Hughes vs Miranda

Who won Hughes vs Miranda?

Paul Hughes beat Bruno Miranda by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of PFL Europe 1, on Saturday 10th May 2025 at SSE Arena in Belfast.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hughes vs Miranda stats

Paul Hughes stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Bruno Miranda made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Paul Hughes' 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Bruno Miranda marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Paul Hughes' PFL record stood at 1-1-0, while Bruno Miranda's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Miranda had a slight advantage in power over Hughes, with a 53% knock out percentage over Hughes' 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hughes had an advantage over Miranda, with a 23% submission rate over Miranda's 12%.

Paul Hughes was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Hughes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 3 months later than Miranda, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 37 to Miranda's 45.

Hughes vs Miranda form

Hughes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Usman Nurmagomedov at PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes on 25th January 2025 by majority decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against AJ McKee Jr at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants on 19th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bobby King at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Fabiano Silva at Cage Warriors 170: Sheehan vs. Konrad on 6th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Simmonscourt Ros, Dublin.

He was victorious against Jan Quaeyhaegens at Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Miranda had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Patricky Pitbull at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brent Primus at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Olivier Aubin Mercier at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Alex Martinez at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had defeated Carson Frei at PFL Challenger Series 5 on 18th March 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Paul Hughes had been fighting more than Bruno Miranda.

Going to this contest, Paul Hughes had last fought 4 months and 8 days ago, while Bruno Miranda's last outing had been 11 months and 12 days ago.

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Miranda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hughes vs Miranda start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:40 PM UTC , which was 3:40 PM EST or 12:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hughes vs Miranda?

Paul Hughes was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Bruno Miranda made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.