Colby Covington scored a dominant 10-0 victory over Belal Muhammad at RAF13, successfully defending his title. The lopsided scorecard reflects a one-sided performance across all rounds.
Colby "Chaos" Covington successfully defended his title with a commanding 10-0 shutout over Belal "Remember the Name" Muhammad at RAF13 on September 19, 2026, delivering one of the most lopsided performances the welterweight division has seen in recent memory.
Covington, 38, came in at 17-5-0 and fighting out of MMA Masters. Standing five-foot-eleven with a 72-inch reach, he has built his reputation on relentless pressure and elite wrestling, averaging 3.64 takedowns per 15 minutes throughout his career. That grappling-heavy style proved central to his title retention, as the unanimous 10-0 scorecard suggests he controlled the fight from the opening bell to the final horn.
Muhammad, also 38, entered the bout at 24-5-0, ranked seventh in the welterweight division and eighth in the pound-for-pound rankings. Fighting out of Roufusport, the Chicago native carries a well-rounded offensive game, landing 4.43 significant strikes per minute at 43 percent accuracy while also averaging 2.14 takedowns per 15 minutes. Despite those credentials, he was unable to find an answer for Covington across the full course of the contest.
Why it matters
- A 10-0 scorecard is a rare result at the elite level, underscoring the margin of Covington's performance
- Muhammad, ranked seventh at welterweight and eighth pound-for-pound, entered as a credible challenger, making the shutout particularly significant
- The result reinforces Covington's position atop the welterweight division and raises questions about the direction of the title picture
- Muhammad's path back to contention is now less clear given the emphatic nature of the defeat
