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Sam Hughes
โSampageโ
United States
11-7-0W-L-D
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 5'5"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 64"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Women's StrawweightWomen's Strawweight: Up to 115 lb (52 kg). The lightest women's division. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Fortis MMA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1666
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
Won 4 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Hughes is a decision fighter first: 6 by decision, 4 by submission, 2 by KO/TKO, for a 50% finish rate. The taps are her most common way to end it early.
- Recent Form
- Piera Rodriguez (12-2-0) beat her by unanimous decision in March 2026. Before that, Hughes made Shauna Bannon (7-3-0) tap in round 2, then won a split decision over Stephanie Luciano (8-2-1).
- Style
- Orthodox. Lands 4.41 significant strikes a minute at 48% accuracy but absorbs 4.69 and defends 58%. Attempts 1.12 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 29%, and stops 63% of takedowns against her.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 2 KO/TKO (17%)
- 4 Submission (33%)
- 6 Decision (50%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 50%
- Last fought
- 8 months ago
12 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 27-7-1 (3 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1679
- Lossvs Piera Rodriguez12-2-0 ยท Power Index 1739Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 ยท 5:00Mar 14, 2026 ยท UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos
- Winvs Shauna Bannon7-3-0 ยท Power Index 1592Submission ยท R2 ยท 1:58Sep 6, 2025 ยท UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho
- Winvs Stephanie Luciano8-2-1 ยท Power Index 1707Decision - Split ยท R3 ยท 5:00Mar 15, 2025 ยท UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2
- Winvs Viktoriia DudakovaDecision - Split ยท R3 ยท 5:00Aug 3, 2024 ยท UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov
Fight stats
Stat Sam Hughes Viktoriia Dudakova Sig. strikes 97/193 61/144 Takedowns 0/0 3/10 Control time 2:14 4:38 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 30 25 Round 2 sig. strikes 41 25 Round 3 sig. strikes 26 11 - Winvs Victoria DudakovaDecision ยท SplitAug 3, 2024 ยท UFC Fight Night
Career Stats
Based on 12 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.41
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.69
- Striking defense
- 58%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.12
- Takedown accuracy
- 29%
- Takedown defense
- 63%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20
