Welterweight Bout

Matt Hughes

Record: 18-7-0
Stance: Switch
Height: 5' 9"
Reach: 73"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: Oct 13, 1973

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 25
Minutes: 223.2
Knockdowns: 3
Sig. accuracy: 55.0%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 51.1%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 16
Control / 15: 7:55

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted531/965

Accuracy55.0%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head68.5%
Body22.0%
Leg9.4%

Position

Distance28.8%
Clinch8.7%
Ground62.5%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head68.5%
Body22.0%
Leg9.4%

Position absorbed

Distance48.3%
Clinch17.1%
Ground34.6%

Grappling

For

Takedowns47/92

TD accuracy51.1%

TD per 153.2

Sub attempts16

Subs per 151.1

Reversals4

Control117:51

Control per 157:55

Against

Takedowns absorbed11/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced20

Control conceded29:37

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	1.0/2.2	44.4%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	1/1.9	52.1%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/1.1	70.3%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	1/1	100.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Josh Koscheck
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:59
UFC 135: Jones vs RampageSep 24, 2011
KD 0 · Sig 14/53 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs BJ Penn
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:21
UFC 123: Rampage vs MachidaNov 20, 2010
KD 0 · Sig 3/6 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Ricardo Almeida
Submission · Round 1 · 3:15
UFC 117: Silva vs SonnenAug 7, 2010
KD 1 · Sig 2/16 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:13
Win vs Renzo Gracie
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 4:40
UFC 112: InvincibleApr 10, 2010
KD 2 · Sig 70/123 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 1:45
Win vs Matt Serra
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 98: Evans vs MachidaMay 23, 2009
KD 0 · Sig 34/58 · TD 3/5 · Ctrl 8:17
Loss vs Thiago Alves
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:02
UFC 85: BedlamJun 7, 2008
KD 0 · Sig 9/13 · TD 1/7 · Ctrl 3:03
Loss vs Georges St-Pierre
Submission · Round 2 · 4:54
UFC 79: NemesisDec 29, 2007
KD 0 · Sig 5/13 · TD 0/3 · Ctrl 0:17
Win vs Chris Lytle
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 68: The UprisingMar 3, 2007
KD 0 · Sig 13/21 · TD 2/3 · Ctrl 13:10
Loss vs Georges St-Pierre
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:25
UFC 65: Bad IntentionsNov 18, 2006
KD 0 · Sig 10/39 · TD 0/3 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs BJ Penn
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 3:53
UFC 63: Hughes vs PennSep 23, 2006
KD 0 · Sig 35/88 · TD 1/9 · Ctrl 6:58

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