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    Finney's HIT Squad
    Matt Hughes

    MattHughes

    • Welterweight
    • Birthdate
      13/10/1973
    • Team
      Finney's HIT Squad
    • Stance
      Switch
    • Reach
      1.85 m

    Stats

    • W-L-D
      45-9-0
    • (T)KO
      17-5
    • SUB
      18-4
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    Fight History

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    DateOpponentRes.DecisionRndTimeEvent
    25 Sep, 2011J. Koscheck
    L
    KO/TKO
    14:59UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage
    21 Nov, 2010B. Penn
    L
    KO/TKO
    10:21UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida
    8 Aug, 2010R. Almeida
    W
    Sub
    13:15UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
    11 Apr, 2010R. Gracie
    W
    KO/TKO
    34:40UFC 112: Invincible
    24 May, 2009M. Serra
    W
    U Dec
    35:00UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
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    Racing Positions

      • MMA's welterweight Mount Rushmore: Ranking Kamaru Usman among the greats
        • 5Y
        • ESPN
        MMA Welterweight Mt. Rushmore
        • Restraining orders requested vs. Matt Hughes
          • 7Y
          • Brett Okamoto
          Restraining orders requested vs. Matt Hughes
          • Ranking the 25 most influential people in UFC history
            • 7Y
            UFC 25th anniversary
            • How to watch or listen on demand
              • 8Y
              How to watch or listen on demand

            Title Fights

            DateOpponentRes.DecisionRndTimeEvent
            30 Dec, 2007G. St-PierreChampionship Belt
            L
            Sub
            2
            4:54
            UFC 79: Nemesis
            19 Nov, 2006G. St-PierreChampionship Belt
            L
            KO/TKO
            2
            1:25
            UFC 65: Bad Intentions
            24 Sep, 2006B. PennChampionship Belt
            W
            KO/TKO
            3
            3:53
            UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
            17 Apr, 2005F. TriggChampionship Belt
            W
            Sub
            1
            4:05
            UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
            23 Oct, 2004G. St-PierreChampionship Belt
            W
            Sub
            1
            4:59
            UFC 50: The War of '04
            1 Feb, 2004B. PennChampionship Belt
            L
            Sub
            1
            4:39
            UFC 46: Supernatural
            22 Nov, 2003F. TriggChampionship Belt
            W
            Sub
            1
            3:54
            UFC 45: Revolution
            26 Apr, 2003S. SherkChampionship Belt
            W
            U Dec
            5
            5:00
            UFC 42: Sudden Impact
            23 Nov, 2002G. CastilloChampionship Belt
            W
            TKO - Dr
            1
            5:00
            UFC 40: Vendetta
            14 Jul, 2002C. NewtonChampionship Belt
            W
            KO/TKO
            4
            3:37
            UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall
            23 Mar, 2002H. SakuraiChampionship Belt
            W
            KO/TKO
            4
            3:01
            UFC 36: Worlds Collide
            3 Nov, 2001C. NewtonChampionship Belt
            W
            KO/TKO
            2
            1:27
            UFC 34: High Voltage
            3 Nov, 2001C. NewtonChampionship Belt
            W
            -
            -
            -
            UFC 34: High Voltage

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