Matt Hughes is a 48 year old Male fighter from United States with a 45-9-0 pro MMA record. Hughes most recently fought Josh Koscheck at UFC 135 on Saturday September 24, 2011. Matt Hughes lost to Josh Koscheck by KO/TKO at 4:59 of Round 1 in the Welterweight division.
Matt Hughes has 45 wins with a 78% finish rate, including 16 by knockout, 19 by submission, 10 by decision.
Matt Hughes is currently on a 2 fight losing skid.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 45-8-0 | Josh Koscheck |
KO/TKO
R1 4:59
|
UFC 135 | 2011-09-24 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 45-7-0 | BJ Penn |
KO/TKO
R1 0:21
|
UFC 123 | 2010-11-20 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 44-7-0 | Ricardo Almeida |
SUB
R1 3:15
|
UFC 117 | 2010-08-07 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 43-7-0 | Renzo Gracie |
KO/TKO
R3 4:40
|
UFC 112 | 2010-04-10 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 42-7-0 | Matt Serra |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 98 | 2009-05-23 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 42-6-0 | Thiago Alves |
KO/TKO
R2 1:02
|
UFC 85 | 2008-06-07 | Catchweight | UFC |
| Loss | 42-5-0 | Georges St. Pierre |
SUB
R2 4:54
|
UFC 79 | 2007-12-29 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 41-5-0 | Chris Lytle |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 68 | 2007-03-03 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 41-4-0 | Georges St. Pierre |
KO/TKO
R2 1:25
|
UFC 65 | 2006-11-18 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 40-4-0 | BJ Penn |
KO/TKO
R3 3:53
|
UFC 63 | 2006-09-23 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 39-4-0 | Royce Gracie |
KO/TKO
R1 4:39
|
UFC 60 | 2006-05-27 | Catchweight | UFC |
| Win | 38-4-0 | Joe Riggs |
SUB
R1 3:28
|
UFC 56 | 2005-11-19 | Catchweight | UFC |
| Win | 37-4-0 | Frank Trigg |
SUB
R1 4:05
|
UFC 52 | 2005-04-16 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 36-4-0 | Georges St. Pierre |
SUB
R1 4:59
|
UFC 50 | 2004-10-22 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 35-4-0 | Renato Verissimo |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 48 | 2004-06-19 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 35-3-0 | BJ Penn |
SUB
R1 4:39
|
UFC 46 | 2004-01-31 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 34-3-0 | Frank Trigg |
SUB
R1 3:54
|
UFC 45 | 2003-11-21 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 33-3-0 | Sean Sherk |
DEC
R5 5:00
|
UFC 42 | 2003-04-25 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 32-3-0 | Gil Castillo |
KO/TKO
R1 5:00
|
UFC 40 | 2002-11-22 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 31-3-0 | Carlos Newton |
KO/TKO
R4 3:27
|
UFC 38 | 2002-07-13 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 30-3-0 | Hayato Sakurai |
KO/TKO
R4 3:01
|
UFC 36 | 2002-03-22 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 29-3-0 | Carlos Newton |
KO/TKO
R2 1:27
|
UFC 34 | 2001-11-02 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 28-3-0 | Steve Gomm |
KO/TKO
R2 3:18
|
Regional circuit | 2001-09-08 | EC | |
| Win | 27-3-0 | Hiromitsu Kanehara |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Rings Japan | 2001-08-11 | Middleweight | RINGS |
| Win | 26-3-0 | Chatt Lavender |
SUB
R3 2:31
|
Extreme Challenge 41 | 2001-07-13 | Welterweight | EC |
| Win | 25-3-0 | Scott Johnson |
KO/TKO
R1 3:24
|
Regional circuit | 2001-06-16 | Welterweight | EC |
| Win | 24-3-0 | John Cronk |
SUB
R1
|
Regional circuit | 2001-05-11 | ||
| Win | 23-3-0 | Bruce Nelson |
SUB
R1 3:01
|
Regional circuit | 2001-03-31 | FCC | |
| Win | 22-3-0 | Brett Al-azzawi |
SUB
R1 3:27
|
Regional circuit | 2001-03-17 | RINGS | |
