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Sam Hughes "Sampage"

Active #24 womens strawweight · age 33 · Orthodox · 5'5" 165 cm · 115 lb 52 kg · reach 64" 163 cm
Elo rating
1475
Global Elo 1524 ±38
Rank
#24
top 49% of division
UFC record
6-6-0
KO 1 · Sub 1 · Dec 4
Streak
-1
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y +5
Last fight
Mar 14, 2026
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 41m
Avg fight time
13:24
Fights per year
2.3
Ground control
43m
Since last fight
3mo

Honest Elo history

12 fights · tap & drag
Dec 12, 2020 — L vs Tecia Pennington Δ-24May 1, 2021 — L vs Loma Lookboonmee Δ-25Nov 20, 2021 — L vs Luana Pinheiro Δ-25Apr 16, 2022 — W vs Istela Nunes Δ+32May 21, 2022 — W vs Elise Reed Δ+37Oct 15, 2022 — L vs Piera Rodriguez Δ-15Apr 8, 2023 — W vs Jaqueline Amorim Δ+17Feb 24, 2024 — L vs Yazmin Jauregui Δ-15Aug 3, 2024 — W vs Viktoriia Dudakova Δ+19Mar 15, 2025 — W vs Stephanie Luciano Δ+17Sep 6, 2025 — W vs Shauna Bannon Δ+19Mar 14, 2026 — L vs Piera Rodriguez Δ-14 13501375140014251450147515001525 202120222023202420252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":270.1,"elo":1427,"date":"2020-12-12","opp":"Tecia Pennington","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":1,"x":142.6,"y":315.5,"elo":1402,"date":"2021-05-01","opp":"Loma Lookboonmee","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":2,"x":218.8,"y":360.6,"elo":1377,"date":"2021-11-20","opp":"Luana Pinheiro","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":3,"x":273.9,"y":301.7,"elo":1409,"date":"2022-04-16","opp":"Istela Nunes","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":4,"x":287.1,"y":233.7,"elo":1446,"date":"2022-05-21","opp":"Elise Reed","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":5,"x":342.3,"y":260.4,"elo":1432,"date":"2022-10-15","opp":"Piera Rodriguez","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":6,"x":408,"y":229.5,"elo":1449,"date":"2023-04-08","opp":"Jaqueline Amorim","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":7,"x":528.8,"y":257.3,"elo":1434,"date":"2024-02-24","opp":"Yazmin Jauregui","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":8,"x":589.3,"y":222.8,"elo":1452,"date":"2024-08-03","opp":"Viktoriia Dudakova","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":9,"x":673.4,"y":190.9,"elo":1470,"date":"2025-03-15","opp":"Stephanie Luciano","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":10,"x":739.1,"y":155.6,"elo":1489,"date":"2025-09-06","opp":"Shauna Bannon","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":11,"x":810,"y":181.6,"elo":1475,"date":"2026-03-14","opp":"Piera Rodriguez","result":"L","delta":-14}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 14, 2026 Piera Rodriguez L -14
Sep 6, 2025 Shauna Bannon W +19
Mar 15, 2025 Stephanie Luciano W +17
Aug 3, 2024 Viktoriia Dudakova W +19
Feb 24, 2024 Yazmin Jauregui L -15

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
33%
2 / 6
Finish rate
KO
1
17% of wins
SUB
1
17% of wins
DEC
4
67% of wins
KO: 1 (17%) 1 Sub: 1 (17%) 1 Dec: 4 (67%) 4
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
R2
1 50%
R3
1 50%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 710 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
67% Head
  • Head 67%
  • Body 17%
  • Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
76% Distance
  • Distance 76%
  • Clinch 11%
  • Ground 13%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
17%
of losses by finish
1 of 6
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 5 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1541
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Viktoriia Dudakova
Elo 1547 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
5.3
+0.7 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 12 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1554
1577

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Sam Hughes on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.