Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie
Catchweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Matt Hughes
United StatesMatt Hughes
45-9-0
RESULT

Matt Hughes def. Royce Gracie (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 4:39
Royce Gracie
BrazilRoyce Gracie
15-2-3
Saturday, May 27, 2006
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, United States

Matt Hughes defeated Royce Gracie by TKO in round 1 (4:39) in the Catchweight main event of UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie, held Saturday, May 27, 2006 at STAPLES Center, Los Angeles.

Fight stats

Matt Hughes
Royce Gracie
0
Knockdowns
0
32 of 40
Significant strikes
7 of 11
80%
Sig. strike accuracy
64%
33 of 41
Total strikes
14 of 18
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
100%
Takedown accuracy
-
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:25
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
22 of 29
Head
0 of 3
8 of 9
Body
2 of 2
2 of 2
Leg
5 of 6
3 of 4
Distance
5 of 8
1 of 1
Clinch
2 of 3
28 of 35
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
32 of 40
Sig. str.
7 of 11
33 of 41
Total str.
14 of 18
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
3:25
Ctrl
0:00

Frequently asked questions

Who won Matt Hughes vs Royce Gracie?

Matt Hughes defeated Royce Gracie by TKO in round 1 (4:39) in the Catchweight main event of UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie, held Saturday, May 27, 2006 at STAPLES Center, Los Angeles.

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Matt Hughes 86%14% Royce Gracie

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Matt Hughes
Grappling Specialist
9 edges
Royce Gracie
Submission Ace
2 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

92Power60
90Speed51
91Precision50
93Durability68
94Engine54
96Wrestling94
95Ground98

Biggest edge Matt Hughes, Punch speed +45

Attribute by attribute

Matt Hughes is on the left of every row, Royce Gracie on the right.
92Punch power60
92Kick power60
91Punch speed46
89Kick speed56
91Accuracy50
96Takedowns94
95Ground striking97
94Submissions99
92Chin75
93Body strength61
94Cardio54

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

45-9-0
Record
15-2-3
1904
Power Index rating
1593
0
Win Streak
0
52
Age
59
5'9"
175 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
-
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Catchweight
Weight Class
Catchweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

2.14
SLpM
0.88
53%
Str. Acc.
41%
1.36
SApM
1.13
53%
Str. Def.
37%

Grappling Profile

2.95
TD Avg.
0.00
50%
TD Acc.
0%
35%
TD Def.
66%
1.20
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Matt Hughes · 3-2
  • L
    Josh Koscheck
    UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE · Sep 25, 2011
    TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
  • L
    BJ Penn
    UFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA · Nov 21, 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
Royce Gracie · 3-1-1
  • W
    Ken Shamrock
    Bellator 149 · Feb 19, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 2:22
  • W
    Kazushi Sakuraba
    K-1 HERO'S: Dynamite USA · Jun 2, 2007
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • L
    Matt Hughes
    UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie · May 27, 2006
    TKO · R1 · 4:39 · Catchweight
  • D
    Hideo Tokoro
    K-1: Dynamite 2005 · Dec 31, 2005
    Decision · Welterweight
  • W
    Akebono Taro
    K-1: Dynamite 2004 · Dec 31, 2004
    Submission · R1 · 2:13 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 25 fights · 13 fights
21.2
Avg sig. strikes
2.8
1.88
Avg takedowns
0.46
4:55
Avg control time
0:00
77
Career high strikes
11
9
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Matt Hughes
Strike target
Royce Gracie
69%
Head
51%
22%
Body
19%
9%
Leg
30%
Matt Hughes
Strike position
Royce Gracie
29%
Distance
27%
9%
Clinch
38%
63%
Ground
35%