Sam Hughes UFC Stats & Fight History

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:24
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	89.4%
Expected Rounds (xR)	2.68
% Fights Inside the Distance	25.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	21-12 (63.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	6-3 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	15-9 (62.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	61.8%
% Time in Control	27.0%
% Time Controlled	11.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	70.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.46
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.91
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.45
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.7%
Distance Strike Defense	63.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.16
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.06
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.61
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.69
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.30

All metrics are UFC fights only. 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 Women's Strawweight field

Sam 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	Sam Hughes
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Strike Differential	-0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	29.3%
Takedown Defense	63.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	4:02
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	16.7%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	13:24
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.3
Takedown Accuracy	20.8%
Takedown Defense	73.7%
Control Time/Fight	2:32

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Piera Rodriguez

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos • Mar 2026

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sam Hughes77/14453%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:22

Piera Rodriguez107/23146%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sam Hughes	33/43	77%	0/4	0:22	—
	Piera Rodriguez	40/85	47%	0/3	1:04	—

R2	Sam Hughes	22/37	59%	0/2	0:00	—
	Piera Rodriguez	30/63	48%	1/1	1:14	—

R3	Sam Hughes	22/64	34%	0/1	0:00	—
	Piera Rodriguez	37/83	45%	0/2	0:17	—

WIN

vs. Shauna Bannon

UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho • Sep 2025

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:58

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

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 • Mar 2025

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov • Aug 2024

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 • Feb 2024

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 • Apr 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo • Oct 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira • May 2022

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 3:52

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

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad • Apr 2022

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate • Nov 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ 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

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka • May 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno • Dec 2020

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—