Paul Hughes

"Big News"

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

Paul Hughes has a combined pro MMA record of 14-3 on MMA-db for the Ireland market, with merged fight history from event results and Tapology.

Pro 6-0

Amateur 7-2

From MMA-db event results in this market.

Pro 14-3

Amateur 9-2

Updated on: 2026-06-18

Pro 14-3

Amateur 9-2

Merged view used for rankings and this profile.

Profile

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: 2-1 · Featherweight: 5-1 · Lightweight: 4-0 · Welterweight: 2-0

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

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