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{{MMAstatsbox|name=Matt Hughes
|image=Matt-hughes.jpg
|nick=
|height=5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
|weight=170 lb (77 kg)
|birthdate=[[October 13]], [[1973]]
|died=
|fightingfrom=[[Hillsboro, Illinois]]
|hometown=[[Hillsboro, Illinois]]
|fightstyle=[[Submission Wrestling]]
|wins=39 <ref name="winnote"> Hughes' official website & Sherdog profile record two less wins than his UFC profile. The record listed here represents the one given on his official website & Sherdog profile. </ref>
|losses=4
|draws=0
|nocontest=
|ko=13
|submissions=18
|nocontest=0
|}}
'''Matthew Allen Hughes''' (born [[October 13]], [[1973]]) is a professional [[mixed martial arts]] fighter and the current [[Welterweight]] (170 lb. / 77 [[kilogram|kg]]) champion of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]. With only one loss since his first title victory in [[2001]], Hughes is one of the UFC's most dominant champions. He trains as part of the [[Miletich Fighting Systems]] team along with heavyweight champion [[Tim Sylvia]].
Hughes is known for his grappling skills, ground-and-pound, and his practice of picking up opponents, carrying them across the ring, and slamming them to the mat with their head strategically placed against the fence. A devout [[Christian]]; he has a twin brother named Mark Hughes who wrestled and defeated Matt in Junior High School.
== Fighting history ==
Hughes won his first UFC Welterweight title at ''[[UFC 34]]: High Voltage'' on [[November 2]], [[2001]] by knocking out [[Carlos Newton]] with a devastating slam. He successfully defended his championship belt several times thereafter, defeating [[Hayato Sakurai]], [[Carlos Newton]] (in a rematch), [[Gil Castillo]], [[Sean Sherk]], and [[Frank Trigg]]. He kept the title until ''[[UFC 46]]'', when he was submitted by [[Hawaiian]] [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] specialist [[B.J. Penn]] via rear naked choke. The title was vacated upon a contract dispute between [[B.J. Penn]] and the [[UFC]]. Hughes regained the vacant welterweight title by submitting [[Canadian]] contender [[Georges St. Pierre]] via [[armbar]] in the final second of a close first round at ''[[UFC 50]]''.
After regaining his title, Hughes successfully retained it in a rematch with [[Frank Trigg]], after being hit in the groin and being caught in a rear naked choke, Hughes managed to escape, and won for the second time by rear naked choke. Hughes's next fight took place at ''[[UFC 56]]'', where he was scheduled to fight Judo practitioner [[Karo Parisyan]]. After Parysian suffered a [[hamstring]] injury and could not fight, [[Joe Riggs]] took his place. Hughes defeated Riggs in the first round by [[Armlock#Keylock|kimura]]. The match was originally scheduled as a title bout, but since Riggs could not meet the 170-pound Welterweight weight limit, it became a non-title fight. On May 27, 2006, Matt Hughes defeated [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] legend [[Royce Gracie]] by strikes from the [[back mount]] position. Moments before the stoppage, Royce Gracie was caught in a modified [[armlock|armbar]] from the [[side mount]] position; although Hughes appeared to have the submission locked in, he did not finish it. After the fight he told [[Grappling Magazine]] "that he let go of the armbar because he did not want to break Gracie's arm".
==''The Ultimate Fighter''==
In [[2005]], Hughes participated as a coach opposite [[Rich Franklin]] in the second season of the [[Spike TV]] [[reality television]] series, ''[[The Ultimate Fighter]]''. Hughes' aggressive and confrontational personality was on display throughout the season; he notably objected to what he called "showboating" from eventual Heavyweight Ultimate Fighter winner [[Rashad Evans]].
==Recent fights==
Hughes fought UFC legend [[Royce Gracie]] in a non title fight at the hugely anticipated ''[[UFC 60]]'' on [[May 27]], [[2006]]. Hughes surprised critics with his willingness to fight on the ground — where [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] expert Gracie was considered superior — and dominated the fight, evading his opponent's submission attempts and applied a fully-extended [[armbar|straight armbar]] to Gracie's left arm after 4 minutes. Gracie eventually escaped the hold, but in doing so exposed his back, allowing Hughes to gain a [[back mount]]. Hughes then hit Gracie with a series of 17 uncontested strikes, forcing referee [['Big' John McCarthy|John McCarthy]] to stop the fight for a [[Technical Knockout|TKO]] after 4 minutes and 39 seconds. In an interview by Grappling Magazine, Hughes alleged that he voluntarly released Gracie from his arm-bar as he did not want to break Gracie's arm and believed that Gracie would not submit. Hughes then shocked the world by taking the [back mount] position, and used his trademark ground and pound techniques, finishing Gracie by referee stoppage at 4 minutes 39 seconds of the first round.
