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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Belal Muhammad won · U-DEC R3
Elo1372
Curtis Millender
Elo1479
Belal Muhammad

Curtis MillendervsBelal MuhammadUFC Prediction Result

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · Saturday, April 13, 2019Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Official fight result

Belal Muhammad won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupCurtis Millender: Elusive strikervsBelal Muhammad: Wrestler

The wrestler must close distance through high-output striking. The elusive striker thrives in space.

Model Prediction: Belal Muhammad wins(59.9%)

Actual result: Belal Muhammad wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Belal Muhammad at -155 American odds

+$65 profit

$165 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Belal Muhammad enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Belal Muhammad has 33pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Curtis Millender has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Curtis Millender
Red Corner
VS
Belal Muhammad
Blue Corner
+135
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
1372
Elo
1479
38
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
5'11"
193.04 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Curtis Millender
oldest →
W
KOvs Thiago Alves · Feb 18
W
vs Max Griffin · Jul 18
W
vs Siyar Bahadurzada · Dec 18
L
SUBvs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos · Mar 19
latest
Belal MuhammadL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Gilbert Burns · May 23
W
vs Leon Edwards · Jul 24
L
vs Jack Della Maddalena · May 25
L
vs Ian Machado Garry · Nov 25
L
DECvs Gabriel Bonfim · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Curtis MillenderMetricBelal Muhammad
3.86
Strikes / min
4.43
2.95
Strikes absorbed / min
3.82
61%
Strike defense
55%
0.43
TDs / 15 min
2.14
57%
Takedown defense
90%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.91evenly matched on net striking+0.61

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1539 vs 1542Strikes43.5 vs 60.4Takedowns0.3 vs 1.9Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.13Form0.3 vs 0.1
Curtis MillenderBelal Muhammad

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14601478149515131530← oldermost recent →
Curtis Millender(5 fights)Belal Muhammad(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -107.1|Blue +107.1
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -49.0|Blue +49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Curtis MillenderTargetBelal Muhammad

By target zone

19
31% acc · 40%
Head
39
41% acc · 83%
7
58% acc · 15%
Body
4
57% acc · 9%
22
96% acc · 46%
Leg
4
100% acc · 9%

By position

46
49% acc · 96%
Distance
33
42% acc · 70%
2
100% acc · 4%
Clinch
0
0% acc
0
Ground
14
50% acc · 30%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Curtis Millender rounds
0
even
2
Belal Muhammad rounds
Round 1Curtis Millender edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control0:00
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:21Control
Round 2Belal Muhammad edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:06Control
Round 3Belal Muhammad edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:02
14Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:50Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
48 / 96
Sig Strikes
47 / 107
49%
Sig Str %
43.3%
50 / 98
Total Strikes
126 / 217
0 / 0
TDs
2 / 6
TD %
33.3%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
8:17

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Belal Muhammad19 / 4133 / 550 / 20
1Curtis Millender24 / 4725 / 480 / 00
2Belal Muhammad14 / 3350 / 791 / 20
2Curtis Millender15 / 2916 / 300 / 00
3Belal Muhammad14 / 3343 / 831 / 20
3Curtis Millender9 / 209 / 200 / 00

Curtis Millender

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights5

Belal Muhammad

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights21