Josh Koscheck vs Matt Hughes

Josh Koscheck is 17-11-0; Matt Hughes is 45-9-0. Matt Hughes is 4 years older than Josh Koscheck. Josh Koscheck is 1" · 3 cm taller than Matt Hughes. They have met once: Josh Koscheck 1, Matt Hughes 0.

Josh Koscheck

“Kos” · 17-11-0

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WelterweightMet once

Matt Hughes

45-9-0

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Style & credentials

Josh Koscheck

Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ

2012Black belt · BJJDave Camarillo
2002All-American · NCAA D1174 lb
2001Champion · NCAA D1174 lb
2000Runner-up · NCAA D1174 lb

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)

Matt Hughes

Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling

1997All-American · NCAA D1158 lb
1996All-American · NCAA D1158 lb
1992Champion · State HSIHSA Class A 145 lb
1991Champion · State HSIHSA Class A 145 lb

Camp · H.I.T. Squad (Hughes Intensive Training) · Granite City, Illinois, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

75%

Head

69%

19%

Body

22%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Josh Koschecklast 25 fights

48%11%42%

Matt Hugheslast 25 fights

29%9%63%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Josh Koscheck· from fights outside the UFC Matt Hughes· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

1.792.38

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.211.28

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.513.16

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

48%51%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

64%35%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.401.10

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.79

Strikes landed / min

2.38

2.21

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.28

2.51 / 5.2

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.16 / 6.2

48%

Takedown accuracy

51%

64%

Takedown defence

35%

3:41

Control time / fight

4:43

0.40

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.10

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

Josh Koscheck25 UFC fights · 428 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

36%152/795

7%30/57

5%22/28

Clinch

5%21/43

5%20/22

1%4/4

Ground

35%149/203

7%30/31

0%0/0

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

Josh Koscheck17 of 28 ended early · 61%11 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

Josh Koscheck0-5

L
Mauricio Alonso
Bellator 172: Thomson vs. Freire · Feb 18, 2017
TKO · R1 · 4:42 · Welterweight
L
Erick Silva
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare · Mar 21, 2015
Submission · R1 · 4:21 · Welterweight
L
Jake Ellenberger
UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano · Feb 28, 2015
Submission · R2 · 4:20 · Welterweight
L
Tyron Woodley
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · Nov 16, 2013
TKO · R1 · 4:38 · Welterweight
L
Robbie Lawler
UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · Feb 23, 2013
TKO · R1 · 3:57 · Welterweight

Full record · 28 fights

L
Johny Hendricks
UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller · May 5, 2012
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Mike Pierce
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · Feb 4, 2012
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Matt Hughes
UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE · Sep 24, 2011
TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 124: ST-PIERRE vs KOSCHECK · Dec 11, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Paul Daley
UFC 113: MACHIDA vs SHOGUN 2 · May 8, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Anthony Johnson
UFC 106: ORTIZ vs GRIFFIN 2 · Nov 21, 2009
Submission · R2 · 4:47 · Welterweight
W
Frank Trigg
UFC 103: FRANKLIN vs BELFORT · Sep 19, 2009
TKO · R1 · 1:25 · Welterweight
L
Paulo Thiago
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson · Feb 21, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:29 · Welterweight
W
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops · Dec 10, 2008
TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Welterweight
L
Thiago Alves
UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · Oct 24, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Chris Lytle
UFC 86: JACKSON vs GRIFFIN · Jul 5, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Dustin Hazelett
UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION · Mar 1, 2008
TKO · R2 · 1:24 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 74: RESPECT · Aug 25, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Diego Sanchez
UFC 69: SHOOTOUT · Apr 7, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jeff Joslin
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs · Dec 13, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jonathan Goulet
UFC Fight Night 6 · Aug 17, 2006
TKO · R1 · 4:10 · Welterweight
W
Dave Menne
UFC Fight Night: Goulet vs Cummo · Jun 29, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Ansar Chalangov
UFC Fight Night 4 · Apr 6, 2006
Submission · R1 · 3:29 · Welterweight
L
Drew Fickett
UFC Fight Night 2 · Oct 3, 2005
Submission · R3 · 4:28 · Welterweight
W
Pete Spratt
UFC Fight Night 1 · Aug 6, 2005
Submission · R1 · 1:53 · Welterweight
W
Chris Sanford
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale · Apr 9, 2005
TKO · R1 · 4:21 · Middleweight
W
Luke Cummo
Ring of Combat 6 · Apr 24, 2004
Unanimous Decision
W
Cruz Chacon
King Of The Rockies 2004 · Jan 3, 2004
Submission · R3 · 2:57 · Welterweight

Matt Hughes3-2

L
Josh Koscheck
UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE · Sep 24, 2011
TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
L
BJ Penn
UFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA · Nov 20, 2010
TKO · R1 · 0:21 · Welterweight
W
Ricardo Almeida
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · Aug 7, 2010
Submission · R1 · 3:15 · Welterweight
W
Renzo Gracie
UFC 112: INVINCIBLE · Apr 10, 2010
TKO · R3 · 4:40 · Welterweight
W
Matt Serra
UFC 98: EVANS vs MACHIDA · May 23, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Full record · 54 fights

