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Paul Hughes

All-time rank#368of 143,147 rated · by peak
Peak rating2,310May 10, 2025
Current rating2,287after last rated bout
Rated record14–317 rated bouts
StatusActivelast fought Oct 2025

FIG. 1 Rating trajectoryrating after every rated bout

inactive period1,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002019202120232025PEAK 2,310Feb 24, 2017 — 1,850Mar 9, 2019 — 1,920Sep 6, 2019 — 1,991Oct 26, 2019 — 2,051Mar 7, 2020 — 2,092Sep 26, 2020 — 2,144 · world #812Dec 12, 2020 — 2,106 · world #832Mar 18, 2021 — 2,144 · world #853Oct 1, 2021 — 2,133 · world #886Nov 4, 2022 — 2,169 · world #741Oct 14, 2023 — 2,207 · world #536Apr 6, 2024 — 2,234 · world #405Jun 22, 2024 — 2,253 · world #334Oct 19, 2024 — 2,288 · world #224Jan 25, 2025 — 2,288 · world #233May 10, 2025 — 2,310 · world #179Oct 3, 2025 — 2,287 · world #239
GOAT Rating (start 1600) after each of 17 rated bouts · shaded bands mark inactive periods (no fight for 18+ months) · every value also appears in the fight record below · run 20260713T043152Z-1e04ce28

FIG. 2 The fight record17 professional bouts

DateOpponentResMethodRdTimeEventRating
Oct 3, 2025Usman NurmagomedovLDecision (Unanimous)55:00Professional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 3: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 22,287
May 10, 2025Bruno MirandaWTKO (Punches)10:42Professional Fighters League - PFL Europe 1: 2025 First Round2,310
Jan 25, 2025Usman NurmagomedovLDecision (Majority)55:00Professional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series2,288
Oct 19, 2024A.J. McKeeWDecision (Split)35:00PFL Super Fights - Battle of the Giants: Brace for Impact2,288
Jun 22, 2024Bobby KingWTKO (Punches and Elbows)24:50Bellator Champions Series Dublin - Jackson vs. Kuramagomedov2,253
Apr 6, 2024Fabiano SilvaWTKO (Knee and Elbows)14:37CW 170 - Cage Warriors 170: Dublin2,234
Oct 14, 2023Jan QuaeyhaegensWKO (Punches)12:47CW 161 - Cage Warriors 161: Dublin2,207
Nov 4, 2022Jordan VucenicWDecision (Unanimous)55:00CW 145 - Cage Warriors 1452,169
Oct 1, 2021Morgan CharriereWDecision (Majority)55:00CW 128 - Cage Warriors 1282,133
Mar 18, 2021James HendinWDecision (Unanimous)35:00CW 120 - Cage Warriors 120: Richardson vs. Kauppinen2,144
Dec 12, 2020Jordan VucenicLDecision (Split)35:00CW 119 - Cage Warriors 119: The Trilogy Strikes Back 32,106
Sep 26, 2020Aidan StephenWSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)34:21CW 116 - Cage Warriors 1162,144
Mar 7, 2020Youri PanadaWKO (Head Kick)22:33CW 112 - Cage Warriors 1122,092
Oct 26, 2019Kalifa SeydiWSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)11:43Cage Conflict 2 - Hellraiser2,051
Sep 6, 2019Mateusz MakarowskiWSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)12:34Cage Warriors - Unplugged 21,991
Mar 9, 2019Stephen ONeillWTKO (Punches)13:00Cage Conflict 1 - Hughes vs. O'Neill1,920
Feb 24, 2017Adam GustabWTKO (Punches)11:32BAMMA 28 - Parke vs. Redmond1,850

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