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Sam Hughes

Sam Hughes

976 ELO #2005

"Sampage"

MMA 11-7-0 · UFC 6-6-0 · Women's Strawweight · Last fought 132 days ago

Sam Hughes "Sampage" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Sam Hughes has 6 wins in the UFC. Sam Hughes lands an average of 4.41 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.12 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Women's Strawweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 976), and have not fought Sam Hughes before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Polyana Viana 4-8-0 34 972 0.0 4
Alice Ardelean 3-2-0 34 1035 0.0 59
Jessica Andrade 17-13-0 34 1066 0.0 90
Ariane Carnelossi 3-4-0 33 980 1.0 4
Montserrat Conejo Ruiz 1-4-0 33 954 1.0 22
Talita Alencar 4-1-0 35 1037 1.0 61

Fight Results Breakdown

12
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Viktoriia Dudakova in 2024
Opponent ELO: 1034

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 5'
Weight
Women's Strawweight
Reach
64'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jun 28 1992
Age
34
Peak ELO
990
ELO Rank
2005 of 2708
Strength of Schedule
118-44-1
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1015.2
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1001.3

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.41
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
47%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.69
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
58%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.12
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
29%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Sam Hughes Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-03-14 UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos Piera Rodriguez U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss +129
2025-09-06 UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho Shauna Bannon SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 1:58 Win -357
2025-03-15 UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 Stephanie Luciano S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2024-08-03 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Viktoriia Dudakova S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2024-02-24 UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Yazmin Jauregui U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2023-04-08 UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Jaqueline Amorim U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2022-10-15 UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo Piera Rodriguez U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2022-05-21 UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira Elise Reed KO/TKO Elbows 3 3:52 Win -
2022-04-16 UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad Istela Nunes M-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2021-11-20 UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Luana Pinheiro U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2021-05-01 UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka Loma Lookboonmee U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-12-12 UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno Tecia Pennington KO/TKO 1 5:00 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Sam Hughes ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
12 2026-03-14 Piera Rodriguez 1032 Loss -14 976
11 2025-09-06 Shauna Bannon 1005 Win +23 990
10 2025-03-15 Stephanie Luciano 1016 Win 0 967
9 2024-08-03 Viktoriia Dudakova 1034 Win 0 967
8 2024-02-24 Yazmin Jauregui 1019 Loss -14 967
7 2023-04-08 Jaqueline Amorim 1000 Win +18 981
6 2022-10-15 Piera Rodriguez 1015 Loss -14 963
5 2022-05-21 Elise Reed 984 Win +22 977
4 2022-04-16 Istela Nunes 984 Win 0 955
3 2021-11-20 Luana Pinheiro 1000 Loss -15 955
2 2021-05-01 Loma Lookboonmee 1001 Loss -15 970
1 2020-12-12 Tecia Pennington 1029 Loss -15 985

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