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Jeff Hughes “Lights Out”

10-4-0 · MatchWiz rating 1442

Age38Height6'2"Reach77"StanceOrthodoxDivisionHeavyweightCampStrong Style Fight TeamCountryUSA

Rating trend

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current 1442 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Jeff Hughes is 1-3 across 4 fights on our tape. He's on a 3-fight losing run. Our rating has him at 1442 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

He ends fights

100% of Jeff's wins have come inside the distance. That's a real trait and a volatile one: a finisher's floor is lower than his highlight reel suggests, because the same aggression that ends fights early loses them early. He absorbs 3.7 significant strikes a minute, which is the number to watch — a high finish rate paired with heavy absorption is a career that tends to be short and loud.

How the model reads him

Jeff's number is a matchup output — rating against rating, then style against style, plus age and layoff — graded on the fight board like every other call. Our tape covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on, and one punch can settle a fight the better fighter was winning. For Jeff specifically, Jeff has only 4 fights on our tape, so every rate here is built on very little.

The full method is on the fight board, and every published call is graded on the report card.

Jeff Hughes — FAQ

What is Jeff Hughes's record?

1-3 across 4 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1442 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Jeff Hughes?

He lands 3.9 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 3.7, with 0.7 takedowns per 15 minutes and 45% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Sep 26, 2020Juan EspinoL · Submission R1UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa-31
Oct 26, 2019Raphael PessoaL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren-36
Sep 15, 2019Todd DuffeeNC · No Contest R1UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje–
Mar 9, 2019Maurice GreeneL · Decision - Split R3UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos-29
Jul 25, 2018Josh AppeltW · KO/TKO R1Dana White's Contender Series: Season 2, Week 6+38

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →