Ian Machado Garry defeats Belal Muhammad by Decision - Unanimous
Machado Garry vs Muhammad · UFC Qatar
What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Garry and Muhammad completed their three-round bout at UFC Qatar.
The contest reached the judges rather than ending inside the distance.
The official result awarded Garry the unanimous decision over Muhammad.
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Signature moments
Signature moments
Analysts
No verified pre-fight analyst picks are logged for this historical bout.
Track record rows appear only when a timestamped source has been reviewed.
Archive Pre-fight material — kept for transparency.
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- Record
- 24-4-0
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- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- 28
- Age
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- 1.91 m
- Height
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- 189 cm
- Reach
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
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- 47%
- Finish rateFinish %Finish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
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- 7
- Wins by KO/TKOKO/TKO wins
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- 1
- Wins by submissionSub wins
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- 4.78
- Sig. strikes landed / minStrikes / minSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbsorbed / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
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Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Machado Garry
Garry's path was to keep Muhammad at the end of his kicks and straight punches, make the shorter former champion cross distance, and deny the clinch entries that could turn the fight into a control battle.
Case for Muhammad
Muhammad needed to pressure behind the overhand right, connect his boxing to takedowns and force Garry to fight from the fence. His experience in long UFC fights gave him a route if he could make the contest physical without getting stranded at range.
What We Were Watching For
- Whether Muhammad could close the distance without eating Garry's front kicks and calf kicks.
- How Garry handled the fence wrestling and repeated takedown attempts.
- Which fighter won the clean striking exchanges in the decisive third round.
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