Matt Hughes

Fight Record

2011-09-24 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 45-8-0-0 \| LOSS	KO R1 4:59 Punches	Josh Koscheck WIN \| 15-5-0-0	UFC 135 Denver, United States
UFC 135 Jones Vs Rampage • Denver, Colorado, United States • Pepsi Center
2010-11-20 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 45-7-0-0 \| LOSS	KO R1 0:21 Punches	Bj Penn WIN \| 15-7-1-0	UFC 123 Auburn Hills, United States
UFC 123 Rampage Vs Machida • Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States • The Palace Of Auburn Hills
2010-08-07 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 44-7-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:15 Anaconda Choke	Ricardo Almeida LOSS \| 12-3-0-0	UFC 117 Oakland, United States
UFC 117 Silva Vs Sonnen • Oakland, California, United States • Oracle Arena
2010-04-10 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 43-7-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 4:40 Leg Kicks & Punches	Renzo Gracie LOSS \| 13-6-1-1	UFC 112 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UFC 112 Invincible • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Concert Arena, Yas Island
2009-05-23 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 42-7-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Matt Serra LOSS \| 10-5-0-0	UFC 98 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 98 Evans Vs Machida • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2008-06-07 Catchweight-174	Matt Hughes 42-6-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R2 1:02 Flying Knee & Punches	Thiago Alves WIN \| 15-5-0-0	UFC 85 London, United Kingdom
UFC 85 Bedlam • London, England, United Kingdom • The O2 Arena
2007-12-29 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 42-5-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R2 4:54 Armbar	Georges St Pierre WIN \| 14-2-0-0	UFC 79 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 79 Nemesis • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2007-03-03 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 41-5-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Chris Lytle LOSS \| 22-13-5-0	UFC 68 Columbus, United States
UFC 68 The Uprising • Columbus, Ohio, United States • Nationwide Arena
2006-11-18 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 41-4-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R2 1:25 Head Kick & Punches	Georges St Pierre WIN \| 12-1-0-0	UFC 65 Sacramento, United States
UFC 65 Bad Intentions • Sacramento, California, United States • Arco Arena
2006-09-23 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 40-4-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 3:53 Punches	Bj Penn LOSS \| 10-3-1-0	UFC 63 Anaheim, United States
UFC 63 Hughes Vs Penn • Anaheim, California, United States • Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim
2006-05-27 Catchweight-175	Matt Hughes 39-4-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:39 Punches	Royce Gracie LOSS \| 15-1-3-0	UFC 60 Los Angeles, United States
UFC 60 Hughes Vs Gracie • Los Angeles, California, United States • Staples Center
2005-11-19 Catchweight-None	Matt Hughes 38-4-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:28 Kimura	Joe Riggs LOSS \| 23-5-0-1	UFC 56 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 56 Full Force • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2005-04-16 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 37-4-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 4:05 Rear-Naked Choke	Frank Trigg LOSS \| 12-2-0-0	UFC 52 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 52 Couture Vs Liddell • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2004-10-22 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 36-4-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 4:59 Armbar	Georges St Pierre LOSS \| 7-0-0-0	UFC 50 Atlantic City, United States
UFC 50 The War Of 04 • Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States • Boardwalk Hall
2004-06-19 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 35-4-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Renato Verissimo LOSS \| 4-0-0-1	UFC 48 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 48 Payback • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2004-01-31 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 35-3-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R1 4:37 Rear-Naked Choke	Bj Penn WIN \| 6-1-1-0	UFC 46 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 46 Supernatural • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2003-11-21 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 34-3-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:54 Standing Rear-Naked Choke	Frank Trigg LOSS \| 10-1-0-0	UFC 45 Uncasville, United States
UFC 45 Revolution • Uncasville, Connecticut, United States • Mohegan Sun Arena
2003-04-25 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 33-3-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (49-46, 48-47, 48-45)	Sean Sherk LOSS \| 20-0-1-0	UFC 42 Miami, United States
UFC 42 Sudden Impact • Miami, Florida, United States • Americanairlines Arena
2002-11-22 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 32-3-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 5:00 Doctor Stoppage	Gil Castillo LOSS \| 9-1-0-0	UFC 40 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 40 Vendetta • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2002-07-13 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 31-3-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R4 3:27 Punches	Carlos Newton LOSS \| 12-5-0-0	UFC 38 London, United Kingdom
UFC 38 Brawl At The Hall • London, England, United Kingdom • Royal Albert Hall
2002-03-22 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 30-3-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R4 3:01 Punches	Hayato Sakurai LOSS \| 19-1-2-0	UFC 36 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 36 Worlds Collide • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2001-11-02 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 29-3-0-0 \| WIN	KO R2 1:23 Slam	Carlos Newton LOSS \| 10-4-0-0	UFC 34 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 34 High Voltage • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2001-09-08	Matt Hughes 28-3-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 3:18 Punches	Steve Gomm LOSS \| 1-2-0-0	Extreme Challenge 43 Orem, United States
Extreme Challenge 43 • Orem, Utah, United States
2001-08-11	Matt Hughes 27-3-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Majority	Hiromitsu Kanehara LOSS \| 16-8-0-0	Rings Tokyo, Japan
