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Saturday, December 29, 2007Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States
Georges St-Pierre defeated Matt Hughes by Submission in round 2 (4:54) in the Interim Welterweight title main event of UFC 79: NEMESIS, held Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.
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Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Hughes
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Georges St-PierreMatt Hughes
0
Knockdowns0
28 / 40
Significant strikes5 / 13
70%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
97 / 117
Total strikes10 / 19
3 / 3
Takedowns0 / 3
100%
Takedown accuracy0%
3
Submission attempts0
7:01
Control time0:17
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Georges St-PierreMatt Hughes
1864%360%
Head
829%240%
Body
27%00%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Georges St-Pierre
14%79%
Matt Hughes
40%60%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Georges St-Pierre28 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
11/7
11/1
22/4
Clinch
0
22/3
0
Ground
1717/20
55/5
0
Matt Hughes5 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
00/6
0
0
Clinch
0
22/2
0
Ground
33/5
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Georges St-PierreMatt Hughes
R1
23
2
R2
5
3
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
0
Knockdowns0
23 / 31
Significant strikes2 / 9
74%
Sig. strike accuracy22%
66 / 77
Total strikes6 / 13
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 2
100%
Takedown accuracy0%
1
Submission attempts0
3:09
Control time0:00
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
5 / 9
Significant strikes3 / 4
56%
Sig. strike accuracy75%
31 / 40
Total strikes4 / 6
2 / 2
Takedowns0 / 1
100%
Takedown accuracy0%
2
Submission attempts0
3:52
Control time0:17
Insights
- Matt Hughes lands 2.95 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 86% of UFC fighters.
- Georges St-Pierre lands 4.16 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
- Matt Hughes's last two losses were both stopped early.
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
- 1996All-American · NCAA D1158 lb
- 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%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Georges St-Pierre Matt Hughes
Strikes landed / min
3.782.14
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.401.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
4.162.95
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
74%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Good · better than 75% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
83%35%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.101.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersMatt Hughes · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.78
Strikes landed / min2.14
1.40
Strikes taken / minfewer is better1.36
4.16 / 5.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min2.95 / 5.9
74%
Takedown accuracy50%
83%
Takedown defence35%
7:22
Control time / fight4:43
1.10
Submission attempts / 15 min1.20
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
Frequently asked questions
Who won Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Hughes?
Georges St-Pierre defeated Matt Hughes by Submission in round 2 (4:54) in the Interim Welterweight title main event of UFC 79: NEMESIS, held Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.