70L · 79.0%
Wins
251W–75L · 77.0%
33W–11L · 75.0%
Losses
16W–2L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Muhammad
Edwards
70W–28L · 71.4%
Overall
45W–12L · 78.9%
70W–28L · 71.4%
Wins
43W–12L · 78.2%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Muhammad
Edwards
5.46
Landed / min
4.17
41.0%
Accuracy
48.5%
59.3%
Defense
60.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.26
71.6%
Time at distance
50.5%
Grappling & control
Muhammad
Edwards
1.98
Takedowns / 15 min
1.25
35.1%
Takedown accuracy
34.8%
93.3%
Takedown defense
70.2%
0.17
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.42
84.6%
Control share
47.6%
Strike target map
Muhammad
  • Head76%(891)div 63%
  • Body14%(169)div 21%
  • Legs10%(113)div 16%
Edwards
  • Head56%(444)div 63%
  • Body23%(183)div 21%
  • Legs21%(164)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Belal Muhammad
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Leon Edwards
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.