Rings 10 Th Anniversary • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2001-07-13	Matt Hughes 26-3-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R3 2:31 Arm-Triangle Choke	Chatt Lavender LOSS \| 1-0-0-0	Extreme Challenge 41 Davenport, United States
Extreme Challenge 41 • Davenport, Iowa, United States
2001-06-16	Matt Hughes 25-3-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 3:24 Punch	Scott Johnson LOSS \| 0-2-0-0	Extreme Challenge 40 Springfield, United States
Extreme Challenge 40 • Springfield, Illinois, United States
2001-05-11	Matt Hughes 24-3-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 Submission To Punches	John Cronk LOSS \| 0-2-0-0	Gladiators 14 Omaha, United States
Gladiators 14 Gladiators 14 • Omaha, Nebraska, United States
2001-03-31	Matt Hughes 23-3-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:01 Guillotine Choke	Bruce Nelson LOSS \| 0-2-0-0	Freestyle Combat Challenge 4 Racine, United States
Freestyle Combat Challenge 4 Freestyle Combat Challenge 4 • Racine, Wisconsin, United States
2001-03-17	Matt Hughes 22-3-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:27 Armbar	Brett Al-Azzawi LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Rings Usa Council Bluffs, United States
Rings Usa Battle Of Champions • Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
2001-02-08	Matt Hughes 22-2-0-0 \| LOSS	KO R1 4:45 Knee	Jose Landi-Jons WIN \| 7-3-0-0	Shidokan Jitsu Warriors War 1 Kuwait City, Kuwait
Shidokan Jitsu Warriors War 1 Warriors War 1 • Kuwait City, Al Asimah, Kuwait
2000-12-16 Welterweight	Matt Hughes 22-1-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R1 0:20 Armbar	Dennis Hallman WIN \| 17-4-0-0	UFC 29 Tokyo, Japan
UFC 29 Defense Of The Belts • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan • Differ Ariake Arena
2000-11-12	Matt Hughes 21-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 6:29 Keylock	Maynard Marcum LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Rings Australia Brisbane, Australia
Rings Australia Free Fight Battle • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2000-09-30	Matt Hughes 20-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:40 Arm-Triangle Choke	Robbie Newman LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Rings Usa Moline, United States
Rings Usa Rising Stars Final • Moline, Illinois, United States
2000-08-23	Matt Hughes 19-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R2 5:00 Unanimous	Chris Haseman LOSS \| 12-9-0-0	Rings Osaka, Japan
Rings Millennium Combine 3 • Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan
2000-06-29	Matt Hughes 18-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 2:45 Armbar	Joe Guist LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Extreme Challenge 35 Davenport, United States
Extreme Challenge 35 • Davenport, Iowa, United States
2000-06-09 Lightweight	Matt Hughes 17-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:34 Doctor Stoppage	Marcelo Aguiar LOSS \| 2-2-1-0	UFC 26 Cedar Rapids, United States
UFC 26 Ultimate Field Of Dreams • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States • Five Seasons Events Center
2000-05-21	Matt Hughes 16-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 2:52 Arm-Triangle Choke	Shawn Peters LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Extreme Challenge 32 Springfield, United States
Extreme Challenge 32 • Springfield, Illinois, United States
2000-05-13	Matt Hughes 15-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Alexandre Barros LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	World Extreme Fighting 9 Evansville, United States
World Extreme Fighting 9 World Class • Evansville, Indiana, United States
2000-04-15	Matt Hughes 14-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 3:24 Keylock	Eric Davila LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	SB 17 Honolulu, United States
SB 17 Superbrawl 17 • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
2000-01-15	Matt Hughes 13-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 6:00 Doctor Stoppage	Jorge Pereira LOSS \| 1-0-0-0	World Extreme Fighting 8 Rome, United States
World Extreme Fighting 8 Goin Platinum • Rome, Georgia, United States
1999-11-20	Matt Hughes 12-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 Cut	Daniel Vianna LOSS \| 0-1-1-0	Jeet Kune Do Challenge Chicago, United States
Jeet Kune Do Challenge • Chicago, Illinois, United States
1999-11-13	Matt Hughes 9-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 0:25 Submission To Knees & Punches	Joe Doerksen LOSS \| 5-1-0-0	Extreme Challenge 29 Hayward, United States
Extreme Challenge 29 • Hayward, Wisconsin, United States
1999-11-13	Matt Hughes 9-1-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 1:35 Rear-Naked Choke	Laverne Clark LOSS \| 7-2-0-0	Extreme Challenge 29 Hayward, United States
Extreme Challenge 29 • Hayward, Wisconsin, United States
1999-11-13	Matt Hughes 9-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 0:48 Eye Injury	Tom Schmitz LOSS \| 1-0-0-0	Extreme Challenge 29 Hayward, United States
Extreme Challenge 29 • Hayward, Wisconsin, United States
1999-09-24 Lightweight	Matt Hughes 8-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Valeri Ignatov LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	UFC 22 Lake Charles, United States
UFC 22 Only One Can Be Champion • Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States • Lake Charles Civic Center
1999-05-29	Matt Hughes 7-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Akihiro Gono LOSS \| 8-6-2-0	Shooto 10 Th Anniversary Event Yokohama, Japan
Shooto 10 Th Anniversary Event 10 Th Anniversary Event • Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan • Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
1999-04-24	Matt Hughes 6-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 Slam	Erick Snyder LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	JKD Challenge 3 Chicago, United States
JKD Challenge 3 Challenge 4 • Chicago, Illinois, United States
1999-04-02	Matt Hughes 5-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 2:30 Punches	Joe Stern LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Extreme Challenge 23 Indianapolis, United States
Extreme Challenge 23 • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
1998-12-11	Matt Hughes 4-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 5:00 Corner Stoppage	Ryan Stout LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Extreme Shootfighting Waukesha, United States
Extreme Shootfighting • Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
1998-10-17	Matt Hughes 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:39 Punches	Victor Hunsaker LOSS \| 2-0-0-0	WEC Ec 21 Hayward, United States
WEC Ec 21 Extreme Challenge 21 • Hayward, Wisconsin, United States

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