Paul Hughes

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Age 28
Gender Male
Height 5' 9"
Weight Class Lightweight

Paul Hughes is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 14-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 7 months, 8 days
Rounds Fought 38.8
Avg. Fights/Year 2.0
Longest Layoff 2 years, 0 months, 13 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 20 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 7 3 4
Losses 0 0 3
Finish Rate 71.4%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 28.6%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 50.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 21.4%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 42
Fastest KO 42
Fastest SUB 05
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 09:12
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 4.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 21:40
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 10/03/2025 L
(14-2-0) 		Usman Nurmagomedov
(20-0-0) 		LW
( 155.0 vs. 155.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
2025 PFL Champion Series - Dubai 		5 05:00
OFF 01/25/2025 L
(13-1-0) 		Usman Nurmagomedov
(20-0-0) 		LW
( 155.0 vs. 154.9 ) 		Decision (Majority Decision)
Bellator: Road to Dubai 		5 05:00
OFF 10/19/2024 W
(12-1-0) 		AJ McKee
(23-2-0) 		LW
( 155.8 vs. 155.8 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
PFL Battle of the Giants 		3 05:00
OFF 06/22/2024 W
(11-1-0) 		Bobby King
(12-7-0) 		LW
( 155.7 vs. 156.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator Champions Series 3 		1 04:50
NRB 04/06/2024 W
(10-1-0) 		Fabiano Jacarézinho
(22-15-0) 		LW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Elbows)
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 170 		1 04:37
NRB 10/14/2023 W
(9-1-0) 		Jan Quaeyhaegens
(9-4-0) 		LW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 161 		1 02:47
NRB 11/04/2022 W
(8-1-0) 		Jordan Vucenic
(13-4-0) 		FTW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 145 		5 05:00
NRB 10/01/2021 W
(7-1-0) 		Morgan Charriere
(19-11-1) 		FTW Decision (Majority Decision)
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 128 		5 05:00
NRB 03/18/2021 W
(6-1-0) 		James Hendin
(10-3-0) 		FTW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 120 		3 05:00
NRB 12/12/2020 L
(6-0-0) 		Jordan Vucenic
(13-4-0) 		Decision (Split Decision)
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 119 		3 05:00
NRB 09/26/2020 W
(5-0-0) 		Aidan Stephen
(11-6-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 116 		3 04:21
NRB 03/07/2020 W
(4-0-0) 		Youri Panada
(4-2-0) 		LW KO
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 112 		2 05:00
NRB 10/26/2019 W
(3-0-0) 		Kalifa Seydi
(3-2-0) 		LW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Cage Conflict 2 (Ireland) Hellraiser 		1 05:00
NRB 09/06/2019 W
(2-0-0) 		Mateusz Makarowski
(13-8-1) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship - Unplugged 2 		1 05:00
NRB 03/09/2019 W
(1-0-0) 		Stephen O Neill
(2-1-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from a Cut)
Cage Conflict 1 (Ireland) 		1 05:00
NRB 02/24/2017 W
(0-0-0) 		Adam Gustab
(6-5-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 28 		1 01:32

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 9-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 6 months, 8 days
Rounds Fought 20.7
Avg. Fights/Year 3.1
Longest Layoff 8 months, 14 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 week, 6 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 4 4
Losses 0 0 2
Finish Rate 44.4%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 44.4%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 44.4%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:47
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 01:47
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:54
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 12/04/2016 W
(8-2-0) 		Alex Budoiu
(7-13-0) 		FTW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Clan Wars 26 		3 03:00
NRB 03/20/2016 W
(7-2-0) 		Dillan Douglas
(8-6-3) 		Decision (Split Decision)
Kumite MMA Fight Night 3 		3 03:00
NRB 02/20/2016 L
(7-1-0) 		Richie Smullen
(4-3-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Akuma Fighting Championship 7 		3 03:00
NRB 11/15/2015 W
(6-1-0) 		Sean Paul Powers
(5-5-1) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Clan Wars 23 		3 03:00
NRB 03/14/2015 L
(6-0-0) 		Dylan Tuke
(4-0-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Akuma Fighting Championship 5 		3 03:00
NRB 08/30/2014 W
(5-0-0) 		Ryan Thomas
(0-12-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Kumite MMA Fight Night 		2 03:00
NRB 08/02/2014 W
(4-0-0) 		Scott Harvey
(2-3-0) 		BW Decision (Split Decision)
Underdog Xtreme Championships - Fight Night 1 		3 03:00
NRB 03/01/2014 W
(3-0-0) 		Gavin O'Neil
(0-2-0) 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Underdog Xtreme Championships 2 		1 01:47
NRB 02/16/2014 W
(2-0-0) 		Michael Clarke
(1-4-0) 		BW Submission (Arm Bar)
Akuma Fighting Championship 2 		2 00:22
NRB 12/08/2013 Unknown
(1-0-0) 		Chris Kerr
(1-8-1) 		Unknown
Akuma Fighting Championship 1 		3 03:00
NRB 05/26/2013 W
(0-0-0) 		Sean Donnelly
(1-2-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Clan Wars 15 		1 03:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class