Hughes was scheduled for a rematch with [[Georges St. Pierre]] in a title defense at ''[[UFC 63]]'', but a [groin] injury forced St. Pierre off the card. Taking his place will be [[B.J. Penn]], who was the last man to defeat Hughes. [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=3125]
== Trivia ==
* Matt Hughes' Octagon entrance music is "A Country Boy Can Survive" by [[Hank Williams Jr.]]
== MMA Titles ==
{{Championshiptitle|3rd|[[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]|[[Welterweight]]|Carlos Newton|BJ Penn|[[November 2]], [[2001]] - [[January 31]], [[2004]]}}
{{Championshiptitle|5th|[[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]|[[Welterweight]]|BJ Penn|None|[[October 22]], [[2004]] - [[present]]}}
== MMA record ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|colspan=8|39-4-0 (wins-losses-draws) <ref name="winnote" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&fighterid=232|title=Sherdog Fight Finder - Matt Hughes' Mixed Martial Arts Statistics|accessdate=2006-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.matt-hughes.com/fights.htm|title=Matt Hughes Fight History|accessdate=2006-08-14}}</ref>
|-
|style = "background: #f0f0f0"| '''Date'''||style = "background: #f0f0f0"| '''Result''' ||style = "background: #f0f0f0"| '''Opponent''' ||style = "background: #f0f0f0"| '''Event''' ||style = "background: #f0f0f0"| '''Method''' ||style = "background: #f0f0f0"| '''Round''' ||style = "background: #f0f0f0"| '''Time''' ||style = "background: #f0f0f0"| '''Notes'''
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|5/27/2006 || Win || [[Royce Gracie]] || [[UFC 60|UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie]] || TKO (Strikes) || 1 || 4:39 || Catchweight non-title fight
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|11/19/2005 || Win || [[Joe Riggs]] || [[UFC 56|UFC 56 - Full Force]] || Submission (Kimura) || 1 || 3:28 || Non-title fight (Riggs was unable to make weight)
|-
|4/16/2005 || Win || [[Frank Trigg]] || [[UFC 52|UFC 52 - Couture vs Liddell 2]] || Submission (Rear Naked Choke) || 1 || 4:05
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|10/22/2004 || Win || [[Georges St. Pierre]] || [[UFC 50|UFC 50 - The War of '04]] || Submission (Armbar) || 1 || 4:53 || Regained UFC Welterweight Title
|-
|6/19/2004 || Win || [[Renato Verissimo]] || [[UFC 48|UFC 48 - Payback]] || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 5:00
|-
|1/31/2004 || Loss || [[B.J. Penn]] || [[UFC 46|UFC 46 - Supernatural]] || Submission (Rear Naked Choke) || 1 || 4:39 || Lost UFC Welterweight Title
|-
|11/21/2003 || Win || [[Frank Trigg]] || [[UFC 45|UFC 45 - Revolution]] || Submission (Rear Naked Choke) || 1 || 3:54
|-
|4/25/2003 || Win || [[Sean Sherk]] || [[UFC 42|UFC 42 - Sudden Impact]] || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 5:00
|-
|11/22/2002 || Win || [[Gil Castillo]] || [[UFC 40|UFC 40 - Vendetta]] || TKO (Cut) || 1 || 5:00
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|7/13/2002 || Win || [[Carlos Newton]] || [[UFC 38|UFC 38 - Brawl at the Hall]] || TKO (Strikes) || 4 || 3:27
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|3/22/2002 || Win || [[Hayato Sakurai]] || [[UFC 36|UFC 36 - Worlds Collide]] || TKO (Strikes) || 4 || 3:01
|-
|11/2/2001 || Win || [[Carlos Newton]] || [[UFC 34|UFC 34 - High Voltage]] || KO (Slam) || 2 || 1:27 || Won UFC Welterweight Title
|-
|9/8/2001 || Win || [[Steve Gomm]] || EC 43-Extreme Challenge 43 || TKO || 2 || 3:18
|-
|8/11/2001 || Win || [[Hiromitsu Kanehara]] || Rings-10th Anniversary || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 5:00
|-
|7/13/2001 || Win || [[Chatt Lavender]] || EC 41-Extreme Challenge 41 || Submission (Side Choke) || 3 || 2:31
|-
|6/16/2001 || Win || [[Scott Johnson (fighter)|Scott Johnson]] || EC 40-Extreme Challenge 40 || KO || 1 || 3:24
|-
|5/11/2001 || Win || [[John Cronk]] || Gladiators 14 || Submission (Strikes) || N/A || N/A
|-
|3/31/2001 || Win || [[Bruce Nelson (fighter)|Bruce Nelson]] || FCC 4-Freestyle Combat Challenge 4 || Submission (Strikes) || 1 || 3:01
