Person Details

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Aliases: Matthew Allen Hughes

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Hillsboro, Illinois

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Movie Involvements: 25

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

The Ultimate Fighter
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6

The Ultimate Fighter

(2005) Head Coach
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
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8

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

(2019) Matt Hughes
UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
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7
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
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7
UFC 42: Sudden Impact
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5

UFC 42: Sudden Impact

(2003) Self
UFC 50: The War of 04
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6

UFC 50: The War of 04

(2004) Self
UFC 34: High Voltage
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7

UFC 34: High Voltage

(2001) Self
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
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6

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2019 Matt Hughes
2015 Self
2013 Himself
2011 Self
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2010 Self
Self
Self
2009 Self
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2008 Self
2007 Self
Self
2006 Self
Self
Self
2005 Self
Self
Head Coach / Self
Guest Coach / Self
Head Coach
2004 Self
Self
Self
2003 Self
N/A
Self
2002 Self
Self
Self
2001 Self
2000 Self
Self
1999 Self
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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