Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 68: THE UPRISING
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Matt Hughes
United StatesMatt Hughes
45-9-0
RESULT

Matt Hughes def. Chris Lytle (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Chris Lytle
United StatesChris Lytle
“Lights out”
31-18-5
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States

Matt Hughes defeated Chris Lytle by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 68: THE UPRISING, held Saturday, March 3, 2007 at Nationwide Arena, Columbus. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Matt Hughes won the decision.

Fight stats

Matt Hughes
Chris Lytle
0
Knockdowns
0
13 of 21
Significant strikes
5 of 16
62%
Sig. strike accuracy
31%
60 of 68
Total strikes
44 of 55
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
67%
Takedown accuracy
-
3
Submission attempts
3
1
Reversals
1
13:10
Control time
0:46
Significant strikes by target
11 of 19
Head
1 of 11
2 of 2
Body
4 of 5
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
0 of 0
Distance
1 of 9
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
13 of 21
Ground
4 of 7

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
3 of 4
Sig. str.
0 of 5
19 of 20
Total str.
12 of 17
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
2
4:43
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
6 of 11
Sig. str.
0 of 1
21 of 26
Total str.
15 of 16
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
4:03
Ctrl
0:40
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
4 of 6
Sig. str.
5 of 10
20 of 22
Total str.
17 of 22
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
2
Sub. att
0
4:24
Ctrl
0:06

Judges' Scorecards

Greg Kalikas
#HughesLytle
1--
2--
3--
Total3027
Cecil Peoples
#HughesLytle
1--
2--
3--
Total3027
Unknown Judge
#HughesLytle
1--
2--
3--
Total3027

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

1
Hughes
-
0
Lytle
●30-27 Hughes
All 1 media scorecards▾
  • Sherdog.com30-27Hughes

Fan Scorecards

100%
Hughes
0%
Lytle
5 fan scorecards submitted
●30-27 Hughes80%●29-28 Hughes20%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Hughes
R2
100%
Hughes
R3
80%
Hughes

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Matt Hughes vs Chris Lytle?

Matt Hughes defeated Chris Lytle by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 68: THE UPRISING, held Saturday, March 3, 2007 at Nationwide Arena, Columbus. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Matt Hughes won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Matt Hughes vs Chris Lytle?

The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Matt Hughes won the decision.

Referee
Mark Matheny
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Matt Hughes 76%24% Chris Lytle

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 · Welterweight roster (21 fighters)

Matt Hughes
Grappling Specialist
8 edges
Chris Lytle
Submission Ace
2 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

92Power53
90Speed65
91Precision70
93Durability79
94Engine94
96Wrestling55
95Ground81

Biggest edge Matt Hughes, Punch power +44

Attribute by attribute

Matt Hughes is on the left of every row, Chris Lytle on the right.
92Punch power48
92Kick power58
91Punch speed63
89Kick speed66
91Accuracy70
96Takedowns55
95Ground striking64
94Submissions98
92Chin94
93Body strength63
94Cardio94

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

Tale of the Tape

45-9-0
Record
31-18-5
1902
Power Index rating
1701
0
Win Streak
3
52
Age
52
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
68"
173 cm
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling
vs
BoxingBJJ
Matt Hughes
  • 1997All-American · NCAA D1 · 158 lb
  • 1996All-American · NCAA D1 · 158 lb
  • 1992Champion · State HS · IHSA Class A 145 lb
  • 1991Champion · State HS · IHSA Class A 145 lb

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

Chris Lytle
  • Indiana Light Heavyweight (175 lb) Title · Indiana Boxing Association
  • Cage Rage World Welterweight Championship (inaugural) · Cage Rage Championships
  • Hook N' Shoot Championship · Hook N' Shoot
  • AFC Championship · Absolute Fighting Championships

Camp Integrated Fighting Academy · Indianapolis, Indiana, US

Striking Profile

2.14
SLpM
3.76
53%
Str. Acc.
45%
1.36
SApM
3.03
53%
Str. Def.
58%

Grappling Profile

2.95
TD Avg.
0.70
50%
TD Acc.
55%
35%
TD Def.
55%
1.20
Sub. Avg.
2.40

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
Chris Lytle · 3-1-1
  • D
    Matt Giancarlo
    B2 Grappling Series · Sep 26, 2020
    Decision
  • L
    Lachlan Giles
    Kinektic 1 · Aug 16, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 0:39
  • W
    JC Llamas
    BKFC 4 :: USA vs Mexico · Feb 3, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 02:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Drew Lipton
    BKFC 2 :: Rawlings vs Hart · Aug 26, 2018
    Knockout · R1 · 01:18 · Middleweight
  • W
    Lewis Gallant
    BKB 9: Terrill vs. Burns · Jan 13, 2018
    TKO

Career Averages

Based on 25 fights · 22 fights
21.2
Avg sig. strikes
43.2
1.88
Avg takedowns
0.45
4:55
Avg control time
1:26
77
Career high strikes
153
9
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Matt Hughes
Strike target
Chris Lytle
69%
Head
60%
22%
Body
33%
9%
Leg
7%
Matt Hughes
Strike position
Chris Lytle
29%
Distance
73%
9%
Clinch
24%
63%
Ground
3%