Record & Stats
Record14-3 (10 finishes)Born
Mar 27, 1997
Age
29Y, 5M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
10 (59%)
KO/TKO
7 (41%)
Submissions
3 (18%)
Analytics
Paul Hughes MMA record
Paul "Big News" Hughes's professional MMA record stands at 14-3 (10 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 17 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Hughes's most recent fight was a loss to Usman Nurmagomedov on Oct 3, 2025.
Hughes has gone 0-2 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Oct 3, 2025 | 28 | Usman Nurmagomedov | L | UD | 5 | β | ~ PFL World Championship | Lightweight | PFL |
| 16 | May 10, 2025 | 28 | Bruno Miranda | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Lightweight | PFL |
| 15 | Jan 25, 2025 | 27 | Usman Nurmagomedov | L | MD | 5 | β | ~ Bellator World Championship | Lightweight | PFL |
| 14 | Oct 19, 2024 | 27 | A. J. McKee | W | SD | 3 | β | β | Lightweight | PFL |
| 13 | Jun 22, 2024 | 27 | Bobby King | W | TKO | 2 | Punches and elbows | β | Lightweight | Bellator |
| 12 | Apr 6, 2024 | 27 | Fabiano Silva | W | TKO | 1 | Knee and elbows | β | Lightweight | Cage Warriors |
| 11 | Oct 14, 2023 | 26 | Jan Quaeyhaegens | W | KO | 1 | Punches | β | Lightweight | Cage Warriors |
| 10 | Nov 4, 2022 | 25 | Jordan Vucenic | W | UD | 5 | β | + Cage Warriors Championship | Featherweight | Cage Warriors |
| 9 | Oct 1, 2021 | 24 | Morgan CharriΓ¨re | W | MD | 5 | β | + Interim Cage Warriors Championship | Featherweight | Cage Warriors |
| 8 | Mar 18, 2021 | 23 | James Hendin | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Featherweight | Cage Warriors |
| 7 | Dec 12, 2020 | 23 | Jordan Vucenic | L | SD | 3 | β | β | Featherweight | Cage Warriors |
| 6 | Aug 11, 2020 | 23 | Aidan Stephen | W | SUB | 3 | Rear-naked choke | β | Featherweight | Cage Warriors |
| 5 | Mar 7, 2020 | 22 | Youri Panada | W | KO | 2 | Head kick | β | Lightweight | Cage Warriors |
| 4 | Oct 26, 2019 | 22 | Kalifa Seydi | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | + Cage Conflict Championship | Lightweight | β |
| 3 | Sep 6, 2019 | 22 | Mateusz Makarowski | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | Featherweight | Cage Warriors |
| 2 | Mar 9, 2019 | 21 | Stephen O'Neill | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | + Cage Conflict Championship | Featherweight | β |
| 1 | Feb 24, 2017 | 19 | Adam Gustab | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Featherweight | BAMMA |