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Paul Hughes

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MMA-db record: Pro: 14-3 · Amateur: 9-2

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Nickname
Big News
Name
Paul Hughes
Age
29
Date of birth
1997 Mar 27
Born
Sydney, Australia
Fighting out of
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height
5'9" (175cm)
Reach
70
Last weigh-in
155.0 lbs
Last fight
2025-10-03 — Loss vs Usman Nurmagomedov (PFL Champions Series 2)
Affiliation
Fight Academy Ireland
Weight class
Bantamweight: 3-1 · Featherweight: 10-2 · Lightweight: 6-2 · Welterweight: 2-0

MMA-db record

This MMA-db record combines results from MMA-db events and Tapology. It is the figure used for rankings. Walkovers stay on the fight list but do not count toward the W–L or rankings.

MMA-db

Pro 6-0
Amateur 7-2

Tapology

Pro 14-3
Amateur 9-2

Updated on: 2026-08-12

Pro 14-3
Amateur 9-2

Fight videos 14

  • All fight videos

News & Media 53

Fight record

Pro fights

Date Result Opponent Event Weight Sources
2025-10-03 Loss Usman Nurmagomedov PFL Champions Series 2 Lightweight
2025-05-10 Win Bruno Miranda PFL Europe 1: Belfast 2025 Lightweight
2025-01-25 Loss Usman Nurmagomedov PFL Champions Series 1 Lightweight
2024-10-19 Win AJ McKee Jr. PFL Super Fights Lightweight
2024-06-22 Win Bobby King Bellator Champions Series: Dublin Lightweight
2024-04-06 Win Fabiano Silva Cage Warriors 170: Sheehan vs. Konrad Welterweight
2023-10-14 Win Jan Quaeyhaegens Cage Warriors 161: Hughes vs. Quaeyhaegens Lightweight
2022-11-04 Win Jordan Vucenic Cage Warriors 145 Featherweight
2021-10-01 Win Morgan Charrière Cage Warriors 128 Featherweight
2021-03-18 Win James Hendin Cage Warriors 120 Featherweight
2020-12-12 Loss Jordan Vucenic Cage Warriors 119 Featherweight
2020-09-26 Win Aidan Stephen Cage Warriors 116 Featherweight
2020-03-07 Win Youri Panada Cage Warriors 112 Catchweight
2019-10-26 Win Kalifa Seydi Cage Conflict 2 - Hellraiser Lightweight
2019-09-06 Win Mateusz Makarowski Cage Warriors Catchweight
2019-03-09 Win Stephen O'Neill Cage Conflict 1 - Hughes vs. O'Neill Featherweight
2017-02-24 Win Adam Gustab BAMMA 28: Parke Vs. Redmond Featherweight

Amateur fights

Date Result Opponent Event Weight Sources
2016-12-04 Win Alex Budoiu Clan Wars 26 Featherweight
2016-03-20 Win Dillan Douglas Kumite MMA Fight Night 3 Lightweight
2016-02-20 Loss Richie Smullen Akuma Fighting Championship 7 Featherweight
2015-11-15 Win Sean Paul Power Clan Wars 23 Featherweight
2015-03-14 Loss Dylan Tuke Akuma Fighting Championship 5 Bantamweight
2014-08-30 Win Ryan Thomas Kumite MMA Fight Night Bantamweight
2014-08-02 Win Scott Harvey Uxc Fight Night 1: The Road to the Odyssey Bantamweight
2014-03-01 Win Gavin O'Neill UXC 2: Moore VS Reid Featherweight
2014-02-16 Win Michael Clarke Akuma Fighting Championship 2 Welterweight
2013-12-08 Win Christian Kerr Akuma Fighting Championship 1 Bantamweight
2013-05-26 Win Sean Donnelly Clan Wars 15 Featherweight