Sam Hughes

Statistic	Sam Hughes
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.4
Strike Differential	-0.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.3%
Takedown Defense	60.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	4:25
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	16.7%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	13:15
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	73.9%
Control Time/Fight	3:52

WIN

vs. Shauna Bannon

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:58 • UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho • Sep 2025

Sam Hughes21/4646%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:29

Shauna Bannon13/3834%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	13/29	45%	1/2	4:09	—
	Shauna Bannon	7/21	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Sam Hughes	8/17	47%	1/1	1:20	—
	Shauna Bannon	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Stephanie Luciano

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 • Mar 2025

Sam Hughes76/15250%TD 3/8Ctrl 4:21

Stephanie Luciano82/25133%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	35/68	51%	2/2	0:47	—
	Stephanie Luciano	42/104	40%	0/1	0:15	—

R2	Sam Hughes	13/29	45%	1/1	3:19	—
	Stephanie Luciano	18/44	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sam Hughes	28/55	51%	0/5	0:15	—
	Stephanie Luciano	22/103	21%	1/1	1:00	—

WIN

vs. Viktoriia Dudakova

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov • Aug 2024

Sam Hughes97/19350%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:14

Viktoriia Dudakova61/14442%TD 3/10Ctrl 4:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	30/70	43%	0/0	0:33	—
	Viktoriia Dudakova	25/66	38%	1/3	1:24	—

R2	Sam Hughes	41/80	51%	0/0	0:31	—
	Viktoriia Dudakova	25/53	47%	1/5	1:23	—

R3	Sam Hughes	26/43	60%	0/0	1:10	—
	Viktoriia Dudakova	11/25	44%	1/2	1:51	—

LOSS

vs. Yazmin Jauregui

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 • Feb 2024

Sam Hughes83/19742%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:17

Yazmin Jauregui94/26935%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	19/47	40%	0/3	0:05	—
	Yazmin Jauregui	28/88	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sam Hughes	36/75	48%	0/2	0:10	—
	Yazmin Jauregui	32/91	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sam Hughes	28/75	37%	0/1	0:02	—
	Yazmin Jauregui	34/90	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jaqueline Amorim

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 • Apr 2023

Sam Hughes46/10444%TD 1/1Ctrl 7:02

Jaqueline Amorim12/5223%TD 2/10Ctrl 3:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	11/25	44%	0/0	0:02	—
	Jaqueline Amorim	7/25	28%	2/2	3:24	—

R2	Sam Hughes	6/21	29%	1/1	3:29	—
	Jaqueline Amorim	3/6	50%	0/4	0:17	—

R3	Sam Hughes	29/58	50%	0/0	3:31	—
	Jaqueline Amorim	2/21	10%	0/4	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Piera Rodriguez

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo • Oct 2022

Sam Hughes69/15545%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:30

Piera Rodriguez83/16052%TD 5/11Ctrl 1:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	21/56	38%	0/0	0:01	—
	Piera Rodriguez	19/53	36%	1/3	0:17	—

R2	Sam Hughes	17/43	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Piera Rodriguez	34/51	67%	3/4	1:16	—

R3	Sam Hughes	31/56	55%	0/1	0:29	—
	Piera Rodriguez	30/56	54%	1/4	0:23	—

WIN

vs. Elise Reed

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 3:52 • UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira • May 2022

Sam Hughes43/6566%TD 4/7Ctrl 11:59

Elise Reed17/4141%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	15/31	48%	1/4	3:38	—
	Elise Reed	16/35	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sam Hughes	13/15	87%	1/1	4:49	—
	Elise Reed	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sam Hughes	15/19	79%	2/2	3:32	—
	Elise Reed	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Istela Nunes

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad • Apr 2022

Sam Hughes76/18242%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:26

Istela Nunes89/22839%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	15/48	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Istela Nunes	40/92	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sam Hughes	31/76	41%	1/4	0:35	—
	Istela Nunes	37/98	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sam Hughes	30/58	52%	1/1	2:51	—
	Istela Nunes	12/38	32%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Luana Pinheiro

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate • Nov 2021

Sam Hughes53/13041%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

Luana Pinheiro60/15938%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	11/27	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luana Pinheiro	11/39	28%	2/2	1:51	—

R2	Sam Hughes	19/47	40%	0/0	0:04	—
	Luana Pinheiro	23/63	37%	0/1	0:16	1

R3	Sam Hughes	23/56	41%	0/0	0:15	—
	Luana Pinheiro	26/57	46%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Loma Lookboonmee

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka • May 2021

Sam Hughes49/7367%TD 0/2Ctrl 6:34

Loma Lookboonmee84/12468%TD 4/8Ctrl 1:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	15/24	62%	0/1	1:13	—
	Loma Lookboonmee	23/31	74%	3/4	1:11	—

R2	Sam Hughes	14/17	82%	0/1	3:02	—
	Loma Lookboonmee	30/46	65%	1/4	0:19	—

R3	Sam Hughes	20/32	62%	0/0	2:19	—
	Loma Lookboonmee	31/47	66%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tecia Pennington

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00 • UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno • Dec 2020

Sam Hughes20/5338%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:51

Tecia Pennington52/10350%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	20/53	38%	0/1	0:51	—
	Tecia Pennington	52/103	50%	1/1	0:15	—