Matt Hughes UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age52 (Oct 13, 1973)

Height5'9"

Weight170 lbs

Reach73"

StanceSwitch

Career Stats

Statistic	Matt Hughes
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.3
Strike Differential	1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	51.1%
Takedown Defense	35.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.2
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1
Control Time/15min	7:55
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	44.4%
Submission % of Wins	27.8%
Decision % of Wins	27.8%
Avg Fight Time	8:55
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	2:03

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Josh Koscheck

UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage • Sep 2011

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:59

Matt Hughes14/5326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Josh Koscheck26/5151%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	14/53	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Koscheck	26/51	51%	0/1	0:17	—

LOSS

vs. BJ Penn

UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida • Nov 2010

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:21

Matt Hughes3/650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

BJ Penn7/978%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	BJ Penn	7/9	78%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Ricardo Almeida

UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen • Aug 2010

Submission (Schultz Front Headlock) • Rd 1, 3:15

Matt Hughes2/1612%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Ricardo Almeida10/2836%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	2/16	12%	0/0	0:13	1
	Ricardo Almeida	10/28	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Renzo Gracie

UFC 112: Invincible • Apr 2010

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:40

Matt Hughes70/12357%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:45

Renzo Gracie34/10931%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	11/27	41%	0/0	0:52	—
	Renzo Gracie	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matt Hughes	16/34	47%	0/1	0:10	—
	Renzo Gracie	16/46	35%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Matt Hughes	43/62	69%	0/0	0:43	2
	Renzo Gracie	7/32	22%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Matt Serra

UFC 98: Evans vs Machida • May 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Hughes34/5859%TD 3/5Ctrl 8:17

Matt Serra14/4134%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	10/24	42%	1/3	2:04	—
	Matt Serra	5/17	29%	0/0	0:09	1

R2	Matt Hughes	21/25	84%	1/1	3:41	—
	Matt Serra	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matt Hughes	3/9	33%	1/1	2:32	—
	Matt Serra	6/13	46%	1/1	0:44	—

LOSS

vs. Thiago Alves

UFC 85: Bedlam • Jun 2008

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 2, 1:02

Matt Hughes9/1369%TD 1/7Ctrl 3:03

Thiago Alves10/1662%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	9/12	75%	1/5	3:03	—
	Thiago Alves	6/11	55%	1/1	0:42	—

R2	Matt Hughes	0/1	0%	0/2	0:00	—
	Thiago Alves	4/5	80%	0/0	0:45	1

LOSS

vs. Georges St-Pierre

UFC 79: Nemesis • Dec 2007

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 4:54

Matt Hughes5/1338%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:17

Georges St-Pierre28/4070%TD 3/3Ctrl 7:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	2/9	22%	0/2	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	23/31	74%	1/1	3:09	—

R2	Matt Hughes	3/4	75%	0/1	0:17	—
	Georges St-Pierre	5/9	56%	2/2	3:52	—

WIN

vs. Chris Lytle

UFC 68: The Uprising • Mar 2007

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Hughes13/2162%TD 2/3Ctrl 13:10

Chris Lytle5/1631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	3/4	75%	0/1	4:43	—
	Chris Lytle	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matt Hughes	6/11	55%	1/1	4:03	—
	Chris Lytle	0/1	0%	0/0	0:40	—

R3	Matt Hughes	4/6	67%	1/1	4:24	—
	Chris Lytle	5/10	50%	0/0	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. Georges St-Pierre

UFC 65: Bad Intentions • Nov 2006

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:25

Matt Hughes10/3926%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Georges St-Pierre45/9249%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	5/29	17%	0/2	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	28/60	47%	1/1	0:27	1

R2	Matt Hughes	5/10	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	17/32	53%	0/0	0:09	1

WIN

vs. BJ Penn

UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn • Sep 2006

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:53

Matt Hughes35/8840%TD 1/9Ctrl 6:58

BJ Penn17/3746%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	7/27	26%	0/7	1:52	—
	BJ Penn	13/22	59%	0/0	0:39	—

R2	Matt Hughes	4/12	33%	1/2	2:55	—
	BJ Penn	2/5	40%	0/0	1:19	—

R3	Matt Hughes	24/49	49%	0/0	2:11	—
	BJ Penn	2/10	20%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Royce Gracie

UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie • May 2006

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:39

Matt Hughes32/4080%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:25

Royce Gracie7/1164%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	32/40	80%	1/1	3:25	—
	Royce Gracie	7/11	64%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joe Riggs

UFC 56: Full Force • Nov 2005

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 3:28

Matt Hughes8/1362%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:03

Joe Riggs1/520%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	8/13	62%	1/1	2:03	—
	Joe Riggs	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Frank Trigg

UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 • Apr 2005

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:05

Matt Hughes13/1968%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:31

Frank Trigg13/2162%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	13/19	68%	1/2	1:31	—
	Frank Trigg	13/21	62%	0/0	1:49	1

