Jauregui vs Hughes

Who won Jauregui vs Hughes?

Yazmin Jauregui beat Sam Hughes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Yazmin Jauregui.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Jauregui vs Hughes stats

Yazmin Jauregui stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sam Hughes made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Yazmin Jauregui's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Sam Hughes' came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Jauregui had a massive power advantage over Hughes, boasting a 70% knock out percentage over Hughes' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hughes had a massive advantage over Jauregui, boasting a 38% submission rate over Jauregui's 0%.

Yazmin Jauregui was the younger woman by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Hughes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Jauregui. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jauregui was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 3 months earlier than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She had fought 14 less professional rounds, 20 to Hughes' 34.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yazmin Jauregui had been fighting more than Sam Hughes.

Going to this contest, Yazmin Jauregui had last fought 1 year and 16 days ago, while Sam Hughes' last outing had been 3 years, 9 months and 8 days ago.

Jauregui's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Hughes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jauregui vs Hughes?

Yazmin Jauregui was a 2/13 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Sam Hughes made her way into the ring at 9/2 (+490) with oddsmakers.