Paul Hughes
IrelandPaul Hughes, “Big News”, is a Lightweight from Ireland with an official record of 14-3. The 14 wins came 7 by knockout, 3 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Usman Nurmagomedov at PFL Champions Series Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 on 3 October 2025.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | Usman NurmagomedovTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | PFL Champions Series Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 |
| May 10, 2025 | Bruno Miranda | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:42 | 2025 PFL Europe Regular Season: Belfast |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Usman NurmagomedovTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Majority | R5 · 5:00 | PFL Champions Series Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes |
| Oct 19, 2024 | AJ McKee | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants - Ngannou vs. Ferreira |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Bobby King | WIN | KOElbows and Punches | R2 · 4:50 | Bellator Champions Series Dublin: Jackson vs. Kuramagomedov |
| Apr 6, 2024 | Fabiano Silva | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | CW 170: Cage Warriors 170 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Jan Quaeyhaegens | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | CW 161: Cage Warriors 161 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Jordan VucenicTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | CW 145: Cage Warriors 145 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Morgan CharrièreTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Majority | R5 | CW 128: Cage Warriors 128 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | James Hendin | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | CW 120: Cage Warriors 120 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Jordan Vucenic | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 | CW 119: Cage Warriors 119 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Aidan Stephen | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R3 | CW 116: Cage Warriors 116 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Youri Panada | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | CW 112: Cage Warriors 112 |
| Oct 26, 2019 | Kalifa Seydi | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 3:17 | Cage Conflict 2: Hellraiser |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Mateusz Makarowski | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | Cage Warriors: Unplugged 2 |
| Mar 9, 2019 | Stephen O'Neill | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 3:00 | Cage Conflict 1 |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Adam Gustab | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | BAMMA 28: Parke vs. Redmond |
Wins, losses and draws are Paul Hughes’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 17 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Paul Hughes’s record, in numbers
Paul Hughes’s record is 14-3, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 17 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 14 wins break down as 7 by knockout, 3 by submission and 4 by decision — 10 of 14 inside the distance, a finish rate of 71%. Across all 17 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 9 minutes 13 seconds.
Paul Hughes has never been stopped in the 17 bouts on file; all 3 losses went to a decision.
Of the 17 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 4 were for a title and 5 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since October 2024.
Set against the 626 Lightweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Paul Hughes has a finish rate above 56% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 85% of them and a two-year bout count above 89% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Paul Hughes is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 70in, fights orthodox and is 29, born 26 March 1997.
These figures are recomputed from Paul Hughes’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.