Matt Hughes
AGE: 39
Hillsboro, IllinoisUnited States
Fight History
| Result | Fighter | Event | Method/Referee | R | Time |
| loss | Josh Koscheck | UFC 135 - Jones vs. Rampage Sep / 24 / 2011 |
KO (Punches) Mario Yamasaki |
1 | 4:59 |
| loss | B.J. Penn | UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida Nov / 20 / 2010 |
KO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta |
1 | 0:21 |
| win | Ricardo Almeida | UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen Aug / 07 / 2010 |
Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) Josh Rosenthal |
1 | 3:15 |
| win | Renzo Gracie | UFC 112 - Invincible Apr / 10 / 2010 |
TKO (Punches) Herb Dean |
3 | 4:40 |
| win | Matt Serra | UFC 98 - Evans vs. Machida May / 23 / 2009 |
Decision (Unanimous) Steve Mazzagatti |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Thiago Alves | UFC 85 - Bedlam Jun / 07 / 2008 |
TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) Herb Dean |
2 | 1:02 |
| loss | Georges St. Pierre | UFC 79 - Nemesis Dec / 29 / 2007 |
Submission (Armbar) Steve Mazzagatti |
2 | 4:54 |
| win | Chris Lytle | UFC 68 - Uprising Mar / 03 / 2007 |
Decision (Unanimous) Mark Matheny |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Georges St. Pierre | UFC 65 - Bad Intentions Nov / 18 / 2006 |
TKO (Head Kick and Punches) John McCarthy |
2 | 1:25 |
| win | B.J. Penn | UFC 63 - Hughes vs. Penn Sep / 23 / 2006 |
TKO (Punches) John McCarthy |
3 | 3:53 |
| win | Royce Gracie | UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie May / 27 / 2006 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 4:39 |
| win | Joe Riggs | UFC 56 - Full Force Nov / 19 / 2005 |
Submission (Kimura) N/A |
1 | 3:28 |
| win | Frank Trigg | UFC 52 - Couture vs. Liddell 2 Apr / 16 / 2005 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
1 | 4:05 |
| win | Georges St. Pierre | UFC 50 - The War of '04 Oct / 22 / 2004 |
Submission (Armbar) N/A |
1 | 4:59 |
| win | Renato Verissimo | UFC 48 - Payback Jun / 19 / 2004 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| loss | B.J. Penn | UFC 46 - Supernatural Jan / 31 / 2004 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
1 | 4:39 |
| win | Frank Trigg | UFC 45 - Revolution Nov / 21 / 2003 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
1 | 3:54 |
| win | Sean Sherk | UFC 42 - Sudden Impact Apr / 25 / 2003 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
5 | 5:00 |
| win | Gil Castillo | UFC 40 - Vendetta Nov / 22 / 2002 |
TKO (Cut) N/A |
1 | 5:00 |
| win | Carlos Newton | UFC 38 - Brawl at the Hall Jul / 13 / 2002 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
4 | 3:27 |
| win | Hayato Sakurai | UFC 36 - Worlds Collide Mar / 22 / 2002 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
4 | 3:01 |
| win | Carlos Newton | UFC 34 - High Voltage Nov / 02 / 2001 |
KO (Slam) N/A |
2 | 1:27 |
| win | Steve Gomm | EC 43 - Extreme Challenge 43 Sep / 08 / 2001 |
TKO (Punches) Lonnie Foster |
2 | 3:18 |
| win | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Rings - 10th Anniversary Aug / 11 / 2001 |
Decision (Majority) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Chatt Lavender | EC 41 - Extreme Challenge 41 Jul / 13 / 2001 |
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) N/A |
3 | 2:31 |
| win | Scott Johnson | EC 40 - Extreme Challenge 40 Jun / 16 / 2001 |
KO (Punch) N/A |
