Lightweight · Men

Paul Hughes

“Big News”
Australia Fight Academy Ireland debut 2013
#17 Lightweight
Elo 2,003 peak 2,003 · 3 Oct 2025
Tapology Sherdog id 4403259
14-3pro record
1L current streak
2,175best win, Elo
1,357average opponent
-- born 27 Mar 1997
69.0" / 70.0" height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,578 Sub1,312 Dec1,420

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. AJ McKee Jr. Decision R3 · 19 Oct 2024 · Professional Fighters League 2,175
  2. Bruno Miranda KO/TKO R1 · 10 May 2025 · Professional Fighters League 1,654
  3. Morgan Charrière Decision R5 · 1 Oct 2021 · Cage Warriors 1,618
  4. Jordan Vucenic Decision R5 · 4 Nov 2022 · Cage Warriors 1,593
  5. Jan Quaeyhaegens KO/TKO R1 · 14 Oct 2023 · Cage Warriors 1,568

Losses

Newest first
  1. Usman Nurmagomedov Decision R5 · 3 Oct 2025 · Professional Fighters League 2,061
  2. Usman Nurmagomedov Decision R5 · 25 Jan 2025 · Professional Fighters League 2,090
  3. Jordan Vucenic Decision R3 · 12 Dec 2020 · Cage Warriors 1,515

Fight history

28 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
28 3 Oct 202528.5 yrs L14-3 Usman Nurmagomedov 20-0 (1) · 27.5 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.47* 1,991→2,003 +13 2,061 +165→+237 PFL Champions Series 2: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 Professional Fighters League
27 10 May 202528.1 yrs W14-2 Bruno Miranda 17-5 · 34.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOLeft Hook to Ground Strikes R10:42 1.00 1,965→1,991 +25 1,654 -889→-1924 PFL Europe 1: Belfast 2025 Professional Fighters League
26 25 Jan 202527.8 yrs L13-2 Usman Nurmagomedov 19-0 (1) · 26.8 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionMajority R525:00 0.46* 1,937→1,965 +29 2,090 +430→+403 PFL Champions Series 1: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes Professional Fighters League
25 19 Oct 202427.6 yrs W13-1 AJ McKee Jr. 22-1 · 29.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.78* 1,820→1,937 +117 2,175 +169→+158 PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants Professional Fighters League
24 22 Jun 202427.2 yrs W12-1 Bobby King 12-6 · 40.5 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches & Elbows R29:50 1.00 1,782→1,820 +38 1,559 -750→-1400 Bellator Champions Series: Dublin Bellator MMA
23 6 Apr 202427.0 yrs W11-1 Fabiano Silva 34-15-1 · 36.1 yrs Catchweight KO/TKOElbows R14:37 1.00 1,745→1,782 +37 1,517 -715→-860 Cage Warriors 170: Dublin Cage Warriors
22 14 Oct 202326.5 yrs W10-1 Jan Quaeyhaegens 11-3 · 30.8 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOCounter Left Hook R12:47 1.00 1,686→1,745 +59 1,568 -450→-380 Cage Warriors 161: Dublin Cage Warriors
21 4 Nov 202225.6 yrs W9-1 Jordan Vucenic 9-1 · 26.7 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 1.00* 1,600→1,686 +86 1,593 -115→-121 Cage Warriors 145 Cage Warriors
20 1 Oct 202124.5 yrs W8-1 Morgan Charrière 15-9-1 · 25.9 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionMajority R525:00 0.55* 1,585→1,603 +18 1,618 -158→-155 Cage Warriors 128 Cage Warriors
19 18 Mar 202124.0 yrs W7-1 James Hendin 5-0 · 23.3 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.78* 1,551→1,585 +34 1,492 -128→-222 Cage Warriors 120: Richardson vs. Kauppinen Cage Warriors
18 12 Dec 202023.7 yrs L6-1 Jordan Vucenic 6-1 · 24.8 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.57* 1,545→1,551 +5 1,515 -168→-166 Cage Warriors 119: The Trilogy Strikes Back 3 Cage Warriors
17 26 Sep 202023.5 yrs W6-0 Aidan Stephen 7-2 · 28.7 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R314:21 1.00 1,455→1,545 +90 1,466 -225→-225 Cage Warriors 116 Cage Warriors
16 7 Mar 202022.9 yrs W5-0 Youri Panada 4-1 · 30.9 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOHead Kick R27:33 1.00 1,397→1,455 +58 1,273 -500→-500 Cage Warriors 112 Cage Warriors
15 26 Oct 201922.6 yrs W4-0 Kalifa Seydi 2-0 Lightweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R11:43 1.00 1,350→1,397 +48 1,179 – Cage Conflict 2: Hellraiser Cage Conflict
14 6 Sep 201922.4 yrs W3-0 Mateusz Makarowski 4-2 · 22.6 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:34 1.00 1,306→1,350 +43 1,114 – Cage Warriors: Unplugged 2 Cage Warriors
13 9 Mar 201921.9 yrs W2-0 Stephen O'Neill debut Featherweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:00 1.00 1,246→1,306 +60 1,132 – Cage Conflict 1: Hughes vs. O'Neill Cage Conflict
12 24 Feb 201719.9 yrs W1-0 Adam Gustab 2-0 Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R11:32 1.00 1,178→1,260 +82 1,155 – BAMMA 28: Parke vs. Redmond BAMMA
11 4 Dec 201619.7 yrs W9-2 Alex Budoiu 5-11 · 22.0 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,163→1,178 +16 998 – Clan Wars 26 Clan Wars am
10 20 Mar 201619.0 yrs W8-2 Dillan Douglas 2-4-2 · 19.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.56 1,182→1,163 -20 1,027 – Kumite MMA Fight Night 3 Kumite MMA am
9 20 Feb 201618.9 yrs L7-2 Richie Smullen 4-3 · 24.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,237→1,182 -55 1,182 – Akuma Fighting Championship 7 Akuma MMA am
8 15 Nov 201518.6 yrs W7-1 Sean Paul Power 8-2 Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,196→1,237 +41 1,175 – Clan Wars 23 Clan Wars am
7 14 Mar 201518.0 yrs L6-1 Dylan Tuke 3-0 · 19.0 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.16 1,250→1,196 -53 1,204 – Akuma Fighting Championship 5 Akuma MMA am
6 30 Aug 201417.4 yrs W6-0 Ryan Thomas 0-1 · 20.8 yrs Bantamweight SubArmbar R23:00 1.00 1,221→1,250 +29 1,001 – Kumite MMA Fight Night Kumite MMA am
5 2 Aug 201417.3 yrs W5-0 Scott Harvey 1-0 Bantamweight DecisionSplit R39:00 0.56 1,233→1,221 -12 1,121 – UXC Fight Night 1: The road to the Odyssey Underdog Xtreme Championships am
4 1 Mar 201416.9 yrs W4-0 Gavin O'Neill 1-1 Featherweight SubMounted Triangle Keylock R11:47 1.00 1,191→1,233 +42 1,062 – UXC 2: Moore vs Reid Underdog Xtreme Championships am
3 16 Feb 201416.9 yrs W3-0 Michael Clarke 1-0 Bantamweight SubArmbar R2 1.00 1,151→1,191 +40 1,007 – Akuma Fighting Championship 2 Akuma MMA am
2 8 Dec 201316.7 yrs W2-0 Christian Kerr debut Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,129→1,151 +22 1,002 – Akuma Fighting Championship 1 Akuma MMA am
1 26 May 201316.2 yrs W1-0 Sean Donnelly 1-1 – Sub -- 1.00 1,064→1,129 +65 1,060 – -- Clan Wars am