Matt Hughes
Age: 51 | Oct 13, 1973
Nationality: United States
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 73.0"
Professional Record
54 fights | 45 wins | 9 losses |
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KO/TKOs | 21 | 5 |
Submissions | 14 | 4 |
Decisions | 10 | 0 |
Fight Details
Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
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LOSS | 45 - 9 | Josh Koscheck | UFC 135 - Jones vs. Rampage | September 24, 2011 | KO (Punches) | Mario Yamasaki | 1 | 4:59 |
LOSS | 45 - 8 | B.J. Penn | UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida | November 20, 2010 | KO (Punches) | Dan Miragliotta | 1 | 0:21 |
WIN | 45 - 7 | Ricardo Almeida | UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen | August 07, 2010 | Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) | Josh Rosenthal | 1 | 3:15 |
WIN | 44 - 7 | Renzo Gracie | UFC 112 - Invincible | April 10, 2010 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 3 | 4:40 |
WIN | 43 - 7 | Matt Serra | UFC 98 - Evans vs. Machida | May 23, 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) | Steve Mazzagatti | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 42 - 7 | Thiago Alves | UFC 85 - Bedlam | June 07, 2008 | TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) | Herb Dean | 2 | 1:02 |
LOSS | 42 - 6 | Georges St. Pierre | UFC 79 - Nemesis | December 29, 2007 | Submission (Armbar) | Steve Mazzagatti | 2 | 4:54 |
WIN | 42 - 5 | Chris Lytle | UFC 68 - Uprising | March 03, 2007 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mark Matheny | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 41 - 5 | Georges St. Pierre | UFC 65 - Bad Intentions | November 18, 2006 | TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | John McCarthy | 2 | 1:25 |
WIN | 41 - 4 | B.J. Penn | UFC 63 - Hughes vs. Penn 2 | September 23, 2006 | TKO (Punches) | John McCarthy | 3 | 3:53 |
WIN | 40 - 4 | Royce Gracie | UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie | May 27, 2006 | TKO (Punches) | John McCarthy | 1 | 4:39 |
WIN | 39 - 4 | Joe Riggs | UFC 56 - Full Force | November 19, 2005 | Submission (Kimura) | John McCarthy | 1 | 3:28 |
WIN | 38 - 4 | Frank Trigg | UFC 52 - Couture vs. Liddell 2 | April 16, 2005 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Mario Yamasaki | 1 | 4:05 |
WIN | 37 - 4 | Georges St. Pierre | UFC 50 - The War of '04 | October 22, 2004 | Submission (Armbar) | John McCarthy | 1 | 4:59 |
WIN | 36 - 4 | Renato Verissimo | UFC 48 - Payback | June 19, 2004 | Decision (Unanimous) | Steve Mazzagatti | 3 | 5:00 |
LOSS | 35 - 4 | B.J. Penn | UFC 46 - Supernatural | January 31, 2004 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Mario Yamasaki | 1 | 4:39 |
WIN | 35 - 3 | Frank Trigg | UFC 45 - Revolution | November 21, 2003 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | John McCarthy | 1 | 3:54 |
WIN | 34 - 3 | Sean Sherk | UFC 42 - Sudden Impact | April 25, 2003 | Decision (Unanimous) | John McCarthy | 5 | 5:00 |
WIN | 33 - 3 | Gil Castillo | UFC 40 - Vendetta | November 22, 2002 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | John McCarthy | 1 | 5:00 |
WIN | 32 - 3 | Carlos Newton | UFC 38 - Brawl at the Hall | July 13, 2002 | TKO (Punches) | John McCarthy | 4 | 3:27 |
WIN | 31 - 3 | Hayato Sakurai | UFC 36 - Worlds Collide | March 22, 2002 | TKO (Punches) | John McCarthy | 4 | 3:01 |
WIN | 30 - 3 | Carlos Newton | UFC 34 - High Voltage | November 02, 2001 | KO (Slam) | John McCarthy | 2 | 1:27 |
WIN | 29 - 3 | Steve Gomm | EC 43 - Extreme Challenge 43 | September 08, 2001 | TKO (Punches) | Lonnie Foster | 2 | 3:18 |
WIN | 28 - 3 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Rings - 10th Anniversary | August 11, 2001 | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
WIN | 27 - 3 | Chatt Lavender | EC 41 - Extreme Challenge 41 | July 13, 2001 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 3 | 2:31 | |
