Matt Hughes stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Matt Hughes, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 25
- Strikes landed / min
- 2.38
- Strike accuracy
- 55%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 1.28
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 3.16
- Control time
- 53%
- Average fight time
- 8:56
Rates are computed over the 25 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Matt Hughes sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #2 Most title fight wins, Welterweight9
- #3 Most finishes, Welterweight12
- #5 Highest share of control time, Welterweight56.2%
- #5 Most control time, Welterweight1h 54m
- #5 Most wins, Welterweight16
- #7 Most control time in a fight, Welterweight16:15
- #7 Most submission attempts, Welterweight15
- #7 Most submissions, Welterweight5
UFC
- #2 Most title fight wins, Welterweight9
- #3 Most finishes, Welterweight12
- #4 Highest share of control time, Welterweight56.2%
- #5 Most control time, Welterweight1h 54m
- #5 Most wins, Welterweight16
- #6 Most control time in a fight, Welterweight16:15
- #6 Most submission attempts, Welterweight15
- #7 Most submissions, Welterweight5
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2011 | UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE | Josh Koscheck | LOSS · TKO · R1 4:59 | 14 of 53 | 26 of 51 | 14 of 53 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Nov 20, 2010 | UFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA | BJ Penn | LOSS · TKO · R1 0:21 | 3 of 6 | 7 of 9 | 3 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Aug 7, 2010 | UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen | Ricardo Almeida | WIN · SUB · R1 3:15 | 2 of 16 | 10 of 28 | 2 of 16 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 1 | 0:13 |
| Apr 10, 2010 | UFC 112: INVINCIBLE | Renzo Gracie | WIN · TKO · R3 4:40 | 70 of 123 | 34 of 109 | 71 of 124 | 0 of 1 | 2 | 0 | 1:45 |
| May 23, 2009 | UFC 98: EVANS vs MACHIDA | Matt Serra | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 34 of 58 | 14 of 41 | 79 of 106 | 3 of 5 | 0 | 0 | 8:17 |
| Jun 7, 2008 | UFC 85: BEDLAM | Thiago Alves | LOSS · TKO · R2 1:02 | 9 of 13 | 10 of 16 | 18 of 22 | 1 of 7 | 0 | 0 | 3:03 |
| Dec 29, 2007 | UFC 79: NEMESIS | Georges St-Pierre | LOSS · SUB · R2 4:54 | 5 of 13 | 28 of 40 | 10 of 19 | 0 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 0:17 |
| Mar 3, 2007 | UFC 68: THE UPRISING | Chris Lytle | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 13 of 21 | 5 of 16 | 60 of 68 | 2 of 3 | 0 | 3 | 13:10 |
| Nov 18, 2006 | UFC 65: BAD INTENTIONS | Georges St-Pierre | LOSS · TKO · R2 1:25 | 10 of 39 | 45 of 92 | 10 of 39 | 0 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Sep 22, 2006 | UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn | BJ Penn | WIN · TKO · R3 3:53 | 35 of 88 | 17 of 37 | 77 of 133 | 1 of 9 | 0 | 0 | 6:58 |
| May 26, 2006 | UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie | Royce Gracie | WIN · TKO · R1 4:39 | 32 of 40 | 7 of 11 | 33 of 41 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:25 |
| Nov 19, 2005 | UFC 56: Full Force | Joe Riggs | WIN · SUB · R1 3:28 | 8 of 13 | 1 of 5 | 9 of 14 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:03 |
| Apr 16, 2005 | UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell II | Frank Trigg | WIN · SUB · R1 4:05 | 13 of 19 | 13 of 21 | 19 of 25 | 1 of 2 | 0 | 1 | 1:31 |
| Oct 22, 2004 | UFC 50: The War of 04 | Georges St-Pierre | WIN · SUB · R1 4:59 | 4 of 14 | 6 of 17 | 8 of 21 | 2 of 7 | 0 | 2 | 2:20 |
| Jun 19, 2004 | UFC 48: Payback | Renato Verissimo | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 11 of 23 | 7 of 13 | 17 of 31 | 3 of 6 | 0 | 1 | 13:31 |
| Jan 31, 2004 | UFC 46: Super Natural | BJ Penn | LOSS · SUB · R1 4:39 | 4 of 8 | 17 of 23 | 10 of 14 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Nov 21, 2003 | UFC 45: Revolution | Frank Trigg | WIN · SUB · R1 3:54 | 0 of 0 | 0 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 2 | 1:43 |
| Apr 25, 2003 | UFC 42: Sudden Impact | Sean Sherk | WIN · UD · R5 5:00 | 44 of 88 | 19 of 39 | 96 of 140 | 5 of 7 | 0 | 1 | 14:59 |
| Nov 22, 2002 | UFC 40: Vendetta | Gil Castillo | WIN · TKO · R1 5:00 | 22 of 32 | 1 of 2 | 36 of 46 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:04 |
| Jul 13, 2002 | UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall | Carlos Newton | WIN · TKO · R4 3:37 | 58 of 77 | 3 of 9 | 104 of 123 | 4 of 6 | 0 | 1 | 16:15 |
| Mar 22, 2002 | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | Hayato Sakurai | WIN · TKO · R4 3:01 | 36 of 58 | 5 of 12 | 112 of 137 | 9 of 11 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 |
| Nov 2, 2001 | UFC 34: High Voltage | Carlos Newton | WIN · TKO · R2 1:27 | 8 of 14 | 2 of 7 | 14 of 20 | 4 of 4 | 0 | 1 | 4:05 |
| Dec 16, 2000 | UFC 29: Defense Of The Belts | Dennis Hallman | LOSS · SUB · R1 0:20 | 1 of 1 | 0 of 0 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:11 |
| Jun 9, 2000 | UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams | Marcelo Aguiar | WIN · TKO · R1 4:34 | 18 of 31 | 2 of 2 | 29 of 42 | 2 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 4:09 |
| Sep 24, 1999 | UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion | Valeri Ignatov | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 77 of 117 | 7 of 25 | 124 of 164 | 5 of 9 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head364 of 785
- Body117 of 125
- Leg50 of 55
Totals across 25 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance153 of 425
- Clinch46 of 61
- Ground332 of 479
Totals across 25 tracked fights.
Rivalries
Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.
| Opponent | Record | Significant strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJ Penn3 fights | 1–2 | 42 of 102 | 1 of 10 | 0 | 6:58 |
| Georges St-Pierre3 fights | 1–2 | 19 of 66 | 2 of 13 | 0 | 2:37 |
| Carlos Newton2 fights | 2–0 | 66 of 91 | 8 of 10 | 0 | 20:20 |
| Frank Trigg2 fights | 2–0 | 13 of 19 | 2 of 3 | 0 | 3:14 |
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 45-9-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 2.14per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 53%
- SApM
- 1.36per min
- Str. Def.
- 53%
- Takedowns
- 2.95per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 50%
- TD Def.
- 35%
- Submission attempts
- 1.2per 15 min
Top 2% in the UFC
Top 14% in the UFC
Top 25% in the UFC
Top 14% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1498 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.