On the clock
12 of 17 wins inside the distance, 7 in round one. Stopped in 7 of 7 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Career and every weight
Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.
Career
Every UFC fight, at every weight (170 lb, 155 lb, Catch Weight). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.
18–7UFC record
12 of 17Dominant wins
88Average win score
65thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came7 KO/TKO 5 submission 5 decision
Finish rate71% of wins
Stopped in losses7 of 7
Knockdowns landed3
Average fight time9:06
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.3 / 1.3
Sig. strike accuracy54%
Takedowns per 15 min3.2
Control time52% of the fight
Best winBJ Penn rated 1599 at 170 lb going in
Figures cover 24 of 25 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.
Against the division
How Matt Hughes’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every welterweight leaderboard.
Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 1hardest to hitNo. 4dominant winsNo. 5controlNo. 7takedownsNo. 10dominant-win rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
69
71%
Average win scoreOut of 100
78
87.6
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
75
65th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
67
71%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
70
+1.01
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
9
2.28
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
100
1.28
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
89
3.16
ControlShare of fight time in control
93
52%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.
Who they beat, and how
Best win: BJ Penn, rated 1599 at 170 lb. Dominant in 12 of 17 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
170 lb
Not on the welterweight board: last fight at 170 lb on 24 Sep 2011, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1644, after 23 fights there.
16–7Record at 170 lb
12 of 16Dominant wins
88Average win score
1431Avg opponent rating
How the wins came7 KO/TKO 5 submission 4 decision
Finish rate75% of wins
Stopped in losses7 of 7
Knockdowns landed3
Average fight time8:51
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.1 / 1.3
Sig. strike accuracy52%
Takedowns per 15 min3.0
Control time56% of the fight
Best winBJ Penn rated 1599 going in
Against the division
How Matt Hughes’s fights at 170 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 47 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best. Matt Hughes is not on that board, so this sets those fights against today’s field.
Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 2controlNo. 2dominant winsNo. 2hardest to hitNo. 3dominant-win rateNo. 8finish rateNo. 8takedowns
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
88
75%
Average win scoreOut of 100
81
87.9
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
81
68th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
78
75%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
53
+0.74
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
2
2.07
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
98
1.34
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
85
3.02
ControlShare of fight time in control
98
56%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
12 of 16 wins inside the distance, 7 in round one. Stopped in 7 of 7 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: BJ Penn, rated 1599 at 170 lb. Dominant in 12 of 16 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
155 lb
Not on the lightweight board: last fight at 155 lb on 24 Sep 1999, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1292, after 1 fight there.
1–0Record at 155 lb
0 of 1Dominant wins
82Average win score
1095Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 0 submission 1 decision
Finish rate0% of wins
Stopped in lossesUnbeaten here
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time15:00
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.1 / 0.5
Sig. strike accuracy66%
Takedowns per 15 min5.0
Control time0% of the fight
Best winValeri Ignatov rated 1095 going in
Against the division needs 5 rated fights at 155 lb; Matt Hughes has 1 so far. The Career tab compares the whole UFC career.
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 155 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
All 1 wins went to the judges
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Valeri Ignatov, rated 1095 at 155 lb. Dominant in 0 of 1 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
Every UFC fight
25 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.
| Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Method | Round | Weight | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2011 | Loss | 12–88 | Josh Koscheck | KO/TKO | R1 4:59 | Welterweight | UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Loss | 10–90 | BJ Penn | KO/TKO | R1 0:21 | Welterweight | UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida |
| 7 Aug 2010 | Win | 90–10 | Ricardo Almeida | submission | R1 3:15 | Welterweight | UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen |
| 10 Apr 2010 | Win | 95–5 | Renzo Gracie | KO/TKO | R3 4:40 | Welterweight | UFC 112: Invincible |
| 23 May 2009 | Win | 83–17 | Matt Serra | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC 98: Evans vs Machida |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Loss | 11–89 | Thiago Alves | KO/TKO | R2 1:02 | Welterweight | UFC 85: Bedlam |
| 29 Dec 2007 | Loss | 7–93 | Georges St-Pierre | submission | R2 4:54 | Welterweight | UFC 79: Nemesis |
| 3 Mar 2007 | Win | 82–18 | Chris Lytle | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC 68: The Uprising |
| 18 Nov 2006 | Loss | 6–94 | Georges St-Pierre | KO/TKO | R2 1:25 | Welterweight | UFC 65: Bad Intentions |
| 23 Sep 2006 | Win | 91–9 | BJ Penn | KO/TKO | R3 3:53 | Welterweight | UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn |
| 27 May 2006 | Win | 92–8 | Royce Gracie | KO/TKO | R1 4:39 | Catch Weight | UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie |
| 19 Nov 2005 | Win | 89–11 | Joe Riggs | submission | R1 3:28 | Welterweight | UFC 56: Full Force |
| 16 Apr 2005 | Win | 86–14 | Frank Trigg | submission | R1 4:05 | Welterweight | UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 |
| 22 Oct 2004 | Win | 88–12 | Georges St-Pierre | submission | R1 4:59 | Welterweight | UFC 50: The War Of '04 |
| 19 Jun 2004 | Win | 81–19 | Renato Verissimo | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC 48: Payback |
| 31 Jan 2004 | Loss | 9–91 | BJ Penn | submission | R1 4:39 | Welterweight | UFC 46: Supernatural |
| 21 Nov 2003 | Win | 86–14 | Frank Trigg | submission | R1 3:54 | Welterweight | UFC 45: Revolution |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Win | 84–16 | Sean Sherk | unanimous decision | R5 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC 42: Sudden Impact |
| 22 Nov 2002 | Win | 87–13 | Gil Castillo | TKO (doctor) | R1 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC 40: Vendetta |
| 13 Jul 2002 | Win | 96–4 | Carlos Newton | KO/TKO | R4 3:37 | Welterweight | UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall |
| 22 Mar 2002 | Win | 94–6 | Hayato Sakurai | KO/TKO | R4 3:01 | Welterweight | UFC 36: Worlds Collide |
| 2 Nov 2001 | Win | 88–12 | Carlos Newton | KO/TKO | R2 1:27 | Welterweight | UFC 34: High Voltage |
| 16 Dec 2000 | Loss | 14–86 | Dennis Hallman | submission | R1 0:20 | Welterweight | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts |
| 9 Jun 2000 | Win | 86–14 | Marcelo Aguiar | TKO (doctor) | R1 4:34 | Welterweight | UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams |
| 24 Sep 1999 | Win | 82–18 | Valeri Ignatov | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Lightweight | UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion |