Bannon vs Hughes

When is Bannon vs Hughes?

Shauna Bannon will face Sam Hughes during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 6th September 2025 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which means the weight limit will be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Bannon vs Hughes stats

Shauna Bannon steps into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sam Hughes will make her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This will be Shauna Bannon's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2023. Sam Hughes will mark her 10th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Shauna Bannon's UFC record currently stands at 2-1-0, while Sam Hughes' comes in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggest Bannon has a slight advantage in power over Hughes, with a 29% knock out percentage over Hughes' 20%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Hughes will have an advantage over Bannon, with a 30% submission rate over Bannon's 14%.

Shauna Bannon is the younger woman by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Bannon has a 4-inch reach advantage.

Bannon is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2022, 3 years and 1 month later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She has fought 20 less professional rounds, 20 to Hughes' 40.

Bannon vs Hughes form

Sam Hughes has beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she won against Stephanie Luciano at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 on 15th March 2025 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Viktoriya Dudakova at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Yazmin Jauregui at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Before that, she had defeated Jaqueline Amorim at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

She had been beaten by Piera Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Bannon's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 10 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Hughes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Bannon vs Hughes?

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