1 | 3:24 |
| win | John Cronk | Gladiators 14 - Gladiators 14 May / 11 / 2001 |
Submission (Punches) N/A |
1 | N/A |
| win | Bruce Nelson | FCC 4 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 4 Mar / 31 / 2001 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) N/A |
1 | 3:04 |
| win | Brett Al-azzawi | Rings USA - Battle of Champions Mar / 17 / 2001 |
Submission (Armbar) N/A |
1 | 3:27 |
| loss | Jose Landi-Jons | Shidokan Jitsu - Warriors War 1 Feb / 08 / 2001 |
KO (Knee) N/A |
1 | 4:45 |
| loss | Dennis Hallman | UFC 29 - Defense of the Belts Dec / 16 / 2000 |
Submission (Armbar) John McCarthy |
1 | 0:20 |
| win | Maynard Marcum | Rings Australia - Free Fight Battle Nov / 12 / 2000 |
Submission (Keylock) N/A |
1 | 6:29 |
| win | Robbie Newman | Rings USA - Rising Stars Final Sep / 30 / 2000 |
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) N/A |
1 | 1:40 |
| win | Chris Haseman | Rings - Millennium Combine 3 Aug / 23 / 2000 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
2 | 5:00 |
| win | Joe Guist | EC 35 - Extreme Challenge 35 Jun / 29 / 2000 |
Submission (Armbar) N/A |
1 | 2:45 |
| win | Marcelo Aguiar | UFC 26 - Ultimate Field of Dreams Jun / 09 / 2000 |
TKO (Doctor Stoppage) John McCarthy |
1 | 4:34 |
| win | Shawn Peters | EC 32 - Extreme Challenge 32 May / 21 / 2000 |
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) N/A |
1 | 2:52 |
| win | Alexandre Barros | WEF 9 - World Class May / 13 / 2000 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Eric Davila | SB 17 - SuperBrawl 17 Apr / 15 / 2000 |
Submission (Keylock) N/A |
2 | 3:24 |
| win | Jorge Pereira | WEF 8 - Goin' Platinum Jan / 15 / 2000 |
TKO (Doctor Stoppage) N/A |
1 | 6:00 |
| win | Daniel Vianna | JKD - Challenge 4 Nov / 20 / 1999 |
TKO (Cut) N/A |
1 | N/A |
| win | LaVerne Clark | EC 29 - Extreme Challenge 29 Nov / 13 / 1999 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A |
2 | 1:35 |
| win | Tom Schmitz | EC 29 - Extreme Challenge 29 Nov / 13 / 1999 |
Submission (Eye Injury) N/A |
1 | 0:48 |
| win | Joe Doerksen | EC 29 - Extreme Challenge 29 Nov / 13 / 1999 |
Submission (Knees and Punches) N/A |
2 | 0:25 |
| win | Valeri Ignatov | UFC 22 - There Can Be Only One Champion Sep / 24 / 1999 |
Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Akihiro Gono | Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event May / 29 / 1999 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Erick Snyder | JKD - Challenge 3 Apr / 24 / 1999 |
TKO (Slam) N/A |
1 | N/A |
| win | Joe Stern | EC 23 - Extreme Challenge 23 Apr / 02 / 1999 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 2:30 |
| win | Ryan Stout | ES - Extreme Shootfighting Dec / 11 / 1998 |
TKO (Corner Stoppage) N/A |
2 | 5:00 |
| loss | Dennis Hallman | EC 21 - Extreme Challenge 21 Oct / 17 / 1998 |
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) N/A |
1 | 0:17 |
| win | Dave Menne | EC 21 - Extreme Challenge 21 Oct / 17 / 1998 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
1 | 15:00 |
| win | Victor Hunsaker | EC 21 - Extreme Challenge 21 Oct / 17 / 1998 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 1:39 |
| win | Craig Quick | JKD - Challenge 2 Apr / 25 / 1998 |
Submission (Punches) N/A |
1 | N/A |
| win | Erick Snyder | JKD - Challenge 1 Jan / 01 / 1998 |
KO (Slam) N/A |
1 | 0:15 |
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