Piera Rodriguez
“La Fiera”
Sam Hughes
“Sampage”
2 fights between them
Piera Rodriguez vs. Sam Hughes Results
Piera Rodriguez def. Sam Hughes
Unanimous decisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. VallejosMarch 14, 2026Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Piera Rodriguez defeated Sam Hughes by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos on March 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The referee was Chris Tognoni. Judges' scores: 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.
Piera Rodriguez vs. Sam Hughes 2 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos (Mar 14, 2026)
- Result
- Piera Rodriguez won
- Method
- DECUnanimous decision
- Round & time
- R3 · 5:00
- Referee
- Chris Tognoni
- Division
- Women's Strawweight
- Format
- 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Judges' scorecards
Mike Bell
30–27
For Piera Rodriguez
Eric Colon
30–27
For Piera Rodriguez
Sal D'amato
30–27
For Piera Rodriguez
AgentMMA AI: picked Piera Rodriguez before the fight, and was right.
Fight stats
- 0Knockdowns0
- 107107/231 · 46%Significant strikes77/144 · 53%77
- 111111/237 · 47%Total strikes91/160 · 57%91
- 11/6 · 17%Takedowns0/7 · 0%0
- 0Submission attempts0
- 0Reversals0
- 2:35Control time0:22
Significant strikes by target
Piera RodriguezHead 52 · Body 45 · Legs 10
Sam HughesHead 47 · Body 13 · Legs 17
Significant strikes by position
Piera RodriguezDistance 72 · Clinch 34 · Ground 1
Sam HughesDistance 65 · Clinch 12 · Ground 0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed in each round.
Show the round-by-round table
| Round | Fighter | Knockdowns | Significant strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piera Rodriguez | 0 | 40/85 | 41/87 | 0/3 | 0 | 1:04 |
| Sam Hughes | 0 | 33/43 | 37/47 | 0/4 | 0 | 0:22 | |
| 2 | Piera Rodriguez | 0 | 30/63 | 32/66 | 1/1 | 0 | 1:14 |
| Sam Hughes | 0 | 22/37 | 27/44 | 0/2 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 3 | Piera Rodriguez | 0 | 37/83 | 38/84 | 0/2 | 0 | 0:17 |
| Sam Hughes | 0 | 22/64 | 27/69 | 0/1 | 0 | 0:00 |
Where it sat in their careers
- UFC record before
- 4-2
- UFC record after
- 5-2
- Streak coming in
- 2 wins in a row
- Age at the fight
- 33
Last UFC bouts before this one
- WKetlen SouzaAug 2, 2025
- WJosefine KnutssonDec 14, 2024
- LAriane CarnelossiMay 18, 2024
- UFC record before
- 6-5
- UFC record after
- 6-6
- Streak coming in
- 3 wins in a row
- Age at the fight
- 33
Last UFC bouts before this one
- WShauna BannonSep 6, 2025
- WStephanie LucianoMar 15, 2025
- WViktoriia DudakovaAug 3, 2024
Piera Rodriguez vs. Sam Hughes — UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo (Oct 15, 2022)
- Result
- Piera Rodriguez won
- Method
- DECUnanimous decision
- Round & time
- R3 · 5:00
- Referee
- Jerin Valel
- Division
- Women's Strawweight
- Format
- 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Judges' scorecards
Mike Bell
29–28
For Piera Rodriguez
Adalaide Byrd
29–28
For Piera Rodriguez
Sal D'amato
29–28
For Piera Rodriguez
Fight stats
- 0Knockdowns0
- 8383/160 · 52%Significant strikes69/155 · 45%69
- 8989/166 · 54%Total strikes78/164 · 48%78
- 55/11 · 45%Takedowns0/1 · 0%0
- 0Submission attempts0
- 0Reversals0
- 1:56Control time0:30
Significant strikes by target
Piera RodriguezHead 32 · Body 42 · Legs 9
Sam HughesHead 55 · Body 11 · Legs 3
Significant strikes by position
Piera RodriguezDistance 47 · Clinch 33 · Ground 3
Sam HughesDistance 55 · Clinch 14 · Ground 0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed in each round.
Show the round-by-round table
| Round | Fighter | Knockdowns | Significant strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piera Rodriguez | 0 | 19/53 | 20/54 | 1/3 | 0 | 0:17 |
| Sam Hughes | 0 | 21/56 | 22/57 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:01 | |
| 2 | Piera Rodriguez | 0 | 34/51 | 37/54 | 3/4 | 0 | 1:16 |
| Sam Hughes | 0 | 17/43 | 20/46 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 3 | Piera Rodriguez | 0 | 30/56 | 32/58 | 1/4 | 0 | 0:23 |
| Sam Hughes | 0 | 31/56 | 36/61 | 0/1 | 0 | 0:29 |
Where it sat in their careers
- UFC record before
- 1-0
- UFC record after
- 2-0
- Age at the fight
- 29
Last UFC bouts before this one
- WKay HansenApr 9, 2022
Next fight: L vs. Gillian Robertson
- UFC record before
- 2-3
- UFC record after
- 2-4
- Streak coming in
- 2 wins in a row
- Age at the fight
- 30
Last UFC bouts before this one
- WElise ReedMay 21, 2022
- WIstela NunesApr 16, 2022
- LLuana PinheiroNov 20, 2021
Next fight: W vs. Jaqueline Amorim
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