Record & Stats
Record45-9 (35 finishes)Born
Oct 13, 1973
Age
53Y, 0M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
35 (65%)
KO/TKO
21 (39%)
Submissions
14 (26%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins2Record9-2 (5 finishes)UFCΓ2Welterweight
Matt Hughes MMA record
Matt Hughes retired with a professional MMA record of 45-9 (35 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 54 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Hughes's most recent fight was a loss to Josh Koscheck on Sep 24, 2011.
Hughes won championships at welterweight, with two title captures in the UFC. He went 9-2 in major title fights, with five wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Sep 24, 2011 | 37 | Josh Koscheck | L | KO | 1 | Punches | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 53 | Nov 20, 2010 | 37 | B.J. Penn | L | KO | 1 | Punches | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 52 | Aug 7, 2010 | 36 | Ricardo Almeida | W | CKO | 1 | Anaconda choke | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 51 | Apr 10, 2010 | 36 | Renzo Gracie | W | TKO | 3 | Leg kicks and punches | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 50 | May 23, 2009 | 35 | Matt Serra | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 49 | Jun 7, 2008 | 34 | Thiago Alves | L | TKO | 2 | Flying knee and punches | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 48 | Dec 29, 2007 | 34 | Georges St-Pierre | L | SUB | 2 | Armbar | ~ Interim UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 47 | Mar 3, 2007 | 33 | Chris Lytle | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 46 | Nov 18, 2006 | 33 | Georges St-Pierre | L | TKO | 2 | Head kick and punches | β UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 45 | Sep 23, 2006 | 32 | B.J. Penn | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | ! UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 44 | May 27, 2006 | 32 | Royce Gracie | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 43 | Nov 19, 2005 | 32 | Joe Riggs | W | SUB | 1 | Kimura | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 42 | Apr 16, 2005 | 31 | Frank Trigg | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | ! UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 41 | Oct 22, 2004 | 31 | Georges St-Pierre | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | + UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 40 | Jun 19, 2004 | 30 | Renato Verissimo | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 39 | Jan 31, 2004 | 30 | B.J. Penn | L | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 38 | Nov 21, 2003 | 30 | Frank Trigg | W | SUB | 1 | Standing rear-naked choke | ! UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 37 | Apr 25, 2003 | 29 | Sean Sherk | W | UD | 5 | β | ! UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 36 | Nov 22, 2002 | 29 | Gil Castillo | W | TKO | 1 | Cut | ! UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 35 | Jul 13, 2002 | 28 | Carlos Newton | W | TKO | 4 | Punches | ! UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 34 | Mar 22, 2002 | 28 | Hayato Sakurai | W | TKO | 4 | Strikes | ! UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 33 | Nov 2, 2001 | 28 | Carlos Newton | W | KO | 2 | Slam | + UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 32 | Sep 8, 2001 | 27 | Steve Gomm | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | β | Middleweight | Extreme Challenge |
| 31 | Aug 11, 2001 | 27 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | W | MD | 3 | β | β | Middleweight | RINGS |
| 30 | Jul 13, 2001 | 27 | Chatt Lavender | W | SUB | 3 | Arm-triangle choke | β | Middleweight | Extreme Challenge |
| 29 | Jun 16, 2001 | 27 | Scott Johnson | W | KO | 1 | Punch | β | Middleweight | Extreme Challenge |
| 28 | May 11, 2001 | 27 | John Cronk | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | β | Middleweight | Gladiators |
| 27 | Mar 31, 2001 | 27 | Bruce Nelson | W | SUB | 1 | Guillotine choke | β | Middleweight | Freestyle Combat Challenge |
| 26 | Mar 17, 2001 | 27 | Brett Al-azzawi | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Middleweight | RINGS |
| 25 | Feb 8, 2001 | 27 | JosΓ© Landi-Jons | L | KO | 1 | Knee | β | Middleweight | Shidokan |
| 24 | Dec 16, 2000 | 27 | Dennis Hallman | L | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 23 | Nov 12, 2000 | 27 | Maynard Marcum | W | SUB | 1 | Keylock | β | β | RINGS |
| 22 | Sep 30, 2000 | 26 | Robbie Newman | W | SUB | 1 | Arm-triangle choke | β | β | RINGS |
| 21 | Aug 23, 2000 | 26 | Chris Haseman | W | UD | 2 | β | β | Middleweight | RINGS |
| 20 | Jun 29, 2000 | 26 | Joe Guist | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | β | Extreme Challenge |
| 19 | Jun 9, 2000 | 26 | Marcelo Aguiar | W | TKO | 1 | Doctor stoppage | β | β | UFC |
| 18 | May 21, 2000 | 26 | Shawn Peters | W | SUB | 1 | Arm-triangle choke | β | β | Extreme Challenge |
| 17 | May 13, 2000 | 26 | Alexandre Barros | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | WEF |
| 16 | Apr 15, 2000 | 26 | Eric Davila | W | SUB | 2 | Keylock | β | β | SuperBrawl |
| 15 | Jan 15, 2000 | 26 | Jorge Pereira | W | TKO | 1 | Doctor stoppage | β | β | WEF |
| 14 | Nov 20, 1999 | 26 | Daniel Vianna | W | TKO | 1 | Cut | β | β | β |
| 13 | Nov 13, 1999 | 26 | LaVerne Clark | W | SUB | 2 | Rear naked choke | β | β | Extreme Challenge |
| 12 | Nov 13, 1999 | 26 | Tom Schmitz | W | TKO | 1 | Eye injury | β | β | Extreme Challenge |
| 11 | Nov 13, 1999 | 26 | Joe Doerksen | W | TKO | 2 | Submission to knees and punches | β | Welterweight | Extreme Challenge |
| 10 | Sep 24, 1999 | 25 | Valeri Ignatov | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | UFC |
| 9 | May 29, 1999 | 25 | Akihiro Gono | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | Shooto |
| 8 | Apr 24, 1999 | 25 | Erick Snyder | W | TKO | 1 | Slam | β | β | β |
| 7 | Apr 2, 1999 | 25 | Joe Stern | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | Extreme Challenge |
| 6 | Dec 11, 1998 | 25 | Ryan Stout | W | TKO | 2 | Corner stoppage | β | β | β |
| 5 | Oct 17, 1998 | 25 | Dennis Hallman | L | CKO | 1 | Guillotine choke | β | β | Extreme Challenge |
| 4 | Oct 17, 1998 | 25 | Dave Menne | W | UD | 1 | β | β | Lightweight | Extreme Challenge |
| 3 | Oct 17, 1998 | 25 | Victor Hunsaker | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | Extreme Challenge |
| 2 | Apr 25, 1998 | 24 | Craig Quick | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | β | β | β |
| 1 | Jan 1, 1998 | 24 | Erick Snyder | W | KO | 1 | Slam | β | β | β |