| Loss | 22-2-0 | Jose Landi-Jons |
KO/TKO
R1 4:45
|
Shidokan Jitsu | 2001-02-08 | Middleweight | |
| Loss | 22-1-0 | Dennis Hallman |
SUB
R1 0:20
|
UFC 29 | 2000-12-16 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 21-1-0 | Maynard Marcum |
SUB
R1 6:29
|
Rings Australia | 2000-11-12 | Light Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 20-1-0 | Robbie Newman |
SUB
R1 1:40
|
Rings USA | 2000-09-30 | Welterweight | RINGS |
| Win | 19-1-0 | Chris Haseman |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Rings Japan | 2000-08-23 | Light Heavyweight | RINGS |
| Win | 18-1-0 | Joe Guist |
SUB
R1 2:45
|
Regional circuit | 2000-06-29 | EC | |
| Win | 17-1-0 | Marcelo Aguiar |
KO/TKO
R1 4:34
|
UFC 26 | 2000-06-09 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 16-1-0 | Shawn Peters |
SUB
R1 2:52
|
Extreme Challenge 32 | 2000-05-21 | Welterweight | EC |
| Win | 15-1-0 | Alexandre Barros |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2000-05-13 | WEF | |
| Win | 14-1-0 | Eric Davila |
SUB
R2 3:24
|
Superbrawl 17 | 2000-04-15 | Welterweight | IS |
| Win | 13-1-0 | Jorge Pereira |
KO/TKO
R1 6:00
|
Regional circuit | 2000-01-15 | WEF | |
| Win | 12-1-0 | Daniel Vianna |
KO/TKO
R1
|
Regional circuit | 1999-11-20 | ||
| Win | 9-1-0 | Joe Doerksen |
SUB
R2 0:25
|
Regional circuit | 1999-11-13 | EC | |
| Win | 9-1-0 | Tom Schmitz |
SUB
R1 0:48
|
Regional circuit | 1999-11-13 | EC | |
| Win | 9-1-0 | LaVerne Clark |
SUB
R2 1:35
|
Regional circuit | 1999-11-13 | EC | |
| Win | 8-1-0 | Valeri Ignatov |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 22 | 1999-09-24 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 7-1-0 | Akihiro Gono |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shooto | 1999-05-29 | Welterweight | |
| Win | 6-1-0 | Erick Snyder |
KO/TKO
R1
|
Regional circuit | 1999-04-24 | ||
| Win | 5-1-0 | Joe Stern |
KO/TKO
R1 2:30
|
Regional circuit | 1999-04-02 | EC | |
| Win | 4-1-0 | Ryan Stout |
KO/TKO
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 1998-12-11 | ||
| Win | 2-0-0 | Victor Hunsaker |
KO/TKO
R1 1:39
|
Regional circuit | 1998-10-17 | EC | |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Dave Menne |
DEC
R1 15:00
|
Regional circuit | 1998-10-17 | EC | |
| Loss | 2-0-0 | Dennis Hallman |
KO/TKO
R1 0:17
|
Regional circuit | 1998-10-17 | EC | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Craig Quick |
SUB
R1
|
Regional circuit | 1998-04-25 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Erick Snyder |
SUB
R1 0:15
|
Regional circuit | 1998-01-01 |
Hughes made his professional debut against Erick Snyder on January 1, 1998, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Erick Snyder who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Matt Hughes beat Erick Snyder by Submission at 0:15 of Round 1.
Hughes made his debut in the UFC against Valeri Ignatov on September 24, 1999, fighting on the main card of UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion having compiled a 8-1-0 professional MMA record.
Matt Hughes beat Valeri Ignatov by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Hughes has gone on to fight a total of 25 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 18-7-0.
After his UFC stint, Hughes took his next fight at EC on November 13, 1999, fighting against LaVerne Clark on the of the regional circuit.
Matt Hughes beat LaVerne Clark by Submission at 1:35 of Round 2.
After 8 fights outside of the promotion, Hughes returned to the UFC on June 9, 2000, fighting against Marcelo Aguiar on the main card of UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 17-1-0
Matt Hughes beat Marcelo Aguiar by KO/TKO at 4:34 of Round 1.
