Matt Hughes (fighter)
Mixed martial arts record

Matt Hughes (fighter)

Section Title: Mixed martial arts record
Table Section Text: None

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes

Loss	45–9	Josh Koscheck	KO (punches)	UFC 135	September 24, 2011	1	4:59	Denver, Colorado, United States

Loss	45–8	B.J. Penn	KO (punches)	UFC 123	November 20, 2010	1	0:21	Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

Win	45–7	Ricardo Almeida	Technical Submission (Dave Schultz front headlock)	UFC 117	August 7, 2010	1	3:15	Oakland, California, United States	Submission of the Night.

Win	44–7	Renzo Gracie	TKO (leg kicks and punches)	UFC 112	April 10, 2010	3	4:40	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Win	43–7	Matt Serra	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 98	May 23, 2009	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Fight of the Night.

Loss	42–7	Thiago Alves	TKO (flying knee and punches)	UFC 85	June 7, 2008	2	1:02	London, England	Catchweight (174 lbs) bout. The bout was signed as a Welterweight (170 lbs) bout, however Alves missed weight and Hughes accepted the fight as a Catchweight bout.

Loss	42–6	Georges St-Pierre	Submission (armbar)	UFC 79	December 29, 2007	2	4:54	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For the Interim UFC Welterweight Championship.

Win	42–5	Chris Lytle	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 68	March 3, 2007	3	5:00	Columbus, Ohio, United States

Loss	41–5	Georges St-Pierre	TKO (head kick and punches)	UFC 65	November 18, 2006	2	1:25	Sacramento, California, United States	Lost UFC Welterweight Championship.

Win	41–4	B.J. Penn	TKO (punches)	UFC 63	September 23, 2006	3	3:53	Anaheim, California, United States	Defended UFC Welterweight Championship. Fight of the Night.

Win	40–4	Royce Gracie	TKO (punches)	UFC 60	May 27, 2006	1	4:39	Los Angeles, California, United States	Catchweight (175 lbs) bout.

Win	39–4	Joe Riggs	Submission (kimura)	UFC 56	November 19, 2005	1	3:26	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Non-title bout. Riggs failed to make weight (172.5 lbs).

Win	38–4	Frank Trigg	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC 52	April 16, 2005	1	4:05	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Defended the UFC Welterweight Championship. Submission of the year (2005).

Win	37–4	Georges St-Pierre	Submission (armbar)	UFC 50	October 22, 2004	1	4:59	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Won the vacant UFC Welterweight Championship.

Win	36–4	Renato Verissimo	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 48	June 19, 2004	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Loss	35–4	BJ Penn	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC 46	January 31, 2004	1	4:39	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Lost the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Win	35–3	Frank Trigg	Submission (standing rear-naked choke)	UFC 45	November 21, 2003	1	3:54	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	Defended the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Win	34–3	Sean Sherk	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 42	April 25, 2003	5	5:00	Miami, Florida, United States	Defended the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Win	33–3	Gil Castillo	TKO (doctor stoppage)	UFC 40	November 22, 2002	1	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Defended the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Win	32–3	Carlos Newton	TKO (punches)	UFC 38	July 13, 2002	4	3:27	London, England	Defended UFC Welterweight Championship.

Win	31–3	Hayato Sakurai	TKO (punches)	UFC 36	March 22, 2002	4	3:01	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Defended the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Win	30–3	Carlos Newton	KO (slam)	UFC 34	November 2, 2001	2	1:27	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Win	29–3	Steve Gomm	TKO (punches)	Extreme Challenge 43	September 8, 2001	2	3:18	Orem, Utah, United States

Win	28–3	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Decision (majority)	Rings: 10th Anniversary	August 11, 2001	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Win	27–3	Chatt Lavender	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Extreme Challenge 41	July 13, 2001	3	2:31	Davenport, Iowa, United States

Win	26–3	Scott Johnson	KO (punch)	Extreme Challenge 40	June 16, 2001	1	3:24	Springfield, Illinois, United States

Win	25–3	John Cronk	Submission (punches)	Gladiators 14	May 11, 2001	1	N/A	Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Win	24–3	Bruce Nelson	Submission (punches)	Freestyle Combat Challenge 4	March 31, 2001	1	3:01	Racine, Wisconsin, United States

