Professional Record
45-9-0
MHPhoto pending
Current Elo Rating
1932
True Contender System
Welterweight Ranking
Not currently ranked
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
Not currently ranked
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 77.1 kg
- Age
- 52 years
- Place of birth
- Hillsboro, United States
- UFC debut
- September 24, 1999
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Matt Hughes has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Matt Hughesvs.Josh Koscheck
L · KO · R1
- Event
- UFC 135
- Date
- September 24, 2011
- Elo change
- -76
Career Statistics
Professional career
45-9-0
Wins · Losses · Draws
54 fights
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 8
- Submissions
- 5
- Decisions
- 5
13 Finishes
72.2% of 18 wins
Of these 45 wins, 27 have no method recorded in our history.
In the UFC
18-7-0
Wins · Losses · Draws
25 fights
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 8
- Submissions
- 5
- Decisions
- 5
13 Finishes
72.2% of 18 wins
Elo
Current Elo
1,932
Peak Elo
2,243
From peak
-310
Streak2 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Carlos Newton
Achievements and career
- Title fight record: 9-3
- Current streak: 2 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 6 straight wins
Elo History
25 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1932
Peak Elo
2243
Total
+432
UFC Fight History
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2011 | L | Josh Koscheck | KO · R1 · 4:59 | Elo1932 | Change-76 |
| Nov 20, 2010 | L | B.J. Penn | KO · R1 · 0:21 | Elo2008 | Change-53 |
| Aug 07, 2010 | W | Ricardo Almeida | Submission · R1 · 3:15 | Elo2061 | Change+19 |
| Apr 10, 2010 | W | Renzo Gracie | TKO · R3 · 4:40 | Elo2042 | Change+12 |
| May 23, 2009 | W | Matt Serra | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo2030 | Change+14 |
| Jun 07, 2008 | L | Thiago Alves | TKO · R2 · 1:02 | Elo2015 | Change-86 |
| Dec 29, 2007 | L | Georges St-Pierre | Submission · R2 · 4:54 | Elo2102 | Change-69 |
| Mar 03, 2007 | W | Chris Lytle | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo2171 | Change+4 |
| Nov 18, 2006 | L | Georges St-Pierre | TKO · R2 · 1:25 | Elo2167 | Change-75 |
| Sep 23, 2006 | W | B.J. Penn | TKO · R3 · 3:53 | Elo2243 | Change+82 |
| May 27, 2006 | W | Royce Gracie | TKO · R1 · 4:39 | Elo2161 | Change+27 |
| Nov 19, 2005 | W | Joe Riggs | Submission · R1 · 3:26 | Elo2134 | Change+10 |
| Apr 16, 2005 | W | Frank Trigg | Submission · R1 · 4:05 | Elo2124 | Change+71 |
| Oct 22, 2004 | W | Georges St-Pierre | Submission · R1 · 4:59 | Elo2053 | Change+74 |
| Jun 19, 2004 | W | Renato Verissimo | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1979 | Change+10 |
| Jan 31, 2004 | L | B.J. Penn | Submission · R1 · 4:39 | Elo1969 | Change-71 |
| Nov 21, 2003 | W | Frank Trigg | Submission · R1 · 3:54 | Elo2040 | Change+71 |
| Apr 25, 2003 | W | Sean Sherk | Decision · R5 · 5:00 | Elo1969 | Change+45 |
| Nov 22, 2002 | W | Gil Castillo | TKO · R1 · 5:00 | Elo1924 | Change+71 |
| Jul 13, 2002 | W | Carlos Newton | TKO · R4 · 3:27 | Elo1853 | Change+93 |
| Mar 22, 2002 | W | Hayato Sakurai | TKO · R4 · 3:01 | Elo1760 | Change+79 |
| Nov 02, 2001 | W | Carlos Newton | KO · R2 · 1:27 | Elo1681 | Change+161 |
| Dec 16, 2000 | L | Dennis Hallman | Submission · R1 · 0:20 | Elo1520 | Change-61 |
| Jun 09, 2000 | W | Marcelo Aguiar | TKO · R1 · 4:34 | Elo1581 | Change+49 |
| Sep 24, 1999 | W | Valeri Ignatov | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1531 | Change+31 |
Competitive Profile
Matt Hughes’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.