Welterweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Matt Hughes v Renato Verissimo
UFC 48: Payback, Sat, Jun 19, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Steve Mazzagatti
Referee Steve Mazzagatti
Matt Hughes won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Nelson Hamilton 28 - 29. Abe Belardo 27 - 30. Dalby Shirley 27 - 30.
Height 5'9", Reach 73", Stance Switch, Age 30 on the night
Coming in 8-2-0 in the UFC over 10 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Matt Hughes | Renato Verissimo | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 2 of 8 | 1 of 2 | 4:40 | 0 | 2 of 3 | 0 of 0 | 0:11 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 3 of 6 | 1 of 2 | 4:34 | 0 | 4 of 6 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 6 of 9 | 1 of 2 | 4:17 | 0 | 1 of 4 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 11 of 23 | 3 of 6 | 13:31 | 0 | 7 of 13 | 0 of 0 | 0:13 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.