Hughes vs Nunes

Who won Hughes vs Nunes?

Sam Hughes beat Istela Nunes by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 16th April 2022 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 Nunes stats

Sam Hughes stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Istela Nunes made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggested Nunes had an advantage in power over Hughes, with a 33% knock out percentage over Hughes' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hughes had a massive advantage over Nunes, boasting a 60% submission rate over Nunes' 0%.

Sam Hughes was the same age as Istela Nunes, at 32 years old.

Hughes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nunes.

Hughes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2019, 3 years and 4 months later than Nunes, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 40 to Nunes' 28.

Hughes vs Nunes form

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

In her last fight before 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.

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Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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