Matt Hughes vs Renato Verissimo Result & Stats

Per round

Who controlled each round, then the full box score round by round.

Round lean · who controlled each round

Hughes

Verissimo

R1

Hughes

79–21

R2

Hughes

83–17

R3

Hughes

91–9

Matt Hughes

Renato Verissimo

Significant strikes

11/23

7/13

Total strikes

17/31

87/95

Knockdowns

0

Even

0

Takedowns

3/6

0/0

Submission attempts

1

4

Control time

13:31

0:13

Fight arc

Cumulative significant strikes round by round — the shape of how the fight unfolded, with knockdowns and the finish marked.

Hughes out-landed by 4 significant strikes over 3 rounds (11–7).

Hughes11

Verissimo7

Tale of the Tape

The biometric deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.

Matt HughesvsRenato Verissimo

30

Age

Even

30

5'9"

175cm

Height

4"

taller

6'1"

185cm

73"

185cm

Reach

—

Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor

UFC experienceTotal octagon time + bouts

117 min

11 bouts

Octagon time

87 min

more

30 min

2 bouts

Scorecards

Per-judge round-by-round scores. Source: MMA Decisions.

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Career context

Record, rank, and streak entering — and the movement after.

Matt Hughes

Renato Verissimo

Hughes Verissimo

Record entering

UFC record before this bout

8-2

1-0

Record entering

UFC record before this bout

Matt Hughes

8-2

Renato Verissimo

1-0

Rank entering

Division rank at fight-night

Unranked

Rank entering

Division rank at fight-night

Matt Hughes

Unranked

Renato Verissimo

Unranked

Streak entering

Win or loss streak before this bout

L1

W1

Streak entering

Win or loss streak before this bout

Matt Hughes

L1

Renato Verissimo

W1

Streak after

What this result did to their run

W1

L1

Streak after

What this result did to their run

Matt Hughes

W1

Renato Verissimo

L1

Rank movement after

Vs. rank entering their next bout in this division

Stayed unranked

Rank movement after

Vs. rank entering their next bout in this division

Matt Hughes

Stayed unranked

Renato Verissimo

Stayed unranked

Next fight

Their following UFC bout

Won · SUB

Lost · KO

Next fight

Their following UFC bout

Matt Hughes

Won · SUB

Renato Verissimo

Lost · KO

Matt Hughes vs Renato Verissimo — Welterweight at UFC 48: Payback