Who won Pinheiro vs Hughes?
Luana Pinheiro beat Sam Hughes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 43, on Saturday 20th November 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Luana Pinheiro.
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).
Pinheiro vs Hughes stats
Luana Pinheiro stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.
Sam Hughes made her way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.
This was Luana Pinheiro's 5th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Sam Hughes marked her 9th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2020.
Luana Pinheiro's UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Sam Hughes' came in at 4-5-0.
The stats suggested Pinheiro had a slight advantage in power over Hughes, with a 22% knock out percentage over Hughes' 20%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hughes had a slight advantage over Pinheiro, with a 60% submission rate over Pinheiro's 56%.
Luana Pinheiro was the younger woman by 2 years, at 30 years old.
Hughes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pinheiro. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Pinheiro was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She had fought 12 less professional rounds, 25 to Hughes' 37.
Pinheiro vs Hughes form
Hughes had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Elise Reed at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, she had beaten Istela Nunes at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, she had lost to Luana Pinheiro at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, she had been beaten by Loma Lookboonmee at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.
She had defeated Danielle Hindley at LFA 93 on 16th October 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Park City.
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Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
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