Win	23–3	Brett Al-azzawi	Submission (armbar)	Rings USA: Battle of Champions	March 17, 2001	1	3:27	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

Loss	22–3	Jose Landi-Jons	KO (flying knee and punches)	Shidokan Jitsu: Warriors War 1	February 8, 2001	1	4:45	Kuwait City, Kuwait

Loss	22–2	Dennis Hallman	Submission (armbar)	UFC 29	December 16, 2000	1	0:20	Tokyo, Japan

Win	22–1	Maynard Marcum	Submission (americana)	Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle	November 12, 2000	1	6:29	Brisbane, Australia

Win	21–1	Robbie Newman	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Rings USA: Rising Stars Final	September 30, 2000	1	1:40	Moline, Illinois, United States

Win	20–1	Chris Haseman	Decision (unanimous)	Rings: Millennium Combine 3	August 23, 2000	2	5:00	Osaka, Japan

Win	19–1	Joe Guist	Submission (armbar)	Extreme Challenge 35	June 29, 2000	1	2:45	Davenport, Iowa, United States

Win	18–1	Marcelo Aguiar	TKO (doctor stoppage)	UFC 26	June 9, 2000	1	4:34	Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Win	17–1	Shawn Peters	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Extreme Challenge 32	May 21, 2000	1	2:52	Springfield, Illinois, United States

Win	16–1	Alexandre Barros	Decision (unanimous)	WEF 9: World Class	May 13, 2000	3	5:00	Evansville, Indiana, United States

Win	15–1	Eric Davila	Submission (americana)	SuperBrawl 17	April 15, 2000	2	3:24	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Win	14–1	Jorge Pereira	TKO (doctor stoppage)	WEF 8: Goin' Platinum	January 15, 2000	1	6:00	Rome, Georgia, United States

Win	13–1	Daniel Vianna	KO (slam)	JKD Challenge 3	November 20, 1999	1	2:16	Chicago, Illinois, United States

Win	12–1	LaVerne Clark	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Extreme Challenge 29	November 13, 1999	2	1:35	Hayward, Wisconsin, United States

Win	11–1	Tom Schmitz	Submission (injury)	Extreme Challenge 29	November 13, 1999	1	0:48	Hayward, Wisconsin, United States

Win	10–1	Joe Doerksen	Submission (punches)	Extreme Challenge 29	November 13, 1999	2	0:25	Hayward, Wisconsin, United States

Win	9–1	Valeri Ignatov	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 22	September 24, 1999	3	5:00	Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Win	8–1	Akihiro Gono	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event	May 29, 1999	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan

Win	7–1	Erick Snyder	TKO (slam)	Jeet Kune Do Challenge 4	April 24, 1999	1	N/A	Chicago, Illinois, United States

Win	6–1	Joe Stern	Submission (punches)	Extreme Challenge 23	April 2, 1999	1	2:30	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Win	5–1	Ryan Stout	TKO (corner stoppage)	Extreme Shootfighting	December 11, 1998	2	5:00	Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Loss	4–1	Dennis Hallman	Technical Submission (standing guillotine choke)	Extreme Challenge 21	October 17, 1998	1	0:17	Hayward, Wisconsin, United States

Win	4–0	Dave Menne	Decision (unanimous)	Extreme Challenge 21	October 17, 1998	1	15:00	Hayward, Wisconsin, United States

Win	3–0	Victor Hunsaker	TKO (punches)	Extreme Challenge 21	October 17, 1998	1	1:39	Hayward, Wisconsin, United States

Win	2–0	Craig Quick	Submission (punches)	Jeet Kune Do Challenge 2	April 25, 1998	1	N/A	Chicago, Illinois, United States

Win	1–0	Erick Snyder	Submission (slam)	Jeet Kune Do Challenge 1	January 1, 1998	1	0:15	Chicago, Illinois, United States

Sentence(s)

Hughes faced BJ Penn on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123, after their previous two fights at UFC 46 and UFC 63.

final_sentence: Hughes faced BJ Penn on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123, after their previous two fights at UFC 46 and UFC 63.