Matthew Allen Hughes (born in Hillsboro, Illinois), is a professional mixed martial arts fighter and former 2-time UFC World Welterweight Champion. He is considered by some to be the most dominant Welterweight in UFC history so far.
| Career Statistics: | |
| Knockout Wins: 3 (06%) | Knockout Losses: 2 (04%) |
| TKO Wins: 14 (26%) | TKO Losses: 2 (04%) |
| Submission Wins: 18 (34%) | Submission Losses: 4 (08%) |
| Decision Wins: 10 (19%) | Decision Losses: 0 (0%) |
| Draws: 0 | No Contests: 0 |
| Career Fights: | |||||
| Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Rnd | |
| Loss | B.J. Penn | Knockout | UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida | Nov. 20, 2010 | 1 |
| Win | Ricardo Almeida | Technical Submission | UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen | Aug. 07, 2010 | 1 |
| Win | Renzo Gracie | Technical Knockout | UFC 112: Invincible | Apr. 10, 2010 | 3 |
| Win | Matt Serra | Unanimous Decision | UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida | May. 23, 2009 | 3 |
| Loss | Thiago Alves | Technical Knockout | UFC 85: Bedlam | Jun. 07, 2008 | 2 |
| Loss | Georges St. Pierre | Submission | UFC 79: Nemesis | Dec. 29, 2007 | 2 |
| Win | Chris Lytle | Unanimous Decision | UFC 68: Uprising | Mar. 03, 2007 | 3 |
| Loss | Georges St. Pierre | Technical Knockout | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | Nov. 18, 2006 | 2 |
| Win | B.J. Penn | Technical Knockout | UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn | Sep. 23, 2006 | 3 |
| Win | Royce Gracie | Technical Knockout | UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie | May. 27, 2006 | 1 |
| Win | Joe Riggs | Submission | UFC 56: Full Force | Nov. 19, 2005 | 1 |
| Win | Frank Trigg | Submission | UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 | Apr. 16, 2005 | 1 |
| Win | Georges St. Pierre | Submission | UFC 50: The War of '04 | Oct. 22, 2004 | 1 |
| Win | Renato Verissimo | Unanimous Decision | UFC 48: Payback | Jun. 19, 2004 | 3 |
| Loss | B.J. Penn | Submission | UFC 46: Supernatural | Jan. 31, 2004 | 1 |
| Win | Frank Trigg | Submission | UFC 45: Revolution | Nov. 21, 2003 | 1 |
| Win | Sean Sherk | Unanimous Decision | UFC 42: Sudden Impact | Apr. 25, 2003 | 5 |
| Win | Gil Castillo | Technical Knockout | UFC 40: Vendetta | Nov. 22, 2002 | 1 |
| Win | Carlos Newton | Technical Knockout | UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall | Jul. 13, 2002 | 4 |
| Win | Hayato Sakurai | Technical Knockout | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | Mar. 22, 2002 | 4 |
| Win | Carlos Newton | Knockout | UFC 34: High Voltage | Nov. 02, 2001 | 2 |
| Win | Steve Gomm | Technical Knockout | EC 43: Extreme Challenge 43 | Sep. 08, 2001 | 2 |
| Win | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Decision | Rings: 10th Anniversary | Aug. 11, 2001 | 3 |
| Win | Chatt Lavender | Submission | EC 41: Extreme Challenge 41 | Jul. 13, 2001 | 3 |
| Win | Scott Johnson | Knockout | EC 40: Extreme Challenge 40 | Jun. 16, 2001 | 1 |
| Win | John Cronk | Submission | Gladiators 14: Gladiators 14 | May. 11, 2001 | 1 |
| Win | Bruce Nelson | Submission | FCC 4: Freestyle Combat Challenge 4 | Mar. 31, 2001 | 1 |
| Win | Brett Al-azzawi | Submission | Rings USA: Battle of Champions | Mar. 17, 2001 | 1 |
| Loss | Jose Landi-Jons | Knockout | Shidokan Jitsu: Warriors War 1 | Feb. 08, 2001 | 1 |
| Loss | Dennis Hallman | Submission | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | Dec. 16, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Maynard Marcum | Submission | Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle | Nov. 12, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Robbie Newman | Submission | Rings USA: Rising Stars Final | Sep. 30, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Chris Haseman | Unanimous Decision | Rings: Millennium Combine 3 | Aug. 23, 2000 | 2 |
| Win | Joe Guist | Submission | EC 35: Extreme Challenge 35 | Jun. 29, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Marcelo Aguiar | Technical Knockout | UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams | Jun. 09, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Shawn Peters | Submission | EC 32: Extreme Challenge 32 | May. 21, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Alexandre Barros | Unanimous Decision | WEF 9: World Class | May. 13, 2000 | 3 |
| Win | Eric Davila | Submission | SB 17: SuperBrawl 17 | Apr. 15, 2000 | 2 |
| Win | Jorge Pereira | Technical Knockout | WEF 8: Goin' Platinum | Jan. 15, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Daniel Vianna | Technical Knockout | JKD: Challenge 4 | Nov. 20, 1999 | 1 |
| Win | LaVerne Clark | Submission | EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29 | Nov. 13, 1999 | 2 |
| Win | Tom Schmitz | Submission | EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29 | Nov. 13, 1999 | 1 |
| Win | Joe Doerksen | Submission | EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29 | Nov. 13, 1999 | 2 |
| Win | Valeri Ignatov | Unanimous Decision | UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion | Sep. 24, 1999 | 3 |
| Win | Akihiro Gono | Unanimous Decision | Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event | May. 29, 1999 | 3 |
| Win | Erick Snyder | Technical Knockout | JKD: Challenge 3 | Apr. 24, 1999 | 1 |
| Win | Joe Stern | Technical Knockout | EC 23: Extreme Challenge 23 | Apr. 02, 1999 | 1 |
| Win | Ryan Stout | Technical Knockout | ES: Extreme Shootfighting | Dec. 11, 1998 | 2 |
| Loss | Dennis Hallman | Technical Submission | EC 21: Extreme Challenge 21 | Oct. 17, 1998 | 1 |
| Win | Dave Menne | Unanimous Decision | EC 21: Extreme Challenge 21 | Oct. 17, 1998 | 1 |
| Win | Victor Hunsaker | Technical Knockout | EC 21: Extreme Challenge 21 | Oct. 17, 1998 | 1 |
| Win | Craig Quick | Submission | JKD: Challenge 2 | Apr. 25, 1998 | 1 |
| Win | Erick Snyder | Knockout | JKD: Challenge 1 | Jan. 01, 1998 | 1 |
| Total Fights: 53 | Record: 45 - 8 | |||||
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