Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Hughes
Georges St-Pierre is 26-2-0; Matt Hughes is 45-9-0. Matt Hughes is 8 years older than Georges St-Pierre. Georges St-Pierre has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Matt Hughes. Georges St-Pierre is 2" · 5 cm taller than Matt Hughes. They have met 3 times: Georges St-Pierre 2, Matt Hughes 1.
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Style & credentials
Georges St-Pierre
KarateFreestyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2008Black belt · BJJBruno Fernandes
- 2006Brown belt · BJJRenzo Gracie
- —3rd Dan · Karate
- —Black belt · Karate
Matt Hughes
Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling
- 1997All-American · NCAA D1158 lb Catchweight
- 1996All-American · NCAA D1158 lb Catchweight
- 1992Champion · State HSIHSA Class A 145 lb
- 1991Champion · State HSIHSA Class A 145 lb
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
65%69%
Head
19%22%
Body
17%9%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Georges St-Pierrelast 22 fights
58%35%
Matt Hugheslast 25 fights
29%9%63%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Georges St-Pierre Matt Hughes
Strikes landed / min
3.832.38
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.451.28
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.943.16
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
74%51%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
85%35%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.101.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.83
Strikes landed / min2.38
1.45
Strikes taken / minfewer is better1.28
3.94 / 5.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min3.16 / 6.2
74%
Takedown accuracy51%
85%
Takedown defence35%
7:22
Control time / fight4:43
1.10
Submission attempts / 15 min1.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Georges St-Pierre22 UFC fights · 1265 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
37%468/1264
7%91/175
15%194/258
Clinch
2%22/35
4%56/68
1%14/16
Ground
26%325/504
7%91/93
0%4/4
Matt Hughes25 UFC fights · 531 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
20%107/371
3%15/19
6%31/35
Clinch
2%12/23
4%23/26
2%11/12
Ground
46%245/391
15%79/80
2%8/8
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Georges St-Pierre16 of 28 ended early · 57%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Matt Hughes44 of 54 ended early · 81%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
17 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Georges St-Pierre5-0
- W
- WUFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks· Nov 16, 2013Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit· Nov 17, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields· Apr 30, 2011Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 28 fightsShow less
- WUFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck· Dec 11, 2010Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 52: Couture vs Liddell II· Apr 16, 2005Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WDave StrasserTKO Major League MMA· Jan 29, 2005Submission · R1 · 1:52 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WThomas DennyTKO Major League MMA· Jan 25, 2003TKO · R2 · 4:45 · Welterweight
- WTravis GalbraithTKO Major League MMA· Oct 11, 2002TKO · R1 · 2:03 · Welterweight
- WJustin BruckmannTKO Major League MMA· Jun 15, 2002Submission · R1 · 3:23 · Welterweight
- W
Matt Hughes3-2
Full record · 54 fightsShow less
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WSteve GommExtreme Challenge· Sep 8, 2001TKO
- W
- WChatt LavenderExtreme Challenge 41· Jul 13, 2001Submission · R3 · 2:31 · Welterweight
- WScott JohnsonExtreme Challenge· Jun 16, 2001TKO · R1 · 3:24 · Welterweight
- WJohn CronkNebraska Regional· May 11, 2001Submission
- WBruce NelsonFreestyle Combat Challenge· Mar 31, 2001Submission
- WBrett Al-azzawiFighting Network RINGS· Mar 17, 2001Submission
- LJose Landi-JonsShidokan Jitsu· Feb 8, 2001TKO · R1 · 4:45 · Middleweight
- L
- WMaynard MarcumRings Australia· Nov 12, 2000Submission · R1 · 6:29 · Light Heavyweight
- WRobbie NewmanRings USA: Rising Stars 3· Sep 30, 2000Submission · R1 · 1:40 · Welterweight
- WChris HasemanRings Japan· Aug 23, 2000Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
- WJoe GuistExtreme Challenge· Jun 29, 2000Submission
- WMarcelo AguiarUFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams· Jun 9, 2000TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Welterweight
- WShawn PetersExtreme Challenge 32· May 21, 2000Submission · R1 · 2:52 · Welterweight
- WAlexandre BarrosWorld Extreme Fighting· May 13, 2000DEC
- WEric DavilaSuperbrawl 17· Apr 15, 2000Submission · R2 · 3:24 · Welterweight
- WJorge PereiraWorld Extreme Fighting· Jan 15, 2000TKO
- WTBAIllinois Regional· Nov 20, 1999TKO
- W
- WTom SchmitzExtreme Challenge· Nov 13, 1999Submission
- W
- WValeri IgnatovUFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion· Sep 24, 1999Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WErick SnyderIllinois Regional· Apr 24, 1999TKO
- WJoe SternExtreme Challenge· Apr 2, 1999TKO
- WRyan StoutWisconsin Regional· Dec 11, 1998TKO
- WVictor HunsakerExtreme Challenge· Oct 17, 1998TKO
- W
- L
- WTBAIllinois Regional· Apr 25, 1998Submission
- WErick SnyderIllinois Regional· Jan 1, 1998Submission
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Georges St-PierreMatt Hughes
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Dec 11, 2010LTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:59Sat, Sep 24, 2011
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 11, 2009LTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:02Sat, Jun 7, 2008
- WTKO · ROUND 4 · 5:00Sat, Jan 31, 2009LTKO · ROUND 1 · 0:21Sat, Nov 20, 2010
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 4:45Sat, Apr 19, 2008WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, May 23, 2009
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 2:53Sat, Nov 19, 2005WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Fri, Apr 25, 2003
Frequently asked questions
Have Georges St-Pierre and Matt Hughes ever fought?
Yes, 3 times. Most recently at UFC 79: NEMESIS (Sat, Dec 29, 2007), where Georges St-Pierre won by Submission.
What are the records of Georges St-Pierre and Matt Hughes?
Georges St-Pierre is 26-2-0 and Matt Hughes is 45-9-0.
Who has the longer reach, Georges St-Pierre or Matt Hughes?
Georges St-Pierre has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Matt Hughes, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Georges St-Pierre or Matt Hughes?
Georges St-Pierre is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Matt Hughes stands 5'9" · 175 cm.
Who is older, Georges St-Pierre or Matt Hughes?
Matt Hughes is 53 and Georges St-Pierre is 45.
Who has more finishes, Georges St-Pierre or Matt Hughes?
Georges St-Pierre has 14 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Matt Hughes has 35 wins (16 by KO/TKO, 19 by submission).
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