Sam Hughes (11-7, 5) was born in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. on June 28, 1992. At the age of 26 years on February 23, 2019, she made her professional MMA debut against Kyla Frajman, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 12, 2020, 28-year old Sam Hughes made her UFC debut on her 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 256 against Tecia Torres but lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
Hughes' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Piera Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos at age 33 on March 14, 2026. She is on a 1-fight losing streak.
She has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Sam Hughes' best fights have been against Shauna Bannon, Jaqueline Amorim, Stephanie Luciano, Elise Reed, Victoria Dudakova and Istela Nunes. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Sam Hughes".
Hughes has 7 losses on her MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Sam Hughes Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | Mar 14, 2026 33 years, 8 months 11-7 (5) | Piera Rodriguez | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | Loss |
17 | Sep 6, 2025 33 years, 2 months 11-6 (5) | Shauna Bannon | UFC | ST | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
16 | Mar 15, 2025 32 years, 8 months 10-6 (4) | Stephanie Luciano | UFC | ST | 3 | SD | Win |
15 | Aug 3, 2024 32 years, 1 months 9-6 (4) | Victoria Dudakova | UFC | ST | 3 | SD | Win |
14 | Feb 24, 2024 31 years, 7 months 8-6 (4) | Yazmin Jauregui | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | Loss |
13 | Apr 8, 2023 30 years, 9 months 8-5 (4) | Jaqueline Amorim | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | Win |
12 | Oct 15, 2022 30 years, 3 months 7-5 (4) | Piera Rodríguez | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | Loss |
11  | May 21, 2022 29 years, 10 months 7-4 (4) | 29 years, 5 months 5-1 (2) | UFC | ST | 3 | TKO | Win Elbow and punches |
10 | Apr 16, 2022 29 years, 9 months 6-4 (3) | Istela Nunes | UFC | ST | 3 | MD | Win |
9  | Nov 20, 2021 29 years, 4 months 5-4 (3) | 28 years 9-1 (7) | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | Loss |
8  | May 1, 2021 28 years, 10 months 5-3 (3) | 25 years, 3 months 5-2 (1) | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | Loss |
7 | Dec 12, 2020 28 years, 5 months 5-2 (3) | Tecia Torres | UFC | ST | 1 | TKO | Loss Doctor stoppage |
6 | Oct 16, 2020 28 years, 3 months 5-1 (3) | Danielle Hindley | ST | 1 | CKO | Win Guillotine choke | |
5 | Jul 17, 2020 28 years 4-1 (3) | Vanessa Demopoulos | ST | 4 | CKO | Loss Inverted triangle choke | |
4 | Jan 31, 2020 27 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | Lisa Mauldin | FL | 3 | UD | Win | |
3 | Oct 19, 2019 27 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Bethany Christensen | FL | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
2 | Jul 13, 2019 27 years 2-0 (2) | Loren Benjar | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Knee to the body and punches | |
1 | Feb 23, 2019 26 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Kyla Frajman | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
