Paul Hughes
“Big News”
Paul Hughes is ranked 30th of 506 lightweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,96230th of 506 · Lightweight
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,985, 10 May 2025
- Record
- 14–3Pro
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2025 | Lost to Usman Nurmagomedov TitleProfessional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 3: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −11 |
| 10 May 2025 | Won vs Bruno MirandaProfessional Fighters League - PFL Europe 1: 2025 First Round · TKO (Punches), R1 | +27 |
| 25 Jan 2025 | Lost to Usman Nurmagomedov TitleProfessional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series · Decision (Majority), R5 | −2 |
| 19 Oct 2024 | Won vs A.J. McKeePFL Super Fights - Battle of the Giants: Brace for Impact · Decision (Split), R3 | +60 |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Won vs Bobby KingBellator Champions Series Dublin - Jackson vs. Kuramagomedov · TKO (Punches and Elbows), R2 | +36 |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Won vs Fabiano SilvaCW 170 - Cage Warriors 170: Dublin · TKO (Knee and Elbows), R1 | +38 |
| 14 Oct 2023 | Won vs Jan QuaeyhaegensCW 161 - Cage Warriors 161: Dublin · KO (Punches), R1 | +27 |
| 4 Nov 2022 | Won vs Jordan VucenicCW 145 - Cage Warriors 145 · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +48 |
| 1 Oct 2021 | Won vs Morgan CharriereCW 128 - Cage Warriors 128 · Decision (Majority), R5 | +13 |
| 18 Mar 2021 | Won vs James HendinCW 120 - Cage Warriors 120: Richardson vs. Kauppinen · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +34 |
| 12 Dec 2020 | Lost to Jordan VucenicCW 119 - Cage Warriors 119: The Trilogy Strikes Back 3 · Decision (Split), R3 | −19 |
| 26 Sept 2020 | Won vs Aidan StephenCW 116 - Cage Warriors 116 · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R3 | +77 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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