Belal Muhammad is favored against Lyman Good at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov on Saturday, June 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of five fights on the main card on ESPN/ESPN+. Good is 21-5 in his career, while Muhammad is 16-3 in his career. There are a total of five fights on the main card on UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov, with the headliner a bout between Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card on ESPN/ESPN+.
Let’s look at the bout between Good and Muhammad and UFC picks.
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Lyman Good (21-5, 3-2 UFC)
Good came into the UFC with a record of 18-3 and he has three wins and two losses in the UFC. He defeated Andrew Craig by KO, Ben Saunders by KO, and Chance Rencountre by TKO; while losing to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos by split decision and Demian Maia by rear-naked choke submission. Good has been a pro since 2005 and he has 11 wins by TKO/KO and three by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Belal Muhammad (16-3, 7-3 UFC)
Muhammad came into the UFC with a record of 9-0 and he has seven wins and three losses in the UFC. He defeated Augusto Montaño by TKO, Randy Brown by unanimous decision, Jordan Mein by unanimous decision, Tim Means by split decision, Chance Rencountre by unanimous decision, Curtis Millender by unanimous decision, and Takashi Sato by rear-naked choke submission; while losing to Alan Jouban by unanimous decision, Vicente Luque by KO, and Geoff Neal by unanimous decision. Muhammad has been a pro since 2012 and he has four wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has one first round finish.
Muhammad said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about his upcoming fight against Good, “You always want to fight a ranked guy (and) get your name up there, but I felt like Lyman got a good run going, people are excited about his last couple of fights and then no ranked guy wants to fight.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Good 5.32/ Muhammad 4.37
Striking Accuracy: Good 49% / Muhammad 41%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Good 3.46/ Muhammad 3.81
Defense: Good 67% / Muhammad 60%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Good 0.38/ Muhammad 2.15
Takedown Accuracy: Good 100% / Muhammad 31%
Takedowns defended: Good 75% / Muhammad 83%
Submission average: Good 0.0/ Muhammad 0.2
UFC Picks
Muhammad is listed as a -130 favorite in this fight and has been waiting to get back into the ring for a while. Good doesn’t have nearly as much experience in the UFC as his opponent and he could struggle in this fight. I think the price is more than fair, so I will take Muhammad to get the win and also play the rounds to go over the total.
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, June 20 with five fights on the main card, headlined by Curtis Blaydes vs. Alexander Volkov and seven preliminary bouts. All 12 bouts will be shown on ESPN/ESPN+.
Card (Subject to Change) - ESPN+
Heavyweight - Curtis Blaydes -431 vs. Alexander Volkov +310
Women’s bantamweight - Marion Renau +124 vs. Raquel Pennington -155
Featherweight - Josh Emmett +115 vs. Shane Burgos -145
Women’s flyweight - Roxanne Modafferi -124 vs. Lauren Murphy +106
Welterweight - Lyman Good +100 vs. Belal Muhammaad -130
Women’s flyweight - Gillian Robertson -125 vs. Cortney Casey -105
Women’s strawweight - Brianna Van Buren -218 vs. Tecia Torres +170
Middleweight - Marc-Andre Barriualt +103 vs. Oskar Piechota -133
Lightweight - Frank Camacho -104 vs. Matt Frevola -126
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