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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 13, 1973
Place of Birth
Hillsboro, Illinois
Also Known As
- Matthew Allen Hughes
Matt Hughes
0.1 Popularity
Biography
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
7.9
Matt Hughes
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
7.7
Self
Undeniable with Dan Patrick
2015
7.2
Himself
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
2013
6.4
Self
UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage
2011
🎬
0.0
UFC: Ultimate Matt Hughes
2011
6.9
Self
UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida
2010
7.2
Self
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
2010
4.2
Self
UFC 112: Invincible
2010
5.9
Self
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
2009
0.0
Up the Aristocracy
2009
Credits
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Matt Hughes
2019
7.9
Undeniable with Dan Patrick
as Self
2015
7.7
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
as Himself
2013
7.2
UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage
as Self
2011
6.4
🎬
UFC: Ultimate Matt Hughes
2011
0.0
UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida
as Self
2010
6.9
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
as Self
2010
7.2
UFC 112: Invincible
as Self
2010
4.2
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
as Self
2009
5.9
Up the Aristocracy
2009
0.0
UFC 85: Bedlam
as Self
2008
6.6
UFC 79: Nemesis
as Self
2007
5.9
UFC 68: The Uprising
as Self
2007
7.5
UFC 65: Bad Intentions
as Self
2006
6.9
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
as Self
2006
6.1
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
as Self
2006
6.1
UFC 56: Full Force
as Self
2005
5.6
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
as Self
2005
6.8
The Ultimate Fighter
as Head Coach / Self
2005
6.3
The Ultimate Fighter
as Head Coach
2005
6.3
The Ultimate Fighter
as Guest Coach / Self
2005
6.3
UFC 50: The War of 04
as Self
2004
6.4
UFC 48: Payback
as Self
2004
5.6
UFC 46: Supernatural
as Self
2004
6.5
UFC 45: Revolution
as Self
2003
5.9
UFC Ultimate Knockouts
2003
6.0
UFC 42: Sudden Impact
as Self
2003
5.1
UFC 40: Vendetta
as Self
2002
6.4
UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall
as Self
2002
6.3
UFC 36: Worlds Collide
as Self
2002
7.2
UFC 34: High Voltage
as Self
2001
6.9
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
as Self
2000
5.9
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
as Self
2000
5.6
UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
as Self
1999
6.5
🎬
Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event
1999
0.0