|-
|3/17/2001 || Win || [[Brett Al-azzawi]] || Rings USA-Battle of Champions || Submission (Armbar) || 1 || 3:27
|-
|2/8/2001 || Loss || [[Jose Landi-Jons]] || Shidokan Jitsu-Warriors War 1 || KO (Knee to the Head) || 1 || 4:45
|-
|12/16/2000 || Loss || [[Dennis Hallman]] || [[UFC 29|UFC 29 - Defense of the Belts]] || Submission (Armbar) || 1 || 0:20
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|11/12/2000 || Win || [[Maynard Marcum]] || Rings Australia-Free Fight Battle || Submission (Keylock) || 1 || 6:29
|-
|9/30/2000 || Win || [[Robbie Newman]] || Rings USA-Rising Stars Final || Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) || 1 || 1:40
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|8/23/2000 || Win || [[Chris Haseman]] || Rings-Millennium Combine 3 || Decision (Unanimous) || 2 || 5:00
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|6/29/2000 || Win || [[Joe Guist]] || EC 35-Extreme Challenge 35 || Submission (Armbar) || 1 || 2:45
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|6/9/2000 || Win || [[Marcelo Aguiar]] || [[UFC 26|UFC 26 - Ultimate Field of Dreams]] || TKO (Cut) || 1 || 4:34
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|5/21/2000 || Win || [[Shawn Peters]] || EC 32-Extreme Challenge 32 || Submission (Choke) || 1 || 2:52
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|5/13/2000 || Win || [[Alexandre Barros]] || WEF 9-World Class || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 5:00
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|4/15/2000 || Win || [[Eric DaVila]] || SB 17-SuperBrawl 17 || Submission (Keylock) || 2 || 3:24
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|1/15/2000 || Win || [[Jorge Pereira]] || WEF 8-Goin' Platinum || TKO (Doctor Stoppage) || 1 || 6:00
|-
|11/20/1999 || Win || [[Daniel Vianna]] || IE-Independent Event || TKO (Slam) || 1 || ?
|-
|11/13/1999 || Win || [[LaVerne Clark]] || EC 29-Extreme Challenge 29 || Submission (Rear Naked Choke) || 2 || 1:35
|-
|11/13/1999 || Win || [[Tom Schmitz (fighter)|Tom Schmitz]] || EC 29-Extreme Challenge 29 || Submission (Eye Injury) || 1 || 0:48
|-
|11/13/1999 || Win || [[Joe Doerksen]] || EC 29-Extreme Challenge 29 || Submission (Strikes) || 2 || 0:25
|-
|9/24/1999 || Win || [[Valeri Ignatov]] || [[UFC 22|UFC 22 - There Can Be Only One Champion]] || Decision || 3 || 5:00
|-
|5/29/1999 || Win || [[Akihiro Gono]] || Shooto-10th Anniversary Event || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 5:00
|-
|4/24/1999 || Win || [[Erick Snyder]] || JKD-Challenge 4 || TKO (Slam) || N/A || N/A
|-
|4/2/1999 || Win || [[Joe Stern]] || EC 23-Extreme Challenge 23 || Submission || 1 || 2:30
|-
|12/11/1998 || Win || [[Ryan Stout (fighter)|Ryan Stout]] || ES-Extreme Shootfighting || TKO (Towel Thrown In) || 2 || 5:00
|-
|10/17/1998 || Loss || [[Dennis Hallman]] || EC 21-Extreme Challenge 21 || TKO (Guillotine Choke) || 1 || 0:17
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|10/17/1998 || Win || [[Dave Menne]] || EC 21-Extreme Challenge 21 || Decision || 1 || 15:00
|-
|10/17/1998 || Win || [[Victor Hunsaker]] || EC 21-Extreme Challenge 21 || TKO (Strikes) || 1 || 1:39
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|4/25/1998 || Win || [[Craig Quick]] || JKD-Challenge 1 || Submission (Strikes) || N/A || N/A
|}
== Notes and references ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.matt-hughes.com/ Matt Hughes' official website]
*[http://www.ufc.tv/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=4 Official UFC profile]
*[http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&fighterid=232 Sherdog profile]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1995611/ IMDB page]
[[Category:1973 births|Hughes, Matt]]
[[Category:American mixed martial artists|Hughes, Matt]]
[[Category:Identical twins|Hughes, Matt]]
[[Category:Irish-Americans|Hughes, Matt]]
[[Category:Living people|Hughes, Matt]]
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