L
Thiago Alves
UFC 85: BEDLAM · Jun 7, 2008
TKO · R2 · 1:02 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 79: NEMESIS · Dec 29, 2007
Submission · R2 · 4:54 · Interim Welterweight
W
Chris Lytle
UFC 68: THE UPRISING · Mar 3, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 65: BAD INTENTIONS · Nov 18, 2006
TKO · R2 · 1:25 · Welterweight
W
BJ Penn
UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn · Sep 22, 2006
TKO · R3 · 3:53 · Welterweight
W
Royce Gracie
UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie · May 26, 2006
TKO · R1 · 4:39 · Catch Weight
W
Joe Riggs
UFC 56: Full Force · Nov 19, 2005
Submission · R1 · 3:28 · Welterweight
W
Frank Trigg
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell II · Apr 16, 2005
Submission · R1 · 4:05 · Welterweight
W
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 50: The War of 04 · Oct 22, 2004
Submission · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
W
Renato Verissimo
UFC 48: Payback · Jun 19, 2004
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
BJ Penn
UFC 46: Super Natural · Jan 31, 2004
Submission · R1 · 4:39 · Welterweight
W
Frank Trigg
UFC 45: Revolution · Nov 21, 2003
Submission · R1 · 3:54 · Welterweight
W
Sean Sherk
UFC 42: Sudden Impact · Apr 25, 2003
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Gil Castillo
UFC 40: Vendetta · Nov 22, 2002
TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Carlos Newton
UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall · Jul 13, 2002
TKO · R4 · 3:37 · Welterweight
W
Hayato Sakurai
UFC 36: Worlds Collide · Mar 22, 2002
TKO · R4 · 3:01 · Welterweight
W
Carlos Newton
UFC 34: High Voltage · Nov 2, 2001
TKO · R2 · 1:27 · Welterweight
W
Steve Gomm
Extreme Challenge · Sep 8, 2001
TKO
W
Hiromitsu Kanehara
Rings Japan · Aug 11, 2001
MD · Middleweight
W
Chatt Lavender
Extreme Challenge 41 · Jul 13, 2001
Submission · R3 · 2:31 · Welterweight
W
Scott Johnson
Extreme Challenge · Jun 16, 2001
TKO · R1 · 3:24 · Welterweight
W
John Cronk
Nebraska Regional · May 11, 2001
Submission
W
Bruce Nelson
Freestyle Combat Challenge · Mar 31, 2001
Submission
W
Brett Al-azzawi
Fighting Network RINGS · Mar 17, 2001
Submission
L
Jose Landi-Jons
Shidokan Jitsu · Feb 8, 2001
TKO · R1 · 4:45 · Middleweight
L
Dennis Hallman
UFC 29: Defense Of The Belts · Dec 16, 2000
Submission · R1 · 0:20 · Welterweight
W
Maynard Marcum
Rings Australia · Nov 12, 2000
Submission · R1 · 6:29 · Light Heavyweight
W
Robbie Newman
Rings USA: Rising Stars 3 · Sep 30, 2000
Submission · R1 · 1:40 · Welterweight
W
Chris Haseman
Rings Japan · Aug 23, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Joe Guist
Extreme Challenge · Jun 29, 2000
Submission
W
Marcelo Aguiar
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams · Jun 9, 2000
TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Welterweight
W
Shawn Peters
Extreme Challenge 32 · May 21, 2000
Submission · R1 · 2:52 · Welterweight
W
Alexandre Barros
World Extreme Fighting · May 13, 2000
DEC
W
Eric Davila
Superbrawl 17 · Apr 15, 2000
Submission · R2 · 3:24 · Welterweight
W
Jorge Pereira
World Extreme Fighting · Jan 15, 2000
TKO
W
TBA
Illinois Regional · Nov 20, 1999
TKO
W
Joe Doerksen
Extreme Challenge · Nov 13, 1999
Submission
W
Tom Schmitz
Extreme Challenge · Nov 13, 1999
Submission
W
Laverne Clark
Extreme Challenge · Nov 13, 1999
Submission
W
Valeri Ignatov
UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion · Sep 24, 1999
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Akihiro Gono
Shooto: 10th Anniversary · May 29, 1999
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Erick Snyder
Illinois Regional · Apr 24, 1999
TKO
W
Joe Stern
Extreme Challenge · Apr 2, 1999
TKO
W
Ryan Stout
Wisconsin Regional · Dec 11, 1998
TKO
W
Victor Hunsaker
Extreme Challenge · Oct 17, 1998
TKO
W
Dave Menne
Extreme Challenge · Oct 17, 1998
DEC
L
Dennis Hallman
Extreme Challenge · Oct 17, 1998
TKO
W
TBA
Illinois Regional · Apr 25, 1998
Submission
W
Erick Snyder
Illinois Regional · Jan 1, 1998
Submission

Head-to-Head History

UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE
Sat, Sep 24, 2011
Josh Koscheck
TKO · ROUND 1 · 4:59

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Josh KoscheckMatt Hughes

Frequently asked questions

Have Josh Koscheck and Matt Hughes ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE (Sat, Sep 24, 2011), where Josh Koscheck won by TKO.

What are the records of Josh Koscheck and Matt Hughes?

Josh Koscheck is 17-11-0 and Matt Hughes is 45-9-0.

Who has the longer reach, Josh Koscheck or Matt Hughes?

Neither. Both have a 73" · 185 cm reach.

Who is taller, Josh Koscheck or Matt Hughes?

Josh Koscheck is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Matt Hughes stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Josh Koscheck or Matt Hughes?

Matt Hughes is 52 and Josh Koscheck is 48.

Who has more finishes, Josh Koscheck or Matt Hughes?

Josh Koscheck has 10 wins inside the distance (6 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Matt Hughes has 35 wins (16 by KO/TKO, 19 by submission).

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Josh Koscheck vs others

Josh Koscheck vs Georges St-Pierre

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