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Matt Hughes

Fighter profile

Matt Hughes

WW45-9-0P4P #37Div #17
Form
4.8
4.5
7.0
7.4
6.1
83
Overall
SoS 81
Skill ratings
Striking
53
Boxing
48
Kicking
40
Clinch
41
Striking def.
84
Wrestling off.
87
Wrestling def.
80
Ground game
93
Submissions
91
Grappling def.
77
Profile
Age52
Height5'9"
Reach73"
StanceSwitch
StyleGrappler
CountryUSA
Pro debut1998
UFC record18-7-0
Last fight2011-09-24
Octagon time223.2 min
Avg fight8.9 min
Career length28y 7m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjuryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Fought across 3 divisions:23 WW (now) · 1 CW · 1 LW

Striking offense1456
1st
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1547
99th
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1544
99th
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1540
94th
WW avg 1505
Momentum31
73rd
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 45-9-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
21 wins, 5 losses
W
47% of wins
L
56% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 4 losses
W
31% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
18win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (44%)KO/TKO(57%) 4
5 (28%)Submission(43%) 3
5 (28%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
27win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (48%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (19%)Decision(0%) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes531
Sig. accuracy55%
Sig. attempted965
Total strikes956
Total attempted1405
Knockdowns3
Head364
Body117
Leg50
Distance153
Clinch46
Ground332

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed286
Sig. defense54%
KDs absorbed7
Head abs.196
Body abs.63
Leg abs.27
Distance abs.138
Clinch abs.49
Ground abs.99

Grappling · offense

Takedowns47
TD accuracy51%
TD attempted92
Sub att.16
Reversals4
Control time117:51

Grappling · defense

TD defense35%
TDs absorbed11
TD att. faced17
Sub att. faced20
Controlled time29:37

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 25 UFC fights · 223:12 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Matt has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
293W–77Lwin 79.2%div #133/300pct 56th
WinsStrong
200W–53Lwin 79.1%div #100/273pct 64th
LossesAverage
93W–24Lwin 79.5%div #151/291pct 48th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1548 elodiv #117/300pct 61st
WinsAverage
1533 elodiv #140/273pct 49th
LossesStrong
1586 elodiv #54/291pct 82nd

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall139W–66L67.8%
Wins114W–62L64.8%
Losses25W–4L86.2%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Matt, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−0.56u−3.1% ROI

over 18 close-line bets

Average odds
-182

65% implied

As favorite
11W–3L

ROI +4.7%

Avg -282

As underdog
1W–3L

ROI −30.5%

Avg +211

Based on 18 of 25 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.