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Matt Hughes

Professional record

43-9-0

Division: Welterweight
Team: The H.I.T. Squad
Age: 52
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 185 lb
Gender: Male
Fighting out of: Charleston, IL
Born: Hillsborough, IL

Profile summary

Matt Hughes is a professional MMA fighter and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the Welterweight title on two occasions and defended the belt seven times. A long-time member of Miletich Fighting Systems, Hughes left the Miletich camp in late 2007 to start Team Hughes. Team Hughes fights out of H.I.T. Squad, a Granite City, Illinois gym, which he co-owns with teammate and former EliteXC Middleweight champion Robbie Lawler, Matt Pena, and Marc Fiore.

Career file

Professional career statistics

43-9-0

Total fights

Rounds fought

75.6

Current streak

2 L

Finish rate

76.7%

Win methods

KO / TKO12

Submission21

Decision10

Loss methods

KO / TKO6

Submission3

Decision0

Career length

13y 8m 22d

Fights per year

3.9

Longest layoff

11m 16d

Quickest turnaround

Quick hits

Fastest win

00:00

Fastest KO

00:15

Fastest submission

00:00

Finished rate

100%

Avg. fight length · wins

07:55

Avg. fight length · losses

04:08

Avg. rounds · wins

1.6

Avg. rounds · losses

0.8

Official record

Professional fight record

53 bouts listed

Date	Result	Opponent	Division	Method / event	Round / time
Sep 24, 2011	L	Josh Koscheck 15-5-0	Welterweight	TKO/RSC UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage Verified	R1/04:59
Nov 20, 2010	L	BJ Penn 15-7-1	Welterweight	KO UFC 123: Jackson vs. Machida Verified	R1/00:21
Aug 7, 2010	W	Ricardo Almeida 12-3-0	Welterweight	Submission · Choke UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen Verified	R1/03:15
Apr 10, 2010	W	Renzo Gracie 13-6-1	Welterweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 112: Invincible Verified	R3/04:40
May 23, 2009	W	Matt Serra 10-5-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 98: Evans vs Machida Verified	R3/05:00
Jun 7, 2008	L	Thiago Alves 15-5-0	Welterweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 85: Bedlam Verified	R2/01:02
Dec 29, 2007	L	Georges St-Pierre 14-2-0	Welterweight	Submission · Arm Bar UFC 79: Nemesis VerifiedTitle bout	R2/04:54
Mar 3, 2007	W	Chris Lytle 22-13-4	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 68: The Uprising Verified	R3/05:00
Nov 18, 2006	L	Georges St-Pierre 12-1-0	Welterweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 65: Bad Intentions VerifiedTitle bout	R2/01:25
Sep 23, 2006	W	BJ Penn 10-3-1	Welterweight	TKO/RSC UFC 63: Penn vs. Hughes Title bout	R3/03:50
May 27, 2006	W	Royce Gracie 13-2-3	Middleweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie Verified	R1/04:39
Nov 19, 2005	W	Joe Riggs 23-5-0	Middleweight	Submission · Kimura UFC 56: Full Force Verified	R1/03:28
Apr 16, 2005	W	Frank Trigg 12-2-0	Welterweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 VerifiedTitle bout	R1/04:05
Oct 22, 2004	W	Georges St-Pierre 7-0-0	Welterweight	Submission · Arm Bar UFC 50: The War of '04 VerifiedTitle bout	R1/04:59
Jun 19, 2004	W	Renato Verissimo 5-0-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 48: Payback Verified	R3/05:00
Jan 31, 2004	L	BJ Penn 6-1-1	Welterweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC 46: Super Natural VerifiedTitle bout	R1/04:39
Nov 21, 2003	W	Frank Trigg 10-1-0	Welterweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC 45: Revolution Title bout	R1/03:54
Apr 25, 2003	W	Sean Sherk 17-0-1	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 42: Sudden Impact Title bout	R5/05:00
Nov 22, 2002	W	Gil Castillo 7-1-0	Welterweight	TKO/RSC · Doctor Stoppage UFC 40: Vendetta VerifiedTitle bout	R1/05:00
