Here is a list of Hughes's best fights. For a list of Hughes's losses, refer to "Matt Hughes Losses".
On October 22, 2004 Matt Hughes fought Georges St-Pierre in a welterweight title fight for the UFC Championship title. Hughes was 31 years old and with a record of 37-4 (29), and St-Pierre was 23 years old and with a record of 7-0 (6). Hughes stopped Georges St-Pierre via 1st-round submission and is crowned the new UFC welterweight champion.
On November 2, 2001 Matt Hughes fought Carlos Newton in a welterweight title fight for Newton's UFC Championship title. Hughes was 28 years old and with a record of 30-3 (24), and Newton was 25 years old and with a record of 10-4 (8). Hughes stopped Carlos Newton via 2nd-round KO and is crowned the new UFC welterweight champion.
On April 16, 2005 Matt Hughes met Frank Trigg in a welterweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Hughes was 31 years old and with a record of 38-4 (30), and Trigg was 32 years old and with a record of 12-2 (12). Hughes stopped Frank Trigg via 1st-round submission and successfully defended his title.
On September 23, 2006 Matt Hughes met B.J. Penn in a welterweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Hughes was 32 years old and with a record of 41-4 (33), and Penn was 27 years old and with a record of 10-3-1 (7). Hughes stopped B.J. Penn via 3rd-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On November 22, 2002 Matt Hughes met Gil Castillo in a welterweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Hughes was 29 years old and with a record of 33-3 (27), and Castillo was 37 years old and with a record of 9-1 (5). Hughes stopped Gil Castillo via 1st-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On November 21, 2003 Matt Hughes met Frank Trigg in a welterweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Hughes was 30 years old and with a record of 35-3 (28), and Trigg was 31 years old and with a record of 10-1 (10). Hughes stopped Frank Trigg via 1st-round submission and successfully defended his title.
On July 13, 2002 Matt Hughes met Carlos Newton in a welterweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Hughes was 28 years old and with a record of 32-3 (26), and Newton was 25 years old and with a record of 11-5 (9). Hughes stopped Carlos Newton via 4th-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On March 22, 2002 Matt Hughes met Hayato Sakurai in a welterweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Hughes was 28 years old and with a record of 31-3 (25), and Sakurai was 26 years old and with a record of 19-1-2 (12). Hughes stopped Hayato Sakurai via 4th-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On April 25, 2003 Matt Hughes met Sean Sherk in a welterweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Hughes was 29 years old and with a record of 34-3 (27), and Sherk was 29 years old and with a record of 19-0-1 (10). Hughes won the fight via 5-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On August 7, 2010 Matt Hughes faced off against Ricardo Almeida in a welterweight bout at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 45-7 (34), and Almeida was 33 years old and with a record of 12-3 (5). Hughes stopped Ricardo Almeida via choke-out.
