Sam Hughes vs Piera Rodriguez prediction

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos · Saturday, 14 March 2026 · W Strawweight

Sam Hughes

USA · 11-7-0UFC wins: 1 KO, 1 SUB, 4 DEC

Piera Rodriguez

Venezuela · 12-2-0UFC wins: 0 KO, 0 SUB, 6 DEC

Result: Piera Rodriguez by U Dec, R3 5:00.

Sam Hughes vs Piera Rodriguez: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Sam Hughes	Tale of the tape	Piera Rodriguez
11-7-0	Record	12-2-0
USA	Nationality	Venezuela
12	UFC fights	8
33	Age	33
165 cm	Height	160 cm
164 cm	Reach	161 cm
Orthodox	Stance	Orthodox
1 / 1 / 4	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	0 / 0 / 6
1 / 0 / 5	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	0 / 1 / 0
4.3	Sig. strikes landed per minute	4.0
4.6	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	3.2
1.2	Takedowns per 15 minutes	3.7
0.03	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.16

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

Sam Hughes: last UFC fights

2025-09-06vs Shauna Bannon R2 1:58W SUB
2025-03-15vs Stephanie Luciano R3 5:00W DEC
2024-08-03vs Viktoriia Dudakova R3 5:00W DEC
2024-02-25vs Yazmin Jauregui R3 5:00L DEC
2023-04-08vs Jaqueline Amorim R3 5:00W DEC

Won 4 (80%)Lost 1 (20%)

Piera Rodriguez: last UFC fights

2025-08-02vs Ketlen Souza R3 5:00W DEC
2024-12-15vs Josefine Knutsson R3 5:00W DEC
2024-05-18vs Ariane Carnelossi R2 3:16L
2023-04-15vs Gillian Robertson R2 4:21L SUB
2022-10-15vs Sam Hughes R3 5:00W DEC

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

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