Matthew Allen Hughes was born on October 13, 1973. Matt Hughes is an American mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the record for most wins in the UFC. Hughes was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on May 2010.
A long-time member of Miletich Fighting Systems, Matt Hughes left the Miletich camp in late 2007 to start Team Hughes. Team Hughes fights out of The H.I.T. Squad (Hughes Intensive Training), a Granite City, Illinois gym, which he co-owns with Robbie Lawler, Matt Pena and Marc Fiore.