Hughes vs Luciano

Who won Hughes vs Luciano?

Sam Hughes beat Stephanie Luciano by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sam Hughes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Hughes vs Luciano stats

Sam Hughes stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Stephanie Luciano made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Sam Hughes' 10th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Stephanie Luciano marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Sam Hughes' UFC record stood at 5-5-0, while Stephanie Luciano's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Luciano had an advantage in power over Hughes, with a 33% knock out percentage over Hughes' 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hughes had a massive advantage over Luciano, boasting a 33% submission rate over Luciano's 0%.

Sam Hughes was the older woman by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Hughes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2019, 6 years and 2 months later than Luciano, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 13 more professional rounds, 40 to Luciano's 27.

Hughes vs Luciano form

Hughes had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against 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.

Previous to that, 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.

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

Before that, 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.

She had defeated Elise Reed at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Luciano's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Hughes vs Luciano start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:15 PM UTC , which was 4:15 PM EST or 1:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:15 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Hughes vs Luciano?

Sam Hughes was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Stephanie Luciano made her way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.