After 4 fights outside of the promotion, Hughes returned to the UFC on December 16, 2000, fighting against Dennis Hallman on the main card of UFC 29: Defense of the Belts.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 22-1-0
Matt Hughes lost to Dennis Hallman by Submission at 0:20 of Round 1.
After 8 fights outside of the promotion, Hughes returned to the UFC on November 2, 2001, fighting against Carlos Newton on the co-main event of UFC 34: High Voltage.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 29-3-0
Matt Hughes beat Carlos Newton by KO/TKO at 1:27 of Round 2.
Hughes won the UFC Welterweight Championship defeating Carlos Newton on November 2, 2001 at UFC 34: High Voltage.
This was Hughes's 1st UFC championship fight.
Matt Hughes beat Carlos Newton by KO/TKO at 1:27 of Round 2.
Hughes defended his belt against Hayato Sakurai on March 22, 2002 at UFC 36: Worlds Collide.
This was Hughes's first successful UFC welterweight title defence.
Matt Hughes beat Hayato Sakurai by KO/TKO at 3:01 of Round 4.
Hughes defended his belt for the 2nd time against Carlos Newton on July 13, 2002 at UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall.
Matt Hughes beat Carlos Newton by KO/TKO at 3:27 of Round 4.
Hughes defended his belt for the 3rd time against Gil Castillo on November 22, 2002 at UFC 40: Vendetta.
Matt Hughes beat Gil Castillo by KO/TKO at 5:00 of Round 1.
Hughes defended his belt for the 4th time against Sean Sherk on April 25, 2003 at UFC 42: Sudden Impact.
Matt Hughes beat Sean Sherk by Decision at 5:00 of Round 5.
Hughes defeated the previously unbeaten Sean Sherk on April 25, 2003, at UFC 42: Sudden Impact. Sean Sherk came into the fight with a 18-0-1 record. Hughes was a -600 betting favorite going into the fight. Matt Hughes beat Sean Sherk by Decision at 5:00 of Round 5.
Hughes defended his belt for the 5th time against Frank Trigg on November 21, 2003 at UFC 45: Revolution.
Matt Hughes beat Frank Trigg by Submission at 3:54 of Round 1.
Hughes lost his UFC Welterweight title to BJ Penn on January 31, 2004 at UFC 46: Supernatural having previously made 5 title defences.
Matt Hughes lost to BJ Penn by Submission at 4:39 of Round 1.
Hughes won the UFC Vacant Welterweight Championship defeating Georges St. Pierre on October 22, 2004 at UFC 50: The War of '04.
This was Hughes's 8th UFC championship fight.
Matt Hughes beat Georges St. Pierre by Submission at 4:59 of Round 1.
Hughes defended his belt for the 6th time against Frank Trigg on April 16, 2005 at UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2.
Matt Hughes beat Frank Trigg by Submission at 4:05 of Round 1.
Hughes defended his belt for the 7th time against BJ Penn on September 23, 2006 at UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn.
Matt Hughes beat BJ Penn by KO/TKO at 3:53 of Round 3. Both fighters earned a post-fight bonus, after the bout was awarded Fight of the Night.
Hughes lost his UFC Welterweight title to Georges St. Pierre on November 18, 2006 at UFC 65: Bad Intentions having previously made 7 title defences.
Matt Hughes lost to Georges St. Pierre by KO/TKO at 1:25 of Round 2.
Hughes lost his 1st welterweight title challenge, losing to Georges St. Pierre on December 29, 2007 at UFC 79: Nemesis.
Matt Hughes lost to Georges St. Pierre by Submission at 4:54 of Round 2.
Hughes's last win came against Ricardo Almeida at UFC 117 on Saturday August 7, 2010. Matt Hughes beat Ricardo Almeida by Submission at 3:15 of Round 1.
Hughes is not currently booked for any fights.
Hughes's last loss came against Josh Koscheck at UFC 135 on Saturday September 24, 2011. Matt Hughes lost to Josh Koscheck by KO/TKO at 4:59 of Round 1.
Hughes has fought 25 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 18-7-0.
Hughes has knocked out 16 opponents.
Hughes has submitted 19 opponents.
Hughes has been knocked out 6 times.
Hughes has been submitted 3 times.
