Bookmakers made Shavkat Rakhmonov a strong favourite against Belal Muhammad when they square off in their contest on Saturday 7th December 2024 at UFC 310.
He is currently 21/50 (-240) to win the contest outright, while you can get 15/8 (+190) on Belal Muhammad if you fancy the upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 67% chance of Rakhmonov winning while giving Muhammad a 33% chance.
Rakhmonov opened as the favourite at 2/5 (-250).
Muhammad opened at 2/1 (+200) which has got wider by 22/-25 (+110).
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 170 pounds (11.9 stones or 77.27 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
This contest is for the UFC Welterweight championship.
Full UFC 310 Odds
Main Event
Shavkat Rakhmonov is currently 21/50 (-240) to beat Belal Muhammad, while Muhammad is currently 15/8 (+190) to win if you fancy the upset.
Alexandre Pantoja is made a favourite at 21/50 (-240) to come out the victor in a fight against Kai Asakura, while Asakura is currently 37/20 (+190) to win if you fancy the upset.
Main Card
Ciryl Gane sits at 21/50 (-240) to win against Alexander Volkov, while Volkov is currently 15/8 (+190) to win if you fancy the upset.
Movsar Evloev is marked at 11/25 (-230) to be victorious against Aljamain Sterling, while Sterling is currently 9/5 (+180) to win if you fancy the upset.
Vicente Luque is currently 2/13 (-670) to defeat Nick Diaz, while Diaz is currently 9/2 (+450) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Muhammad vs Rakhmonov Head To Head
Belal Muhammad steps into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Shavkat Rakhmonov will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 18 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.
The stats suggest Rakhmonov has a large advantage in power over Muhammad, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Muhammad's 21%.
Belal Muhammad is the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.
Rakhmonov has a height advantage of 2 inches over Muhammad. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Muhammad is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Rakhmonov, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 55 more professional rounds, 84 to Rakhmonov's 29.
Muhammad vs Rakhmonov betting form
Muhammad has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.
In his last fight, he won against Leon Edwards at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beaten Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Sean Brady at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Before that, he was victorious against Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
He had won against Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.
Rakhmonov remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated Stephen Thompson at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Geoff Neal at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he was victorious against Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had won against Carlston Harris at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
He had beaten Michel Prazeres at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Who's been more active?
In terms of recent activity, Belal Muhammad has been fighting more than Shavkat Rakhmonov.
Belal Muhammad last fought 2 months and 21 days ago, while Shavkat Rakhmonov's last outing was 10 months and 2 days ago.
Muhammad's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 10 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4 rounds on average.
Rakhmonov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.
