Hughes vs Luciano

When is Hughes vs Luciano?

Sam Hughes will take on Stephanie Luciano during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Hughes vs Luciano stats

Sam Hughes steps 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 will make 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 will be Sam Hughes' 9th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Stephanie Luciano will mark his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Sam Hughes' UFC record currently stands at 4-5-0, while Stephanie Luciano's comes in at 1-0-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Hughes will have a massive advantage over Luciano, boasting a 33% submission rate over Luciano's 0%.

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

Hughes is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2019, 6 years later than Luciano, whose first professional fight was in . She has fought 13 more professional rounds, 37 to Luciano's 24.

Hughes vs Luciano form

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

In her last fight, she 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 have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Luciano's last 3 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Hughes vs Luciano?

She is currently 21/50 (-240) to win the clash outright, while you can get 15/8 (+190) on Sam Hughes if you fancy the upset.

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