Jul 13, 2002	W	Carlos Newton 11-6-0	Welterweight	Submission UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall Title bout	R4/03:37
Mar 22, 2002	W	Hayato Sakurai 16-1-2	Welterweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage UFC 36: Worlds Collide VerifiedTitle bout	R4/03:01
Nov 2, 2001	W	Carlos Newton 10-5-0	Welterweight	KO · Slam UFC 34: High Voltage Title bout	R2/01:27
Sep 8, 2001	W	Steve Gomm 4-3-0	—	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage Extreme Challenge 43	R2/03:18
Aug 11, 2001	W	Hiromitsu Kanehara 13-8-0	—	Decision Rings: 10th Anniversary World Title Series	R2/05:00
Jul 13, 2001	W	Chatt Lavender 4-0-0	—	Submission · Side Choke Extreme Challenge 41	R3/02:31
Jun 16, 2001	W	Scott Johnston 0-2-0	—	KO Extreme Challenge 40	R1/03:24
May 11, 2001	W	John Cronk 5-4-0	—	Submission · Strikes Gladiators 14	—/00:00
Mar 31, 2001	W	Bruce Nelson 2-11-0	—	Submission · Front Choke Freestyle Combat Challenge 4	R1/03:04
Mar 17, 2001	W	Brett Al-Azzawi 11-9-0	—	Submission · Arm Bar Rings USA: Battle of Champions	R1/03:27
Feb 8, 2001	L	Jose Landi Johns 19-4-0	—	KO · Knee Warriors War 1	R1/04:15
Dec 16, 2000	L	Dennis Hallman 14-4-0	—	Submission · Arm Bar UFC 29: Defense of the Belts	R1/00:20
Nov 12, 2000	W	Maynard Marcum 2-0-0	—	Submission · Figure Four Key Lock Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle	R1/06:29
Sep 30, 2000	W	Robbie Newman 4-0-0	—	Submission · Arm Triangle Choke Rings USA: Rising Stars Final	R1/01:40
Aug 23, 2000	W	Christopher Haseman 12-7-0	—	Decision · Unanimous Decision Rings: Millennium Combine 3	R2/05:00
Jun 29, 2000	W	Joe Guist 0-0-0	—	Submission · Arm Bar Extreme Challenge 35	R1/02:45
Jun 9, 2000	W	Marcelo Aguiar 2-2-1	—	TKO/RSC · Doctor Stoppage from a Cut UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams	R1/04:34
May 20, 2000	W	Shawn Peters 1-0-0	—	Submission · Arm Triangle Choke Extreme Challenge 32	R1/02:52
May 13, 2000	W	Alexandre Baixinho 3-1-0	—	Decision · Unanimous Decision World Extreme Fighting 9: World Class	R3/05:00
Apr 15, 2000	W	Eric Davila 7-1-0	Middleweight	Submission · Arm Lock Shooto : Super Brawl 17 'Night of Champions'	R2/01:36
Jan 15, 2000	W	Jorge Pereira 7-1-0	—	TKO/RSC · Doctor Stoppage from a Cut World Extreme Fighting 8: Goin' Platinum	R1/06:00
Nov 20, 1999	Next	Daniel Vianna 2-1-1	—	Unknown · Accidental Headbutt Caused a Cut JKD Challenge 3	—/05:00
Nov 13, 1999	W	LaVerne Clark 7-2-0	—	Submission · Rear Naked Choke Extreme Challenge 29	R2/01:35
Nov 13, 1999	W	Tom Schmitz 3-1-0	—	Submission · Eye Injury Extreme Challenge 29	R1/00:48
Nov 13, 1999	W	Joseph Doerksen 5-1-0	—	Submission · Punches and Knees Extreme Challenge 29	R2/00:25
Sep 24, 1999	W	Val Ignatov 0-1-0	—	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion	R3/05:00
May 29, 1999	W	Akihiro Gono 8-6-2	Light-heavyweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision Shooto: the Renaxis 1999 - Shooto 10th Anniversary	R3/05:00
Apr 2, 1999	W	Joe Stern 2-0-0	—	Submission · Punches Extreme Challenge 23	R1/02:30
Dec 11, 1998	W	Ryan Stout 1-1-1	—	Submission Extreme Shootfighting	R1/10:00
Oct 27, 1998	L	Dennis Hallman 6-0-0	—	KO · Choked Unconscious from a Guillotine Choke Extreme Challenge 21	R1/00:17
Oct 27, 1998	W	Dave Menne 10-3-1	—	Decision · Unanimous Decision Extreme Challenge 21	R1/15:00
Oct 27, 1998	W	Victor Hunsaker 4-0-0	—	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Punches Extreme Challenge 21	R1/01:39
Apr 25, 1998	W	Craig Quick 0-0-0	—	Submission · Strikes JKD Challenge 1	R1/00:50
Jan 1, 1998	W	Erick Snyder 0-0-0	Welterweight	KO · Slam JKD - Challenge 2	R1/00:15

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