Welterweight

Matt Hughes

Last fought: Sep 2011

RECORD

Pro

45-9-0

UFC

18-7-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	8:55
Fight Completion Rate	45.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.79
% Fights Inside the Distance	80.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	93-39 (70.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	44-22 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	49-17 (74.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	29.2%
% Time in Control	56.6%
% Time Controlled	14.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.31
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.20
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.12
Distance Strike Accuracy	35.2%
Distance Strike Defense	67.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.92
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	4.38
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	6.77
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.32
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.04
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.61

All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: control-time metrics use 24 of 25 fights. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Matt Hughes League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

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	0.2
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 2011Welterweight

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 2010Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:21

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

BJ Penn7/978%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ 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 2010Welterweight

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

Matt Hughes2/1612%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 1

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 2010Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:40

Matt Hughes70/12357%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:45KD 2

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 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ 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 2008Welterweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 2, 1:02

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

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

▼ 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 2007WelterweightTITLE

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 2007Welterweight

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 2006WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:25

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

Georges St-Pierre45/9249%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:36KD 2

▼ 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 2006WelterweightTITLE

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 2006Catch Weight

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 2005Welterweight

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 2005WelterweightTITLE

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

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

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

▼ 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 2004WelterweightTITLE

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 2004Welterweight

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 2004WelterweightTITLE

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 2003WelterweightTITLE

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 2003WelterweightTITLE

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 2002WelterweightTITLE

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 2002WelterweightTITLE

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 2002WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 3:01

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

Hayato Sakurai5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ 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 2001WelterweightTITLE

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 2000Welterweight

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com