Matt Hughes

Matthew Allen Hughes was born on October 13, 1973, in Hillsboro, Illinois. Hughes has two siblings, a sister and his twin brother, Mark. During high school they both played football and wrestling. Hughes went to Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, Illinois, before transferring to Lincoln College, in Lincoln, Illinois and then on to Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. He is a retired mixed martial artist with a background in wrestling. Widely considered among the greatest fighters in the history of MMA, he is a two-time UFC Welterweight Champion, UFC Hall of Fame inductee, and NJCAA Hall of Fame inductee. During his tenures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks, defeated all the available opposition in the welterweight division, and defended the belt a then-record seven times. Hughes was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in May 2010 during the UFC Fan Expo in conjunction with UFC 114.

Known For: Acting

Born: Hillsboro, Illinois, 1973-10-13

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1999	Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event		0
2	1999	UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion	Self	65
3	2000	UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams	Self	56
4	2000	UFC 29: Defense of the Belts	Self	59
5	2001	UFC 34: High Voltage	Self	69
6	2002	UFC 36: Worlds Collide	Self	72
7	2002	UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall	Self	63
8	2002	UFC 40: Vendetta	Self	64
9	2003	UFC 42: Sudden Impact	Self	51
10	2003	UFC Ultimate Knockouts		60
11	2003	UFC 45: Revolution	Self	59
12	2004	UFC 46: Supernatural	Self	65
13	2004	UFC 48: Payback	Self	56
14	2004	UFC 50: The War of 04	Self	64
15	2005	UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2	Self	68
16	2005	UFC 56: Full Force	Self	56
17	2006	UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie	Self	61
18	2006	UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn	Self	61
19	2006	UFC 65: Bad Intentions	Self	69
20	2007	UFC 68: The Uprising	Self	75
21	2007	UFC 79: Nemesis	Self	67
22	2008	UFC 85: Bedlam	Self	66
23	2009	Up the Aristocracy		0
24	2009	UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida	Self	59
25	2010	UFC 112: Invincible	Self	42
26	2010	UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen	Self	72
27	2010	UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida	Self	69
28	2011	UFC: Ultimate Matt Hughes		0
29	2011	UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage	Self	64
30	2013	Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC	Himself	72

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2005	The Ultimate Fighter	Head Coach / Self	62
2	2005	The Ultimate Fighter	Head Coach	62
3	2005	The Ultimate Fighter	Guest Coach / Self	62
4	2015	Undeniable with Dan Patrick	Self	77
5	2019	All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite	Matt Hughes	81

Matt Hughes

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