Women's Strawweight · “Sampage”
Sam Hughes
11-7-0 UFC 6-6-0
Positional Grappler
Precision Striker
5'5"Height
64"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
13:24Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
decent
1 read
grappling
not yet read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
very good
1 read
durability
not yet read
Positional Grappler
above avg control — rates 73 of 100 among UFC veterans
Precision Striker
average accuracy — rates 62 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.41
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.69
Striking accuracy47.5%
Striking defense58.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.12
Takedown accuracy29.3%
Takedown defense63.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.19
Control time27.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-6
Insider info
Sam Hughes favored over Piera Rodriguez lean UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos · March 8, 2026
strikingdecent
cardiovery good
Leans toward Hughes winning the rematch on the read that her pace and conditioning have improved enough to catch up to a technically superior but harder-fading opponent, while conceding it's a close fight either way.
Hughes isn't the most technical striker, but she's durable and relentless, combining constant forward pressure with heavy volume and a pace she can sustain deep into a fight. On the ground she has functional offensive takedowns and is good at advancing position simply by working nonstop, with decent top control, but she has little to offer off her back and mostly looks to scramble back to her feet rather than fight from there. In their first meeting her volume matched Rodriguez's almost exactly, and her constant forward pressure clearly wore on Rodriguez late, which is the basis for expecting her to have improved enough to win the rematch.
Strengthrelentless forward pressure and pace
Strengthhigh, sustained volume
Strengthdurability
Strengthpositional advancement through workrate
Weaknesslittle offense off her back
Weaknessnot a technically polished striker
Striking trend
Fight history
L Piera Rodriguez 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos · March 14, 2026
77/144Sig. strikes
107/231Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Shauna Bannon 2-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:58 — UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho · September 6, 2025
21/46Sig. strikes
13/38Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
5:29Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Stephanie Luciano 1-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · March 15, 2025
76/152Sig. strikes
82/251Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
4:21Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Viktoriia Dudakova 2-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · August 3, 2024
97/193Sig. strikes
61/144Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yazmin Jauregui 8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 · February 24, 2024
83/197Sig. strikes
94/269Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
0:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jaqueline Amorim 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · April 8, 2023
46/104Sig. strikes
12/52Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
7:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Piera Rodriguez 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo · October 15, 2022
69/155Sig. strikes
83/160Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Elise Reed 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:52 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira · May 21, 2022
43/65Sig. strikes
17/41Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
11:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Istela Nunes 0-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad · April 16, 2022
76/182Sig. strikes
89/228Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
3:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Luana Pinheiro 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate · November 20, 2021
53/130Sig. strikes
60/159Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Loma Lookboonmee 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka · May 1, 2021
49/73Sig. strikes
84/124Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
6:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tecia Pennington 11-5 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 5:00 — UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · December 12, 2020
20/53Sig. strikes
52/103Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
4
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
5
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
12
LFA
3
Battle at the Bay
1
Xtreme Knockout
1
Combat Games
1
Full career — 18 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Piera Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
March 14, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Shauna Bannon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
September 6, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 1:58 |
| W | Stephanie Luciano | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
March 15, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Victoria Dudakova | Decision (split) | UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
August 3, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Yazmin Jauregui | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
February 24, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jaqueline Amorim | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 287
April 8, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Piera Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo
October 15, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Elise Reed | TKO (elbow and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
May 21, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 3:52 |
| W | Istela Nunes | Decision (majority) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2
April 16, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Luana Pinheiro | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
November 20, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Loma Lookboonmee | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka
May 1, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tecia Torres | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 256
December 12, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 5:00 |
| W | Danielle Hindley | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | LFA 93
October 16, 2020 |
LFA | 1 | 5:00 |
| L | Vanessa Demopoulos | Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke) | LFA 85
July 17, 2020 |
LFA | 4 | 2:21 |
| W | Lisa Mauldin | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 81
January 31, 2020 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bethany Christensen | Submission (armbar) | Battle at the Bay 15
October 19, 2019 |
Battle at the Bay | 1 | 0:52 |
| W | Loren Benjar | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | Xtreme Knockout 46
July 13, 2019 |
Xtreme Knockout | 2 | 1:30 |
| W | Kyla Frajman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Combat Games 62
February 23, 2019 |
Combat Games | 1 | 1:35 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Sam Hughes (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.