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1672:1988 births
1644:Jeff Hughes
1157:www.ufc.com
1072:Akron, Ohio
1036:Akron, Ohio
964:Akron, Ohio
773:Minneapolis
709:Josh Appelt
626:Todd Duffee
546:Juan Espino
490:No contests
477:By decision
451:By knockout
382:Juan Espino
345:Todd Duffee
318:Josh Appelt
253:Jeff Hughes
80:Heavyweight
52:Other names
23:Jeff Hughes
1666:Categories
1626:2020-10-03
1601:2020-09-27
1576:2020-09-08
1551:2020-03-16
1529:2019-12-04
1503:2019-10-26
1478:2019-10-24
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1422:MMA Junkie
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1330:MMA Junkie
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1136:References
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868:Dan Spohn
271:Background
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652:, Canada
622:10–2 (1)
582:10–3 (1)
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554:UFC 253
514:Method
508:Record
439:10 wins
386:UFC 253
245:Sherdog
1277:"Jeff"
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180:Losses
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