Welterweight · Men

Payton Hughes

“Handyman”

Holds 1 fighter

Elo 1,279 peak 1,279 · 10 May 2025

Sherdog

1-0pro record

5W current streak

1,143best win, Elo

1,072average opponent

-- born 1 Sep 1997

70.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at welterweight, ages 27–36

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Rating by method KO1,060 Sub1,099 Dec1,026

7 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
7	10 May 202527.7 yrs	W1-0	Nathaniel Mitchell debut · 34.5 yrs	Welterweight	SubSubmission	R10:21	1.00	1,248→1,279	+30	976	–	New Line Cagefighting 34 New Line Cagefighting
6	7 Dec 202427.3 yrs	W5-1	Ricky Lobatto 1-1 · 25.7 yrs	Open Weighttitle	SubRear-Naked Choke	R12:03	1.00	1,226→1,248	+23	953	–	New Line Cagefighting 31 New Line Cagefighting am
5	25 Sep 202124.1 yrs	W4-1	Tussel Conner Jr. 4-5 · 31.2 yrs	Middleweighttitle	KO/TKOKO/TKO	R25:07	1.00	1,217→1,254	+37	1,055	–	B2 Fighting Series 134: Kentucky B2 Fighting Series am
4	24 Apr 202123.6 yrs	W3-1	David Richardson 1-0 · 29.6 yrs	Middleweight	SubArmbar	R24:48	1.00	1,156→1,217	+61	1,129	–	HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 120 HRMMA am
3	2 Feb 201921.4 yrs	W2-1	Ben Fowler 2-0 · 28.1 yrs	Middleweight	KO/TKOKO/TKO	R11:55	1.00	1,091→1,166	+76	1,143	–	HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 105 HRMMA am
2	13 Oct 201821.1 yrs	L1-1	Trevor Peek 2-2 · 23.8 yrs	Welterweight	KO/TKORef Stoppage From Strikes	R25:47	0.00	1,158→1,091	-67	1,150	–	HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 103: Warr vs. Beverly HRMMA am
1	13 May 201719.7 yrs	W1-0	Robert Dempsey debut · 26.7 yrs	Welterweight	KO/TKOKnock Out	R10:30	1.00	1,095→1,161	+66	1,095	–	HRMMA - Hardrock MMA 89: Pender vs. Fritz HRMMA am