Matt Hughes vs Matt Serra prediction

UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida · Sunday, 24 May 2009 · Welterweight · main event

Matt Hughes45-9-0UFC wins: 8 KO, 5 SUB, 5 DEC
vs
Matt Serra11-7-0UFC wins: 2 KO, 1 SUB, 4 DEC

Result: Matt Hughes by U Dec, R3 5:00.

Matt Hughes vs Matt Serra: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Matt HughesTale of the tapeMatt Serra
45-9-0Record11-7-0
–Nationality–
25UFC fights14
35Age34
175 cmHeight168 cm
185 cmReach173 cm
SwitchStanceOrthodox
8 / 5 / 5UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC2 / 1 / 4
4 / 3 / 0UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC2 / 0 / 5
2.6Sig. strikes landed per minute3.0
2.3Sig. strikes absorbed per minute4.3
1.5Takedowns per 15 minutes0.7
0.43Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.88

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Matt Hughes: last UFC fights

Won 1 (33%)Lost 2 (67%)

Matt Serra: last UFC fights

Won 3 (60%)Lost 2 (40%)

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