WIN

vs. Georges St-Pierre

UFC 50: The War Of '04 • Oct 2004

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:59

Matt Hughes4/1429%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:20

Georges St-Pierre6/1735%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	4/14	29%	2/7	2:20	—
	Georges St-Pierre	6/17	35%	1/1	0:17	—

WIN

vs. Renato Verissimo

UFC 48: Payback • Jun 2004

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Hughes11/2348%TD 3/6Ctrl 13:31

Renato Verissimo7/1354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	2/8	25%	1/2	4:40	—
	Renato Verissimo	2/3	67%	0/0	0:11	—

R2	Matt Hughes	3/6	50%	1/2	4:34	—
	Renato Verissimo	4/6	67%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Matt Hughes	6/9	67%	1/2	4:17	—
	Renato Verissimo	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. BJ Penn

UFC 46: Supernatural • Jan 2004

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:39

Matt Hughes4/850%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

BJ Penn17/2374%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	4/8	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	BJ Penn	17/23	74%	0/0	4:08	—

WIN

vs. Frank Trigg

UFC 45: Revolution • Nov 2003

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:54

Matt Hughes0/0—TD 1/1Ctrl 1:43

Frank Trigg0/30%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	0/0	—	1/1	1:43	—
	Frank Trigg	0/3	0%	1/1	1:59	—

WIN

vs. Sean Sherk

UFC 42: Sudden Impact • Apr 2003

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Matt Hughes44/8850%TD 5/7Ctrl 14:59

Sean Sherk19/3949%TD 3/5Ctrl 5:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	11/18	61%	2/4	4:46	—
	Sean Sherk	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matt Hughes	8/18	44%	2/2	4:05	—
	Sean Sherk	4/9	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matt Hughes	3/14	21%	0/0	0:09	—
	Sean Sherk	12/22	55%	2/3	3:05	—

R4	Matt Hughes	16/25	64%	1/1	4:31	—
	Sean Sherk	0/2	0%	0/1	0:00	—

R5	Matt Hughes	6/13	46%	0/0	1:28	—
	Sean Sherk	3/5	60%	1/1	2:41	—

WIN

vs. Gil Castillo

UFC 40: Vendetta • Nov 2002

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

Matt Hughes22/3269%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:04

Gil Castillo1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	22/32	69%	1/1	4:04	—
	Gil Castillo	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Carlos Newton

UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall • Jul 2002

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 3:37

Matt Hughes58/7775%TD 4/6Ctrl 16:15

Carlos Newton3/933%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	7/10	70%	0/0	4:13	—
	Carlos Newton	0/2	0%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Matt Hughes	18/22	82%	2/4	4:47	—
	Carlos Newton	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matt Hughes	22/27	81%	1/1	3:53	—
	Carlos Newton	3/5	60%	0/0	0:51	—

R4	Matt Hughes	11/18	61%	1/1	3:22	—
	Carlos Newton	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Hayato Sakurai

UFC 36: Worlds Collide • Mar 2002

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 3:01

Matt Hughes36/5862%TD 9/11Ctrl 15:52

Hayato Sakurai5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	4/10	40%	3/3	4:22	—
	Hayato Sakurai	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matt Hughes	7/12	58%	2/3	4:25	—
	Hayato Sakurai	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	1

R3	Matt Hughes	9/13	69%	3/4	4:19	—
	Hayato Sakurai	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Matt Hughes	16/23	70%	1/1	2:46	—
	Hayato Sakurai	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Carlos Newton

UFC 34: High Voltage • Nov 2001

KO/TKO (Slam) • Rd 2, 1:27

Matt Hughes8/1457%TD 4/4Ctrl 4:05

Carlos Newton2/729%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	7/10	70%	2/2	2:59	—
	Carlos Newton	2/5	40%	0/0	1:33	—

R2	Matt Hughes	1/4	25%	2/2	1:06	—
	Carlos Newton	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dennis Hallman

UFC 29: Defense of the Belts • Dec 2000

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 0:20

Matt Hughes1/1100%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:11

Dennis Hallman0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	1/1	100%	1/1	0:11	—
	Dennis Hallman	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Marcelo Aguiar

UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams • Jun 2000

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 4:34

Matt Hughes18/3158%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:09

Marcelo Aguiar2/2100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	18/31	58%	2/3	4:09	—
	Marcelo Aguiar	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Valeri Ignatov

UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion • Sep 1999

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matt Hughes77/11766%TD 5/9Ctrl 0:00

Valeri Ignatov7/2528%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matt Hughes	23/39	59%	4/5	0:00	—
	Valeri Ignatov	1/8	12%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matt Hughes	25/37	68%	1/3	0:00	—
	Valeri Ignatov	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matt Hughes	29/41	71%	0/1	0:00	—
	Valeri Ignatov	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—