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Josh Koscheck vs Matt Hughes

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Josh Koscheck and Matt Hughes met once (2011). Josh Koscheck won in 2011 by ko.

SOURCE·Josh Koscheck and Matt Hughes (fighter) — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Josh KoscheckMatt Hughes
—Reach—
70″ (177.8 cm)Height69″ (175.3 cm)
—Reach advantage—
17–11Record45–9
59%Finish rate78%
6Longest unbeaten run12
28Recorded bouts58
OrthodoxStance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 8. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentJosh KoscheckMatt Hughes
Thiago Alves L L
Georges St-Pierre L L
Chris Lytle W W
Georges St-Pierre L L
Frank Trigg W W
Georges St-Pierre L W
Frank Trigg W W
Dave Menne W W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Josh Koscheck

20002010win v Luke Cummo, 2004, decisionwin v Cruz Chacon, 2004, submissionloss v Drew Fickett, 2005, submissionwin v Pete Spratt, 2005, submissionwin v Chris Sanford, 2005, kowin v Jeff Joslin, 2006, decisionwin v Jonathan Goulet, 2006, submissionwin v Dave Menne, 2006, decisionwin v Ansar Chalangov, 2006, submissionloss v Georges St-Pierre, 2007, decisionwin v Diego Sanchez, 2007, decisionwin v Yoshiyuki Yoshida, 2008, koloss v Thiago Alves, 2008, decisionwin v Chris Lytle, 2008, decisionwin v Dustin Hazelett, 2008, kowin v Anthony Johnson, 2009, submissionwin v Frank Trigg, 2009, koloss v Paulo Thiago, 2009, koloss v Georges St-Pierre, 2010, decisionwin v Paul Daley, 2010, decisionwin v Matt Hughes, 2011, koloss v Johny Hendricks, 2012, decisionwin v Mike Pierce, 2012, decisionloss v Tyron Woodley, 2013, koloss v Robbie Lawler, 2013, koloss v Erick Silva, 2015, submissionloss v Jake Ellenberger, 2015, submissionloss v Mauricio Alonso, 2017, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2004–2017
2010 win vs Luke Cummo (2004)win vs Cruz Chacon (2004)loss vs Drew Fickett (2005)win vs Pete Spratt (2005)win vs Chris Sanford (2005)win vs Jeff Joslin (2006)win vs Jonathan Goulet (2006)win vs Dave Menne (2006)win vs Ansar Chalangov (2006)loss vs Georges St-Pierre (2007)win vs Diego Sanchez (2007)win vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida (2008)loss vs Thiago Alves (2008)win vs Chris Lytle (2008)win vs Dustin Hazelett (2008)win vs Anthony Johnson (2009)win vs Frank Trigg (2009)loss vs Paulo Thiago (2009)loss vs Georges St-Pierre (2010)win vs Paul Daley (2010)win vs Matt Hughes (2011)loss vs Johny Hendricks (2012)win vs Mike Pierce (2012)loss vs Tyron Woodley (2013)loss vs Robbie Lawler (2013)loss vs Erick Silva (2015)loss vs Jake Ellenberger (2015)loss vs Mauricio Alonso (2017)
winlossdraw / NC2004–2017

