Matt Hughes vs. Gil Castillo
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Matt Hughes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 27 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 35 finish wins over 54 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Gil Castillo
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Matt Hughes
Distance 44.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 49.6% (norm 8.1%)
Gil Castillo
Distance 53.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 43.3% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matt Hughes
Head 81.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)
Gil Castillo
Head 90.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hughes L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Castillo L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 425 | 36.0% | 38.6% | 13 / 32 | 40.6% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 46 / 61 | 75.4% | 67.8% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 332 / 479 | 69.3% | 67.2% | 12 / 26 | 46.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 364 / 785 | 46.4% | 37.2% | 22 / 54 | 40.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 117 / 125 | 93.6% | 70.7% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 50 / 55 | 90.9% | 82.9% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Hughes L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Castillo L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 138 / 430 | 32.1% | 39.0% | 31 / 84 | 36.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 49 / 62 | 79.0% | 68.9% | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 99 / 136 | 72.8% | 68.0% | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 196 / 503 | 39.0% | 35.6% | 54 / 124 | 43.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 63 / 87 | 72.4% | 69.6% | 26 / 29 | 89.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 27 / 38 | 71.1% | 82.1% | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hughes has more cage time on record.