Reed vs Hughes

Who won Reed vs Hughes?

Sam Hughes beat Elise Reed by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 21st May 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Reed vs Hughes stats

Elise Reed stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Sam Hughes made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Elise Reed's 8th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Sam Hughes marked her 10th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Elise Reed's UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Sam Hughes' came in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggested Hughes had an advantage in power over Reed, with a 17% knock out percentage over Reed's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hughes had a massive advantage over Reed, boasting a 50% submission rate over Reed's 0%.

Elise Reed was the same age as Sam Hughes, at 32 years old.

Hughes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Reed. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Reed was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made her debut in , 6 years and 1 month earlier than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She had fought 9 less professional rounds, 31 to Hughes' 40.

Reed vs Hughes form

Elise Reed had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Lupita Godinez at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Jinh Yu Frey at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Loma Lookboonmee at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Before that, she had beaten Melissa Martinez at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Sam Hughes had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Loma Lookboonmee at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, she was victorious against Danielle Hindley at LFA 93 on 16th October 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

She had been defeated by Vanessa Demopoulos at LFA 85 on 17th July 2020 by submission in the 4th round in their LFA Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Elise Reed had been fighting more than Sam Hughes.

Going to this contest, Elise Reed had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 13 days ago, while Sam Hughes' last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 13 days ago.

Reed's 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 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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