Matt Hughes

199020002010UNFILEDwin v Ryan Stout, 1998, koloss v Dennis Hallman, 1998, submissionwin v Dave Menne, 1998, decisionwin v Victor Hunsaker, 1998, kowin v Craig Quick, 1998, submissionwin v Erick Snyder, 1998, kowin v Daniel Vianna, 1999, kowin v LaVerne Clark, 1999, submissionwin v Tom Schmitz, 1999, kowin v Joe Doerksen, 1999, submissionwin v Valeri Ignatov, 1999, decisionwin v Akihiro Gono, 1999, decisionwin v Erick Snyder, 1999, kowin v Joe Stern, 1999, koloss v Dennis Hallman, 2000, submissionwin v Maynard Marcum, 2000, submissionwin v Robbie Newman, 2000, submissionwin v Chris Haseman, 2000, decisionwin v Joe Guist, 2000, submissionwin v Marcelo Aguiar, 2000, kowin v Shawn Peters, 2000, submissionwin v Alexandre Barros, 2000, decisionwin v Eric Davila, 2000, submissionwin v Jorge Pereira, 2000, koloss v Tito Ortiz, 2000, decisionwin v Carlos Newton, 2001, kowin v Steve Gomm, 2001, kowin v Hiromitsu Kanehara, 2001, decisionwin v Chatt Lavender, 2001, submissionwin v Scott Johnson, 2001, kowin v John Cronk, 2001, submissionwin v Bruce Nelson, 2001, submissionwin v Brett Al-azzawi, 2001, submissionloss v José Landi-Jons, 2001, kowin v Gil Castillo, 2002, kowin v Carlos Newton, 2002, kowin v Hayato Sakurai, 2002, kowin v Frank Trigg, 2003, submissionwin v Sean Sherk, 2003, decisionwin v Georges St-Pierre, 2004, submissionwin v Renato Verissimo, 2004, decisionloss v B.J. Penn, 2004, submissionwin v Joe Riggs, 2005, submissionwin v Frank Trigg, 2005, submissionloss v Georges St-Pierre, 2006, kowin v B.J. Penn, 2006, kowin v Royce Gracie, 2006, koloss v Georges St-Pierre, 2007, submissionwin v Chris Lytle, 2007, decisionloss v Thiago Alves, 2008, kowin v Matt Serra, 2009, decisionloss v B.J. Penn, 2010, kowin v Ricardo Almeida, 2010, submissionwin v Renzo Gracie, 2010, koloss v Josh Koscheck, 2011, koloss v Jeff Monson, no date on recordwin v Jeremy Horn, no date on recordwin v Ricardo Almeida, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1998–2011 · 3 UNDATED
2000 2010 win vs Ryan Stout (1998)loss vs Dennis Hallman (1998)win vs Dave Menne (1998)win vs Victor Hunsaker (1998)win vs Craig Quick (1998)win vs Erick Snyder (1998)win vs Daniel Vianna (1999)win vs LaVerne Clark (1999)win vs Tom Schmitz (1999)win vs Joe Doerksen (1999)win vs Valeri Ignatov (1999)win vs Akihiro Gono (1999)win vs Erick Snyder (1999)win vs Joe Stern (1999)loss vs Dennis Hallman (2000)win vs Maynard Marcum (2000)win vs Robbie Newman (2000)win vs Chris Haseman (2000)win vs Joe Guist (2000)win vs Marcelo Aguiar (2000)win vs Shawn Peters (2000)win vs Alexandre Barros (2000)win vs Eric Davila (2000)win vs Jorge Pereira (2000)loss vs Tito Ortiz (2000)win vs Carlos Newton (2001)win vs Steve Gomm (2001)win vs Hiromitsu Kanehara (2001)win vs Chatt Lavender (2001)win vs Scott Johnson (2001)win vs John Cronk (2001)win vs Bruce Nelson (2001)win vs Brett Al-azzawi (2001)loss vs José Landi-Jons (2001)win vs Gil Castillo (2002)win vs Carlos Newton (2002)win vs Hayato Sakurai (2002)win vs Frank Trigg (2003)win vs Sean Sherk (2003)win vs Georges St-Pierre (2004)win vs Renato Verissimo (2004)loss vs B.J. Penn (2004)win vs Joe Riggs (2005)win vs Frank Trigg (2005)loss vs Georges St-Pierre (2006)win vs B.J. Penn (2006)win vs Royce Gracie (2006)loss vs Georges St-Pierre (2007)win vs Chris Lytle (2007)loss vs Thiago Alves (2008)win vs Matt Serra (2009)loss vs B.J. Penn (2010)win vs Ricardo Almeida (2010)win vs Renzo Gracie (2010)loss vs Josh Koscheck (2011)
winlossdraw / NC1998–2011
Cross-references
Josh Koscheck

The full ledger: 28 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

17–11 Matt Hughes

The same, from the other corner — 58 bouts and the cohort Hughes is ranked inside.

45–9 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

900 BOUTS
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