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Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes

1158 ELO #32

MMA 45-9-0 · UFC 18-7-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 14 years and 262 days ago

Matt Hughes - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Matt Hughes has 18 wins in the UFC. Matt Hughes lands an average of 2.14 significant strikes per minute and averages 2.95 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Fight Results Breakdown

25
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Royce Gracie in 2006
Opponent ELO: 1147

Biggest Upset Loss

Georges St-Pierre in 2006
Your ELO: 1206 · Opponent ELO: 1080 · Favored by 126

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 9'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
73'
Stance
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Date of Birth
Oct 13 1973
Age
52
Peak ELO
1206
ELO Rank
32 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
512-228-21
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1052.7
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1030.6

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.14
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
53%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
1.36
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
53%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.95
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
50%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Matt Hughes Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2011-09-24 UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage Josh Koscheck KO/TKO Punches 1 4:59 Loss -
2010-11-20 UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida BJ Penn KO/TKO Punch 1 0:21 Loss -
2010-08-07 UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Ricardo Almeida SUB Schultz Front Headlock 1 3:15 Win -
2010-04-10 UFC 112: Invincible Renzo Gracie KO/TKO Punches 3 4:40 Win -
2009-05-23 UFC 98: Evans vs Machida Matt Serra U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2008-06-07 UFC 85: Bedlam Thiago Alves KO/TKO Flying Knee 2 1:02 Loss -
2007-12-29 UFC 79: Nemesis Georges St-Pierre SUB Armbar 2 4:54 Loss -
2007-03-03 UFC 68: The Uprising Chris Lytle U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2006-11-18 UFC 65: Bad Intentions Georges St-Pierre KO/TKO Kick 2 1:25 Loss -
2006-09-23 UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn BJ Penn KO/TKO Punches 3 3:53 Win -
2006-05-27 UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie Royce Gracie KO/TKO Punches 1 4:39 Win -
2005-11-19 UFC 56: Full Force Joe Riggs SUB Kimura 1 3:28 Win -
2005-04-16 UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 Frank Trigg SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 4:05 Win -
2004-10-22 UFC 50: The War Of '04 Georges St-Pierre SUB Armbar 1 4:59 Win -
2004-06-19 UFC 48: Payback Renato Verissimo U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2004-01-31 UFC 46: Supernatural BJ Penn SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 4:39 Loss -
2003-11-21 UFC 45: Revolution Frank Trigg SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 3:54 Win -
2003-04-25 UFC 42: Sudden Impact Sean Sherk U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2002-11-22 UFC 40: Vendetta Gil Castillo KO/TKO 1 5:00 Win -
2002-07-13 UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall Carlos Newton KO/TKO Punches 4 3:37 Win -
2002-03-22 UFC 36: Worlds Collide Hayato Sakurai KO/TKO Punches 4 3:01 Win -
2001-11-02 UFC 34: High Voltage Carlos Newton KO/TKO Slam 2 1:27 Win -
2000-12-16 UFC 29: Defense of the Belts Dennis Hallman SUB Armbar 1 0:20 Loss -
2000-06-09 UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams Marcelo Aguiar KO/TKO 1 4:34 Win -
1999-09-24 UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion Valeri Ignatov U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Matt Hughes ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
25 2011-09-24 Josh Koscheck 1135 Loss -18 1158
24 2010-11-20 BJ Penn 1145 Loss -18 1176
23 2010-08-07 Ricardo Almeida 1077 Win +17 1194
22 2010-04-10 Renzo Gracie 1000 Win +14 1177
21 2009-05-23 Matt Serra 1023 Win +10 1163
20 2008-06-07 Thiago Alves 1106 Loss -19 1153
19 2007-12-29 Georges St-Pierre 1104 Loss -20 1172
18 2007-03-03 Chris Lytle 979 Win +8 1192
17 2006-11-18 Georges St-Pierre 1080 Loss -22 1184
16 2006-09-23 BJ Penn 1115 Win +18 1206
15 2006-05-27 Royce Gracie 1147 Win +20 1188
14 2005-11-19 Joe Riggs 1026 Win +15 1168
13 2005-04-16 Frank Trigg 1032 Win +16 1153
12 2004-10-22 Georges St-Pierre 1037 Win +17 1137
11 2004-06-19 Renato Verissimo 1018 Win +12 1120
10 2004-01-31 BJ Penn 1092 Loss -18 1108
9 2003-11-21 Frank Trigg 1000 Win +16 1126
8 2003-04-25 Sean Sherk 1056 Win +14 1110
7 2002-11-22 Gil Castillo 1002 Win +18 1096
6 2002-07-13 Carlos Newton 1028 Win +20 1078
5 2002-03-22 Hayato Sakurai 1000 Win +19 1058
4 2001-11-02 Carlos Newton 1045 Win +22 1039
3 2000-12-16 Dennis Hallman 1000 Loss -18 1017
2 2000-06-09 Marcelo Aguiar 1000 Win +20 1035
1 1999-09-24 Valeri Ignatov 985 Win +15 1015

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