Piera Rodriguez2 fights
0-2Hughes trails
Oct 15, 2022 to Mar 14, 2026
MMAUFCWomen's StrawweightOrthodox
Sam Hughes
United StatesAge, record and fight historySam Hughes is a UFC fighter who has competed at Women's Strawweight since 2020.
18 pro fights12 UFC fights
Updated
About Sam Hughes
Born on June 28, 1992, in Davenport, Iowa, United States, Sam Hughes fights out of Everett, Washington, and turned professional in 2019. She has fought at Women's Strawweight in the UFC since 2020, and in her first UFC fight she lost to Tecia Pennington by doctor's stoppage in round 1 at 5:00 at UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno on Dec 12, 2020. Hughes fights from the orthodox stance, trains at Fortis MMA since 2021 and holds a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 27, 2026Fight history12
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos | Piera Rodriguez | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Sep 6, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho | Shauna Bannon | W | Submission | 2 | 1:58 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | Stephanie Luciano | W | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov | Viktoriia Dudakova | W | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | Yazmin Jauregui | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Apr 8, 2023 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 | Jaqueline Amorim | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo | Piera Rodriguez | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| May 21, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | Elise Reed | W | KO/TKO | 3 | 3:52 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad | Istela Nunes | W | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Nov 20, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate | Luana Pinheiro | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| May 1, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka | Loma Lookboonmee | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno | Tecia Pennington | L | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 |
How she is doing now
UFC record6-612 fights since 2020
Pro record11-7-018 pro fights
Last fightMar 14lost to Piera Rodriguez
Last 53-2LWWWLNewest first. Lost her last fight.
Career
7years2019 to 2026
- 2020UFC debutLost to Tecia Pennington
- Mar 14, 2026Latest fightLost to Piera Rodriguez
How her UFC fights ended
6 wins
KO/TKO 1Submission 1Decision 4
6 losses
KO/TKO 1Decision 5
Divisions
- Women's Strawweight: 6-62020 to 2026, 12 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Dec 12, 2020: lost to Tecia Pennington by KO/TKOUFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno, round 1, 5:00
Latest fight
Mar 14, 2026: lost to Piera Rodriguez by unanimous decisionFight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos, round 3, 5:00
Most often against
The fighters she has met more than once in the UFC, with the result of each run.
She has met 10 other UFC opponents once each.
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
The professional record counts the UFC fight history in our data and ESPN's results after it: ESPN's own record has not caught up with them yet.
Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:48 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.