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.
30 movies · 4 shows
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
2013·7.2
UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage
2011·6.4
UFC: Ultimate Matt Hughes
2011·0.0
UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida
2010·6.9
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
2010·7.2
UFC 112: Invincible
2010·4.2
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
2009·5.9
Up the Aristocracy
2009·0.0
UFC 85: Bedlam
2008·6.6
UFC 79: Nemesis
2007·5.9
UFC 68: The Uprising
2007·7.5
UFC 65: Bad Intentions
2006·6.9
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
2006·6.1
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
2006·6.1
UFC 56: Full Force
2005·6.5
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
2005·7.3
UFC 50: The War of 04
2004·6.5
UFC 48: Payback
2004·5.9
UFC 46: Supernatural
2004·6.7
UFC 45: Revolution
2003·6.1
UFC Ultimate Knockouts
2003·6.0
UFC 42: Sudden Impact
2003·5.5
UFC 40: Vendetta
2002·6.7
UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall
2002·6.8
UFC 36: Worlds Collide
2002·7.2
UFC 34: High Voltage
2001·6.9
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
2000·6.5
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
2000·5.9
UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
1999·7.1
Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event
1999·0.0