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Matt Hughes
United StatesWelterweightActiveage 52
45-9
83% win rate
L2 streak
Peak Vertex
2003-04-25 → 2003-04-2588held 4 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · U-Dec · 2003-04-25
Retired at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
18 wins7 losseslast 5: L L W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2011
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(25) | R2(13) | R3(9) | R4(3) | R5(1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 11.5 | 10.2 | 17.0 | 19.2 | 6.0 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 11.5 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Takedowns landed | 1.57 | 1.38 | 0.78 | 1.35 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Control time | 2:20 | 2:31 | 2:34 | 4:35 | 1:28 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage2011-09-24L·KO·R1 · 4:59
- UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida2010-11-20vsBJ PennL·KO·R1 · 0:21
- UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen2010-08-07W·Sub·R1 · 3:15
- UFC 112: Invincible2010-04-10W·KO·R3 · 4:40
- UFC 98: Evans vs Machida2009-05-23W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 85: Bedlam2008-06-07L·KO·R2 · 1:02
- UFC 79: Nemesis2007-12-29L·Sub·R2 · 4:54
- UFC 68: The Uprising2007-03-03W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 65: Bad Intentions2006-11-18L·KO·R2 · 1:25
- UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn2006-09-23W·KO·R3 · 3:53
- UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie2006-05-27W·KO·R1 · 4:39
- UFC 56: Full Force2005-11-19W·Sub·R1 · 3:28
- UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 22005-04-16W·Sub·R1 · 4:05
- UFC 50: The War Of '042004-10-22W·Sub·R1 · 4:59
- UFC 48: Payback2004-06-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 46: Supernatural2004-01-31L·Sub·R1 · 4:39
- UFC 45: Revolution2003-11-21W·Sub·R1 · 3:54
- UFC 42: Sudden Impact2003-04-25W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 40: Vendetta2002-11-22W·KO·R1 · 5:00
- UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall2002-07-13W·KO·R4 · 3:37
- UFC 36: Worlds Collide2002-03-22W·KO·R4 · 3:01
- UFC 34: High Voltage2001-11-02W·KO·R2 · 1:27
- UFC 29: Defense of the Belts2000-12-16L·Sub·R1 · 0:20
- UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams2000-06-09W·KO·R1 · 4:34
- UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion1999-09-24W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Georges St-Pierre, widely regarded as one of mixed martial arts' greatest fighters, has revealed that his bout with Matt Hughes early in his career caused him the most mental anguish he experienced as a competitor.
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
