Lightweight · Men

Connor Hughes

United Kingdom The MMA Academy Liverpool debut 2017
Elo 1,489 peak 1,599 · 26 Sep 2025 110 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4126978
13-3pro record
1L current streak
1,446best win, Elo
1,239average opponent
-- born 5 Jun 1997
71.0" / 73.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,378 Sub1,142 Dec1,199

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Marcos Vinícius Costa KO/TKO R3 · 10 Dec 2022 · UK Fighting Championships 1,446
  2. Ignacio Capella Decision R3 · 28 Sep 2024 · Professional Fighters League 1,446
  3. Anatolij Baal KO/TKO R1 · 7 Mar 2024 · Professional Fighters League 1,382
  4. Gino van Steenis KO/TKO R1 · 26 Sep 2025 · Professional Fighters League 1,337
  5. Marcus Rodrigues KO/TKO R3 · 10 Dec 2022 · UK Fighting Championships 1,313

Losses

Newest first
  1. Aleksandr Chizov KO/TKO R3 · 13 Dec 2025 · Professional Fighters League 1,509
  2. Jakub Kaszuba KO/TKO R4 · 14 Dec 2024 · Professional Fighters League 1,716
  3. Dylan Tuke Decision R3 · 8 Jul 2023 · Professional Fighters League 1,257

Fight history

26 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
26 13 Dec 202528.5 yrs L13-3 Aleksandr Chizov 14-3 · 28.0 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOStraight Right R310:50 0.00 1,599→1,489 -110 1,509 -184→-145 PFL Europe 4: 2025 Finals Professional Fighters League
25 26 Sep 202528.3 yrs W13-2 Gino van Steenis 6-1 · 27.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOHead Kick R12:56 1.00 1,561→1,599 +38 1,337 -300→-215 PFL Europe 3: Nantes 2025 Professional Fighters League
24 10 May 202527.9 yrs W12-2 Sebastien Di Franco 10-3 · 31.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKORight Hook R27:46 1.00 1,526→1,561 +34 1,282 -437→-451 PFL Europe 1: Belfast 2025 Professional Fighters League
23 14 Dec 202427.5 yrs L11-2 Jakub Kaszuba 13-0 · 29.5 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOGround & Pound R419:07 0.00 1,581→1,526 -55 1,716 +180→+187 PFL Europe: 2024 Championships Professional Fighters League
22 28 Sep 202427.3 yrs W11-1 Ignacio Capella 8-1 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,546→1,581 +35 1,446 -186→-179 Professional Fighters League - PFL Europe 3: 2024 Playoffs Professional Fighters League
21 7 Mar 202426.8 yrs W10-1 Anatolij Baal 10-3-1 (1) · 31.5 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOUppercut, Right Hook & Hammerfists R11:13 1.00 1,484→1,546 +63 1,382 -347→-295 PFL Europe 1: 2024 Regular Season Professional Fighters League
20 8 Dec 202326.5 yrs W9-1 Sebas Santana Guedes 10-6-1 (1) · 29.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKORetirement R210:00 1.00 1,430→1,484 +54 1,288 -515→-530 PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships Professional Fighters League
19 8 Jul 202326.1 yrs L8-1 Dylan Tuke 5-3 · 27.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,550→1,430 -120 1,257 -600→-633 PFL Europe 2: 2023 Regular Season Professional Fighters League
18 4 Mar 202325.7 yrs W8-0 Everton Cruz 4-0 · 31.1 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,558→1,550 -8 1,201 – UKFC - UK Fighting Championships 22 UK Fighting Championships
17 10 Dec 202225.5 yrs W7-0 Marcos Vinícius Costa 13-6 · 23.8 yrs Catchweight KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R310:00 1.00 1,479→1,558 +79 1,446 – UKFC - UK Fighting Championships 21 UK Fighting Championships
16 10 Dec 202225.5 yrs W6-0 Marcus Rodrigues 9-4 · 34.3 yrs Catchweight KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R310:00 1.00 1,417→1,479 +62 1,313 – UKFC - UK Fighting Championships 21 UK Fighting Championships
15 17 Sep 202225.3 yrs W5-0 Jocimar Ferreira 7-12 · 42.7 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R1 1.00 1,397→1,417 +20 1,039 – UKFC - UK Fighting Championships 20 UK Fighting Championships
14 12 Mar 202224.8 yrs W4-0 Javier Cuestas Rojas debut Open Weight SubRear Naked Choke R11:17 1.00 1,365→1,397 +32 1,105 – UKFC - UK Fighting Championships 18 UK Fighting Championships
13 27 Nov 202124.5 yrs W3-0 Marcin Zembala 3-4 · 26.0 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:42 1.00 1,325→1,365 +40 1,113 – UKFC - UK Fighting Championships 17 UK Fighting Championships
12 18 Sep 202124.3 yrs W2-0 Aaron Gray 2-1 · 24.1 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:04 1.00 1,257→1,325 +68 1,179 – Almighty Fighting Championship 19 Almighty Fighting Championship
11 10 Jul 202124.1 yrs W1-0 Danny Tyler 1-0 Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R12:04 1.00 1,194→1,257 +62 1,090 – UKFC - UK Fighting Championships 14 UK Fighting Championships
10 10 Apr 202123.8 yrs W6-4 Musa Christian 8-1 Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,137→1,194 +57 1,204 – Caged Steel 25: Caged Steel MMA Caged Steel am
9 22 Nov 202023.5 yrs L5-4 Teddy Stringer 6-3 · 20.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,160→1,137 -23 1,279 – Celtic Gladiator 28: Lockdown Throwdown Celtic Gladiator am
8 22 Aug 202023.2 yrs W5-3 Sarfraz Nawaz 3-2 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,124→1,160 +36 1,078 – Celtic Gladiator 27 Celtic Gladiator am
7 7 Mar 202022.8 yrs L4-3 Adam Cullen 5-3 · 21.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,180→1,124 -55 1,123 – Cage Warriors 112 Cage Warriors am
6 25 May 201922.0 yrs L4-2 Marcus Lewis 4-2 · 25.7 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R515:00 0.19 1,236→1,180 -56 1,151 – Almighty Fighting Championship 12 Almighty Fighting Championship am
5 17 Nov 201821.5 yrs W4-1 Sam Mullarkey 3-0 Lightweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R12:23 1.00 1,178→1,236 +58 1,137 – Almighty Fighting Championship 10 Almighty Fighting Championship am
4 28 Jul 201821.1 yrs W3-1 Jamal Raja 4-2 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,128→1,178 +50 1,156 – Almighty Fighting Championship 9 Almighty Fighting Championship am
3 2 Jun 201821.0 yrs W2-1 Lewis Ridley 3-1 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,065→1,128 +64 1,169 – Cage Warriors Academy North West 3 Shinobi MMA Fighting Championships am
2 10 Mar 201820.8 yrs W1-1 Joe Lyons 1-2 Lightweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.56 1,064→1,065 +0 1,023 – UKFC - UK Fighting Championships 6 UK Fighting Championships am
1 2 Sep 201720.2 yrs L0-1 Ben Ellis 2-0 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,090→1,064 -25 1,195 – Cage Warriors Academy North West 2 Shinobi MMA Fighting Championships am