
Actor
Matt Hughes
Born 1973 · Hillsboro, Illinois
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.
Acting

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Matt Hughes · 2019

The Ultimate Fighter
Head Coach / Self · 2005

UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
Self · 2005

UFC 36: Worlds Collide
Self · 2002

UFC 68: The Uprising
Self · 2007

Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
Himself · 2013

UFC 85: Bedlam
Self · 2008

Undeniable with Dan Patrick
Self · 2015

UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
Self · 1999

UFC 34: High Voltage
Self · 2001

UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
Self · 2010

UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall
Self · 2002

UFC 46: Supernatural
Self · 2004

UFC 65: Bad Intentions
Self · 2006

UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida
Self · 2010

UFC 40: Vendetta
Self · 2002

UFC 50: The War of 04
Self · 2004

UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Self · 2000

UFC 56: Full Force
Self · 2005

UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage
Self · 2011

UFC 45: Revolution
Self · 2003

UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
Self · 2009

UFC 79: Nemesis
Self · 2007

UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
Self · 2006