Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1973-10-13 (Age: 53)
Place of Birth
Hillsboro, Illinois
Matt Hughes
Biography
Matthew Allen Hughes was born on October 13, 1973, in Hillsboro, Illinois. Hughes has two siblings, a sister and his twin brother, Mark. During high school they both played football and wrestling. Hughes went to Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, Illinois, before transferring to Lincoln College, in Lincoln, Illinois and then on to Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. He is a retired mixed martial artist with a background in wrestling. Widely considered among the greatest fighters in the history of MMA, he is a two-time UFC Welterweight Champion, UFC Hall of Fame inductee, and NJCAA Hall of Fame inductee. During his tenures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks, defeated all the available opposition in the welterweight division, and defended the belt a then-record seven times. Hughes was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in May 2010 during the UFC Fan Expo in conjunction with UFC 114.
Filmography (30)
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
2013
UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage
2011UFC: Ultimate Matt Hughes
2011
UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida
2010
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
2010
UFC 112: Invincible
2010
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
2009
Up the Aristocracy
2009
UFC 85: Bedlam
2008
UFC 79: Nemesis
2007
UFC 68: The Uprising
2007
UFC 65: Bad Intentions
2006
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
2006
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
2006
