| Fighter Details | |
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| Name | Matt Hughes |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Born | October 13th, 1973 |
| Country | United States |
| Fight Record |
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| 2010 |
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| Welterweight Bout | |
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R1 0:21 |
B.J. Penn ~ The Prodigy KO ~ Punches UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida November 20th, 2010 |
| Welterweight Bout | |
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R1 3:15 |
Ricardo Almeida ~ Big Dog Technical Submission ~ Anaconda Choke  UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen August 7th, 2010 |
| Welterweight Bout | |
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R3 4:40 |
Renzo Gracie TKO ~ Punches UFC 112 - Invincible April 10th, 2010 |
| 2009 |
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| Welterweight Bout | |
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R3 5:00 |
Matt Serra ~ The Terror Decision ~ Unanimous UFC 98 - Evans vs. Machida  May 23rd, 2009 |
| 2008 |
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| Welterweight Bout | |
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R2 1:02 |
Thiago Alves ~ Pitbull TKO ~ Flying Knee and Punches UFC 85 - Bedlam June 7th, 2008 |
| 2007 |
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 UFC Interim Welterweight Title Bout |
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R2 4:54 |
Georges St. Pierre ~ Rush Submission ~ Armbar UFC 79 - Nemesis December 29th, 2007 |
| Welterweight Bout | |
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R3 5:00 |
Chris Lytle ~ Lights Out Decision ~ Unanimous UFC 68 - Uprising March 3rd, 2007 |
| 2006 |
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| UFC Welterweight Title Bout |
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R2 1:25 |
Georges St. Pierre ~ Rush TKO ~ Head Kick and Punches UFC 65 - Bad Intentions November 18th, 2006 |
| UFC Welterweight Title Bout |
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R3 3:53 |
B.J. Penn ~ The Prodigy TKO ~ Punches UFC 63 - Hughes vs. Penn 2 September 23rd, 2006 |
| Catch Weight Bout | |
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R1 4:39 |
Royce Gracie TKO ~ Punches UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie May 27th, 2006 |
| 2005 |
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| Welterweight Bout | |
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R1 3:28 |
Joe Riggs ~ Diesel Submission ~ Kimura UFC 56 - Full Force November 19th, 2005 |
| UFC Welterweight Title Bout |
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R1 4:05 |
Frank Trigg ~ Twinkle Toes Submission ~ Rear-Naked Choke UFC 52 - Couture vs. Liddell 2 April 16th, 2005 |
| 2004 |
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| UFC Welterweight Title Bout |
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R1 4:59 |
Georges St. Pierre ~ Rush Submission ~ Armbar UFC 50 - The War of '04 October 22nd, 2004 |
| Welterweight Bout | |
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R3 5:00 |
Renato Verissimo ~ Charuto Decision ~ Unanimous UFC 48 - Payback June 19th, 2004 |
| UFC Welterweight Title Bout |
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R1 4:39 |
B.J. Penn ~ The Prodigy Submission ~ Rear-Naked Choke UFC 46 - Supernatural January 31st, 2004 |
| 2003 |
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| UFC Welterweight Title Bout |
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R1 3:54 |
Frank Trigg ~ Twinkle Toes Submission ~ Rear-Naked Choke UFC 45 - Revolution November 21st, 2003 |
| UFC Welterweight Title Bout |
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R5 5:00 |
Sean Sherk ~ The Muscle Shark Decision ~ Unanimous UFC 42 - Sudden Impact April 25th, 2003 |
| 2002 |
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| UFC Welterweight Title Bout |
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R1 5:00 |
Gil Castillo TKO ~ Doctor Stoppage UFC 40 - Vendetta November 22nd, 2002 |
| UFC Welterweight Title Bout |
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R4 3:27 |
Carlos Newton ~ The Ronin TKO ~ Punches UFC 38 - Brawl at the Hall July 13th, 2002 |
| UFC Welterweight Title Bout |
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R4 3:01 |
Hayato Sakurai ~ Mach TKO ~ Punches UFC 36 - Worlds Collide March 22nd, 2002 |
| 2001 |
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| UFC Welterweight Title Bout |
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R2 1:27 |
Carlos Newton ~ The Ronin KO ~ Slam UFC 34 - High Voltage November 2nd, 2001 |
| 2000 |
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| Welterweight Bout | |
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R1 0:20 |
Dennis Hallman ~ Superman Submission ~ Armbar UFC 29 - Defense of the Belts December 16th, 2000 |
| Welterweight Bout | |
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R1 4:34 |
Marcelo Aguiar TKO ~ Doctor Stoppage UFC 26 - Ultimate Field of Dreams June 9th, 2000 |
| 1999 |
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| Welterweight Bout | |
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R3 5:00 |
Valeri Ignatov ~ The X Factor Decision ~ Unanimous UFC 22 - There Can Be Only One Champion September 24th, 1999 |