Mark Hughes (6-2, 4) was born in Hillsboro, Illinois, U.S. on October 13, 1973. At the age of 25 years on April 24, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Brian Gassaway, losing the fight via 2-round split decision.
On November 17, 2000, 27-year old Mark Hughes made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC 28 against a 23-year old Alex Stiebling, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
Hughes' last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Leo Sylvest at age 29 on August 2, 2003. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 0 losses in the promotion.
Some of Mark Hughes' best fights have been against Alex Stiebling.
Hughes has 2 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Aug 2, 2003 29 years, 9 months 6-2 (4) | Leo Sylvest | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
7 | Jan 20, 2001 27 years, 3 months 5-2 (3) | Joe Geromiller | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
6  | Nov 17, 2000 27 years, 1 months 5-1 (3) | 23 years, 10 months 5-0-1 (4) | UFC | 2 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Aug 26, 2000 26 years, 10 months 4-1 (3) | Matthew Torrez | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Aug 26, 2000 26 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | Andrew Neil | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
3 | Jun 10, 2000 26 years, 7 months 2-1 (2) | Neal Binkley | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | May 21, 2000 26 years, 7 months 1-1 (1) | Ron Fields | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1  | Apr 24, 1999 25 years, 6 months 0-1 (0) | 26 years, 8 months 6-7 (5) | 2 | SD | LOSS |
