Matt Hughes

WelterweightGrappler
18 - 7

25 UFC Fights | 72% Win Rate | 13 Finishes (72%)

Height
5' 9"
Reach
73"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
52
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Matt Hughes UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Matt Hughes is 18-7 in the UFC across 25 fights, with 8 wins by knockout, 5 by submission and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 45-9, 27-2 of it outside the UFC. Hughes competes at welterweight as a switch grappler, standing 5'9" with a 73" reach at 52 years old. The last bout was a loss to Josh Koscheck by knockout in Sep 2011.

Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 99th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (1.3/min).

Matt Hughes's UFC win rate is 72% (18 of 25 fights), and 72% of those wins came by finish. Hughes averages 1.7 takedowns per fight at 51% accuracy and stops 35% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
45-9
UFC Record
18-7
Height
5'9"
Reach
73"
Age
52
Stance
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Last Fight
L vs Josh Koscheck · KO/TKO · Sep 2011

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Matt Hughes's Last 5 Fights

Hughes is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Josh Koscheck · KO/TKO · R1 4:59 · UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage · Sep 2011
  2. Loss vs BJ Penn · KO/TKO · R1 0:21 · UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · Nov 2010
  3. Win vs Ricardo Almeida · Submission · R1 3:15 · UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · Aug 2010
  4. Win vs Renzo Gracie · KO/TKO · R3 4:40 · UFC 112: Invincible · Apr 2010
  5. Win vs Matt Serra · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 98: Evans vs Machida · May 2009

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.0
+1.6x ratio
Accuracy
54%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.12

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
1.3
0.4x avg
Strike Differential
+0.8
Opp. Accuracy Against
46%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.7
Takedown Accuracy
51%
Takedown Defense
35%
Control Time / Fight
4:43
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.6

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
12% KO
20% Sub
R2
4% KO
0% Sub
R3+
16% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Matt Hughes vs Average

Matt Hughes lands 8.3 strikes in R1 but 13.6 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Matt Hughes's UFC Fight History

25 UFC fights on record (18-7), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LJosh KoscheckKO/TKOR1 · 4:59UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage2011-09-24
LBJ PennKO/TKOR1 · 0:21UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida2010-11-20
WRicardo AlmeidaSubmissionR1 · 3:15UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen2010-08-07
WRenzo GracieKO/TKOR3 · 4:40UFC 112: Invincible2010-04-10
WMatt SerraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 98: Evans vs Machida2009-05-23
LThiago AlvesKO/TKOR2 · 1:02UFC 85: Bedlam2008-06-07
L★Georges St-PierreSubmissionR2 · 4:54UFC 79: Nemesis2007-12-29
WChris LytleDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 68: The Uprising2007-03-03
L★Georges St-PierreKO/TKOR2 · 1:25UFC 65: Bad Intentions2006-11-18
W★BJ PennKO/TKOR3 · 3:53UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn2006-09-23
WRoyce GracieKO/TKOR1 · 4:39UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie2006-05-27
WJoe RiggsSubmissionR1 · 3:28UFC 56: Full Force2005-11-19
W★Frank TriggSubmissionR1 · 4:05UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 22005-04-16
W★Georges St-PierreSubmissionR1 · 4:59UFC 50: The War Of '042004-10-22
WRenato VerissimoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 48: Payback2004-06-19
L★BJ PennSubmissionR1 · 4:39UFC 46: Supernatural2004-01-31
W★Frank TriggSubmissionR1 · 3:54UFC 45: Revolution2003-11-21
W★Sean SherkDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 42: Sudden Impact2003-04-25
W★Gil CastilloKO/TKOR1 · 5:00UFC 40: Vendetta2002-11-22
W★Carlos NewtonKO/TKOR4 · 3:37UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall2002-07-13
W★Hayato SakuraiKO/TKOR4 · 3:01UFC 36: Worlds Collide2002-03-22
W★Carlos NewtonKO/TKOR2 · 1:27UFC 34: High Voltage2001-11-02
LDennis HallmanSubmissionR1 · 0:20UFC 29: Defense of the Belts2000-12-16
WMarcelo AguiarKO/TKOR1 · 4:34UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams2000-06-09
WValeri IgnatovDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion1999-09-24

How Hughes Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.0 sig. strikes/min
18th percentile
Striking accuracy54%
89th percentile
Strikes absorbed1.3/min
99th percentile
Takedowns1.7/fight
83rd percentile
Takedown defense35%
12th percentile
Knockdown power0.12/fight
42nd percentile

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