Fighter profile

Sam Hughes

“Sampage”

Women's Strawweight · UFC record 6-6 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 14 Mar 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)81

Power65

Striking defense75

Takedown defense77

WrestlingProvisional measure72

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 14 Mar 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED85.2

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED73.7

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Reach: 163 cm (5'4")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 34

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 33 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 14 Mar 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed21.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed22.8per round

Striking differential-1.3per round

Takedown attempts1.24per round

Takedown defense63.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate33.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 21.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 22.8
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -1.3
Striking accuracy: 47.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 58.1%
Knockdowns per round: 0.00
Target: head / body / leg: 67.3% / 17.0% / 15.6%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 76.5% / 11.0% / 12.5%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.24
Takedowns landed per round: 0.36
Takedown accuracy: 29.3%
Takedown defense: 63.5%
Control time per round: 1:19
Submission attempts per round: 0.06
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 6-6-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 33.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 5
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 0 / 1
Average fight time: 14:05 (over 10 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Sam Hughes — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 14 Mar 2026	Piera Rodriguez	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
Sat 6 Sep 2025	Shauna Bannon	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:58	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Sat 15 Mar 2025	Stephanie Luciano	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Sat 3 Aug 2024	Viktoriia Dudakova	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Sat 24 Feb 2024	Yazmin Jauregui	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2

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Sam Hughes — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 8 Apr 2023	Jaqueline Amorim	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Sat 15 Oct 2022	Piera Rodriguez	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
Sat 21 May 2022	Elise Reed	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R3 3:52	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
Sat 16 Apr 2022	Istela Nunes	W	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad
Sat 20 Nov 2021	Luana Pinheiro	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
Sat 1 May 2021	Loma Lookboonmee	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
Sat 12 Dec 2020	Tecia Pennington	L	KO/TKO	R1 5:00	UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno

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