UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena Fight Card, Predictions, & Odds

Reigning undisputed UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad will make his first title defense on May 10 against No. 5-ranked contender Jack Della Maddalena for the main event of UFC 315 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

Muhammad looks to fend off the challenge of the Australian athlete, as he heads into the match as the betting favorite with -220 UFC odds, while Della Maddalena is the +180 betting underdog at BetMGM’s sportsbook.

Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena Odds

• Belal Muhammad: -220
• Jack Della Maddalena: +180

Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena: Prediction

I predict that Belal Muhammad will get the unanimous decision victory because of his superior grappling skills, which could neutralize the punching power of Della Maddalena and make him exhausted from the constant pressure and grappling battles.

Muhammad has shown great improvement in his wrestling and jiu-jitsu skills since working on these facets of his MMA skills at the camp of former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2022.

This paid massive dividends to Muhammad, who looked invincible in his past four fights. In these fights, he dominated his opponents with his grappling prowess and made them look like a level below him in this aspect of the fight.

Meanwhile, Della Maddalena’s best chance to win this fight is to start early and land his best shots in the first two rounds of the championship showdown because he’s still fresh and his power is still at full strength.

Once Muhammad grabs Della Maddalena, he will zap a significant amount of energy. As the match progresses, the Australian challenger’s chance of winning will be slimmer because he will likely be tired from the grappling exchanges.

Belal Muhammad’s Recent Fight Results

Muhammad was a former Titan FC champion when he joined the UFC in 2016, however, he dropped his first match under the promotion with a unanimous decision loss to Alan Jouban. But this setback didn’t stop him from becoming a top contender in the welterweight division.

Since that defeat, Muhammad won 16 of his next 18 fights, with a current six-fight win streak. His last victory was against Leon Edwards at UFC 304 when he scored a lopsided unanimous decision win to capture the UFC welterweight title.

Jack Della Maddalena’s Recent Fight Results

Della Maddalena competed in various fight promotions and accumulated an impressive record of 10 wins and two losses before he got to compete at the Dana White Contender Series in September 2021, where he stopped Pete Rodriguez via first-round finish.

This win earned him a roster spot in the UFC. He made his debut in January 2022, defeating Ramazan Emeev with another first-round finish. Following this dream debut, Della Maddalena remained unbeaten in his next five fights and scored the biggest win of his career against Gilbert Burns in March 2024 at UFC 299.

Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena: Tale of the Tape

Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena Fight Card

• Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena, UFC welterweight title match
• Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot, UFC women’s flyweight title match
• Jose Aldo vs. Aiemann Zahabi, bantamweight match
• Alexa Grasso vs. Natalia Silva, women’s flyweight match
• Benoit Saint Denis vs. Joel Alvarez, lightweight match
• Mike Malott vs. Charles Radtke, welterweight match
• Jessica Andrade vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius, women’s flyweight match
• Modestas Bukauskas vs. Ion Cutelaba, light heavyweight match
• Navajo Stirling vs. Ivan Erslan, light heavyweight match
• Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Bruno Silva, middleweight match
• Daniel Santos vs. Jeongyeong Lee, featherweight match
• Brad Katona vs. Bezkat Almakhan, bantamweight match