Matt Hughes
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
TV
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Matt Hughes
2019
TV
The Ultimate Fighter
as Head Coach / Self
2005
TV
The Ultimate Fighter
as Head Coach
2005
TV
The Ultimate Fighter
as Guest Coach / Self
2005
Movie
UFC 85: Bedlam
as Self
2008
Movie
UFC 36: Worlds Collide
as Self
2002
Movie
UFC 34: High Voltage
as Self
2001
Movie
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
as Self
2009
Movie
UFC 79: Nemesis
as Self
2007
Movie
UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
as Self
1999
Movie
UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall
as Self
2002
Movie
UFC 45: Revolution
as Self
2003
Movie
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
as Self
2005
Movie
UFC 46: Supernatural
as Self
2004
Movie
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
as Himself
2013
Movie
UFC 68: The Uprising
as Self
2007
Movie
UFC 56: Full Force
as Self
2005
Movie
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
as Self
2000
Movie
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
as Self
2000
Movie
UFC 40: Vendetta
as Self
2002
Movie
UFC 42: Sudden Impact
as Self
2003
Movie
UFC 50: The War of 04
as Self
2004
Movie
UFC 48: Payback
as Self
2004
Movie
UFC 65: Bad Intentions
as Self
2006