1387RATING · 115 LB

Sam Hughes

No. 24 at strawweight (women). 6–6 in the UFC since 2020.

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 (115 lb). 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.

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6–6UFC record
2 of 6Dominant wins
82Average win score
41stOpposition, percentile
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 1 submission 4 decision
Finish rate33% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 6
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time13:24
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.4 / 4.7
Sig. strike accuracy48%
Takedowns per 15 min1.1
Control time27% of the fight
Best winViktoriia Dudakova rated 1327 at 115 lb going in

Against the division

How Sam Hughes’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 34 fighters on today’s strawweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every strawweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the strawweight board:No. 10finish rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
30
81.5
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
30
41st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
55
33%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
33
−0.27
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
67
4.41
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
30
4.69
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
52
1.12
ControlShare of fight time in control
67
27%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

2 of 6 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 6 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Viktoriia Dudakova, rated 1327 at 115 lb. Dominant in 2 of 6 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
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

115 lb

No. 24 of 44 active women ranked at strawweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1387 across 12 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 115 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
6–6Record at 115 lb
2 of 6Dominant wins
82Average win score
1299Avg opponent rating
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 1 submission 4 decision
Finish rate33% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 6
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time13:24
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.4 / 4.7
Sig. strike accuracy48%
Takedowns per 15 min1.1
Control time27% of the fight
Best winStephanie Luciano rated 1353 going in

Against the division

How Sam Hughes’s fights at 115 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 33 fighters on today’s strawweight (women) board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Top 10 against the strawweight (women) board:No. 10finish rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
30
81.5
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
31
41st
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
52
33%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
31
−0.27
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
69
4.41
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
28
4.69
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
50
1.12
ControlShare of fight time in control
66
27%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 115 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

2 of 6 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 6 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Viktoriia Dudakova, rated 1327 at 115 lb. Dominant in 2 of 6 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
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

12 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.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
14 Mar 2026Loss18–82Piera Rodriguezunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
6 Sep 2025Win91–9Shauna BannonsubmissionR2 1:58Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
15 Mar 2025Win72–28Stephanie Lucianosplit decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
3 Aug 2024Win75–25Viktoriia Dudakovasplit decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
24 Feb 2024Loss22–78Yazmin Jaureguiunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
8 Apr 2023Win83–17Jaqueline Amorimunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
15 Oct 2022Loss21–79Piera Rodriguezunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
21 May 2022Win94–6Elise ReedKO/TKOR3 3:52Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
16 Apr 2022Win75–25Istela Nunesmajority decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad
20 Nov 2021Loss19–81Luana Pinheirounanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
1 May 2021Loss19–81Loma Lookboonmeeunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
12 Dec 2020Loss14–86Tecia PenningtonTKO (doctor)R1 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno