The judges gave Mohamed (21-3) the victory in the match of 170 pounds with a score of 49-46, 49-46 and 49-47. Luque (21-8-1) entered the competition as the betting favorite, but found it difficult to maintain any steady attack against Muhammad, who overtook Luque in the first rounds and held on until the end of the match. According to UFC statistics, Muhammad beat Luque by a total of 164 to 109 hits and scored 7:29 in control time against Luque’s 33 seconds. Saturday’s highlight was a rematch of the welterweight bout between the two at UFC 206 in November 2016. Luque won this bout by knockout in the first round at Madison Square Garden in New York. Mohammed, 33, improved his record to 7-0 in his last eight appearances with a goalless draw against Leon Edwards in March 2021 due to an accidental eye piercing. Edwards is expected to fight defending champion Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title this summer. Luque, 30, saw his winning streak of four games end.
