Belal Muhammad vs Gilbert Burns — UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Belal Muhammad vs Gilbert Burns

Welterweight · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

Saturday, May 6, 2023 · Newark · New Jersey

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Result

Belal Muhammad def. Gilbert Burns

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Keith PetersonMike Bell · 45-50Derek Cleary · 46-49Eric Colon · 46-49Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00

Belal MuhammadRound 5Gilbert Burns

42 / 80Sig. strikes21 / 43

53%Accuracy49%

42 / 80Total strikes21 / 43

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

8.4Pace / min4.2

—Control share—

Belal Muhammad

Targethead 81% · body 19% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Gilbert Burns

Targethead 43% · body 14% · leg 43%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeBelal Muhammad landed 42 significant strikes to 21.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R4

Pace upBelal Muhammad's significant-strike pace moved +50% from R4 to R5, 8.4 against 5.6 per minute.
Target shiftBelal Muhammad's head share of landed strikes moved +17 pts, to 81% head with 19% body and 0% leg.
Defensive driftBelal Muhammad absorbed significant strikes +31% faster than in R4, 4.2 against 3.2 per minute.
Pace upGilbert Burns's significant-strike pace moved +31% from R4 to R5, 4.2 against 3.2 per minute.
Accuracy shiftGilbert Burns's significant-strike accuracy moved -21 pts, 49% against 70%.
Defensive driftGilbert Burns absorbed significant strikes +50% faster than in R4, 8.4 against 5.6 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Belal Muhammad

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Gilbert Burns

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

132Belal Muhammad sig. strikes

81Gilbert Burns sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+50%largest pace swing, R4 to R5 (Belal Muhammad)