WIN | 26 - 3 | Scott Johnson | EC 40 - Extreme Challenge 40 | June 16, 2001 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:24 | |
WIN | 25 - 3 | John Cronk | Gladiators 14 - Gladiators 14 | May 11, 2001 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | N/A | |
WIN | 24 - 3 | Bruce Nelson | FCC 4 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 4 | March 31, 2001 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 3:04 | |
WIN | 23 - 3 | Brett Al-azzawi | Rings USA - Battle of Champions | March 17, 2001 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:27 | |
LOSS | 22 - 3 | Jose Landi-Jons | Shidokan Jitsu - Warriors War 1 | February 08, 2001 | KO (Knee) | 1 | 4:45 | |
LOSS | 22 - 2 | Dennis Hallman | UFC 29 - Defense of the Belts | December 16, 2000 | Submission (Armbar) | Mario Yamasaki | 1 | 0:20 |
WIN | 22 - 1 | Maynard Marcum | Rings Australia - Free Fight Battle | November 12, 2000 | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 6:29 | |
WIN | 21 - 1 | Robbie Newman | Rings USA - Rising Stars Final | September 30, 2000 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:40 | |
WIN | 20 - 1 | Chris Haseman | Rings - Millennium Combine 3 | August 23, 2000 | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
WIN | 19 - 1 | Joe Guist | EC 35 - Extreme Challenge 35 | June 29, 2000 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:45 | |
WIN | 18 - 1 | Marcelo Aguiar | UFC 26 - Ultimate Field of Dreams | June 09, 2000 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Mario Yamasaki | 1 | 4:34 |
WIN | 17 - 1 | Shawn Peters | EC 32 - Extreme Challenge 32 | May 21, 2000 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:52 | |
WIN | 16 - 1 | Alexandre Barros | WEF 9 - World Class | May 13, 2000 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
WIN | 15 - 1 | Eric Davila | SB 17 - SuperBrawl 17 | April 15, 2000 | Submission (Keylock) | 2 | 3:24 | |
WIN | 14 - 1 | Jorge Pereira | WEF 8 - Goin' Platinum | January 15, 2000 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Kip Koller | 1 | 6:00 |
WIN | 13 - 1 | Daniel Vianna | JKD - Challenge 4 | November 20, 1999 | TKO (Cut) | 1 | N/A | |
WIN | 12 - 1 | LaVerne Clark | EC 29 - Extreme Challenge 29 | November 13, 1999 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:35 | |
WIN | 11 - 1 | Tom Schmitz | EC 29 - Extreme Challenge 29 | November 13, 1999 | TKO (Eye Injury) | 1 | 0:48 | |
WIN | 10 - 1 | Joe Doerksen | EC 29 - Extreme Challenge 29 | November 13, 1999 | TKO (Submission to Knees and Punches) | 2 | 0:25 | |
WIN | 9 - 1 | Valeri Ignatov | UFC 22 - There Can Be Only One Champion | September 24, 1999 | Decision (Unanimous) | John McCarthy | 3 | 5:00 |
WIN | 8 - 1 | Akihiro Gono | Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event | May 29, 1999 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
WIN | 7 - 1 | Erick Snyder | JKD - Challenge 3 | April 24, 1999 | TKO (Slam) | 1 | N/A | |
WIN | 6 - 1 | Joe Stern | EC 23 - Extreme Challenge 23 | April 02, 1999 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:30 | |
WIN | 5 - 1 | Ryan Stout | ES - Extreme Shootfighting | December 11, 1998 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
LOSS | 4 - 1 | Dennis Hallman | EC 21 - Extreme Challenge 21 | October 17, 1998 | Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:17 | |
WIN | 4 - 0 | Dave Menne | EC 21 - Extreme Challenge 21 | October 17, 1998 | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | |
WIN | 3 - 0 | Victor Hunsaker | EC 21 - Extreme Challenge 21 | October 17, 1998 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:39 | |
WIN | 2 - 0 | Craig Quick | JKD - Challenge 2 | April 25, 1998 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | N/A | |
WIN | 1 - 0 | Erick Snyder | JKD - Challenge 1 | January 01, 1998 | KO (Slam) | 1 | 0:15 |
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