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“Sampage”

Sam Hughes

11-712 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

Goes Long

5'5"ht·64"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightLPiera Rodriguez·U-DEC·R3·2mo ago

Fighter Context

6–6UFC·

1KO

1Sub

4Dec

13.4min/fight

161UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–6(9 fights)

33%finish rate

-1.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.28

Neutral

38%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.111

Average

42%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

46%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

49%

Average

45%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Hughes

Distance Striker

W. Strawweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.41

Str. Accuracy47%

710UFC landed/1,494attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.0 vs avg4.69

Str. Defense58%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.08

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

17%

Leg

16%

By Position

Distance77%

Clinch11%

Ground13%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 112 rounds	Round 211 rounds	Round 310 rounds
Avg. Landed	20	20	25
Avg. Absorbed	26	22	21
Avg. Net	-6	-2	+5

Grappling

Hughes

Control Wrestler

·217s ctrlElite Control

W. Strawweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.12

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.82

TD Accuracy29%

12UFC landed/41attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

1UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense63%

33UFC defended/52opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

33%

Decision Fighter

div avg 33%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 6

Submission1 / 6

Decision4 / 6

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 6

Submission0 / 6

Decision5 / 6

Loss Pattern

Outscored

5 of 6 losses by decision

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

20%

3 of 15 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

0.8pts

W4 dec

2.1pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

2SD

1MD

22%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 15 more in second half of career

12 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=11

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

4.2

5.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.2

4.6

4.2

Diff

-1.2

-0.4

+1.0

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Diff-0.23 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Hughes — 12 UFC Fights

Result

Method

12 fights

Piera Rodriguez

U-DEC R3Mar '26

-30

·77 SS (53%)·107 abs·0/7 td·1 td taken·22s ctrl

Shauna Bannon

SUB R2 · 1:58Sep '25

·21 SS (46%)·13 abs·2/3 td·329s ctrl·1 sub att

Stephanie Luciano

S-DEC R3Mar '25

-6

·76 SS (50%)·82 abs·3/8 td·1 td taken·261s ctrl·1 sub att

Viktoriia Dudakova

S-DEC R3Aug '24

+36

·97 SS (50%)·61 abs·3 td taken·134s ctrl

Yazmin Jauregui

U-DEC R3Feb '24

-11

·83 SS (42%)·94 abs·0/6 td·17s ctrl

Jaqueline Amorim

U-DEC R3Apr '23

+34

·46 SS (44%)·12 abs·1/1 td·2 td taken·422s ctrl

Piera Rodriguez

U-DEC R3Oct '22

-14

·69 SS (45%)·83 abs·0/1 td·5 td taken·30s ctrl

Elise Reed

KO/TKO R3 · 3:52May '22

+26

·43 SS (66%)·17 abs·4/7 td·719s ctrl

Istela Nunes

M-DEC R3Apr '22

-13

·76 SS (42%)·89 abs·2/5 td·206s ctrl

Luana Pinheiro

U-DEC R3Nov '21

-7

·53 SS (41%)·60 abs·2 td taken·19s ctrl·1 kd taken

All Fighters

Women's Strawweight

“Sampage”

Sam Hughes

11-712 UFC

Form

5'5"ht·64"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightLPiera Rodriguez·U-DEC·2mo ago

Fighter Context

6–6UFC·

1KO

1Sub

4Dec

13.4min/fight

161UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–6

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.28

38%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.111

42%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

46%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

49%

45%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Hughes

W. Strawweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.41

Str. Accuracy47%

710UFC landed/1,494attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.0 vs avg4.69

Str. Defense58%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.08

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

17%

Leg

16%

By Position

Dist77%

Clinch11%

Ground13%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=12	R2 n=11	R3 n=10
Landed	20	20	25
Absorbed	26	22	21
Net	-6	-2	+5

Grappling

Hughes

W. Strawweight avg

Control Wrestler

217s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.12

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.82

TD Accuracy29%

12UFC landed/41attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

1UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense63%

33UFC defended/52opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 4 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

33%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

1Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

5Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

20%3 of 15 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

0.8pts

W4 dec

2.1pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

2SD

1MD

22%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=11

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

4.2

5.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.2

4.6

4.2

Diff

-1.2

-0.4

+1.0

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Hughes — UFC Fight Log

Piera Rodriguez

U-DEC·R3·Mar '26

77 SS (53%)·107 abs·0/7 td·1 td taken·22s ctrl

Shauna Bannon

SUB·R2·Sep '25

21 SS (46%)·13 abs·2/3 td·329s ctrl·1 sub

Stephanie Luciano

S-DEC·R3·Mar '25

76 SS (50%)·82 abs·3/8 td·1 td taken·261s ctrl·1 sub

Viktoriia Dudakova

S-DEC·R3·Aug '24

97 SS (50%)·61 abs·3 td taken·134s ctrl

Yazmin Jauregui

U-DEC·R3·Feb '24

83 SS (42%)·94 abs·0/6 td·17s ctrl

Jaqueline Amorim

U-DEC·R3·Apr '23

46 SS (44%)·12 abs·1/1 td·2 td taken·422s ctrl

Piera Rodriguez

U-DEC·R3·Oct '22

69 SS (45%)·83 abs·0/1 td·5 td taken·30s ctrl

Elise Reed

KO/TKO·R3·May '22

43 SS (66%)·17 abs·4/7 td·719s ctrl

Round 112 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 310 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-6

-2

n=12

n=11

n=10

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-6

-2