Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Hughes
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
Key Stats
Striking Stats
Grappling Stats
Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Fan Ratings
Head-to-Head Record
Common Opponents (6)
Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Hughes: Matchup Breakdown
Georges St-Pierre is 20-2 in the Welterweight division with a 90.9% win rate. Matt Hughes is 18-7 at Welterweight, winning 72% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 3 times. Georges St-Pierre leads the series 2-1. Their most recent meeting was UFC 79: Nemesis on Dec 29, 2007, won by Georges St-Pierre by Submission in round 2.
Georges St-Pierre holds the higher ELO rating, 1,641 to 1,166. Career peaks are 1,641 for Georges St-Pierre and 1,380 for Matt Hughes. Georges St-Pierre has 5 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins from 20 victories, a 40% finish rate. Matt Hughes has 8 KO/TKO and 5 submission wins, finishing 72.2% of the time.
Georges St-Pierre stands 5' 11" with a reach of 76" and fights orthodox. Matt Hughes is 5' 9" with a reach of 73", switch. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Georges St-Pierre. Georges St-Pierre is 45, Matt Hughes is 52.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Georges St-Pierre has landed 1,313 significant strikes at 53.2% accuracy with 90 takedowns and 2h 42m of control time. Matt Hughes has landed 531 at 55% with 47 takedowns and 1h 57m of control.
Georges St-Pierre has 15 title fights (13 won) against 12 (9 won) for Matt Hughes. They share 6 common opponents: Josh Koscheck, Thiago Alves, BJ Penn, Matt Serra, Sean Sherk, Frank Trigg.