Southern Railway and several of its employees for the 2017 train crash. Domestic violence allegations In May 2019 Hughes's wife filed a restraining order against him after she accused him of several incidents of domestic violence. His brother Mark Hughes also filed a restraining order against him claiming that Matt choked his son and tried to destroy his tractor. Hughes filed to divorce his wife on May 27, 2019. In September 2019, Hughes's attorneys revealed that the brothers had settled the case. Championships and achievements Mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts record |- | Loss | align=center| 45–9 | Josh Koscheck | KO (punches) | UFC 135 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:59 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 45–8 | B.J. Penn | KO (punches) | UFC 123 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:21 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 45–7 | Ricardo Almeida | Technical Submission (anaconda choke) | UFC 117 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:15 | Oakland, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 44–7 | Renzo Gracie | TKO (punches) | UFC 112 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 4:40 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- | Win | align=center| 43–7 | Matt Serra | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 98 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 42–7 | Thiago Alves | TKO (flying knee and punches) | UFC 85 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:02 | London, England | |- | Loss | align=center| 42–6 | Georges St-Pierre | Submission (armbar) | UFC 79 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:54 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 42–5 | Chris Lytle | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 68 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 41–5 | Georges St-Pierre | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC 65 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:25 | Sacramento, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 41–4 | B.J. Penn | TKO (punches) | UFC 63 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:53 | Anaheim, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 40–4 | Royce Gracie | TKO (punches) | UFC 60 | | align=center|