Hughes last fought on March 27th in UFC 111 when he scored a submission win over Matt Brown in his welterweight debut
. Of his 12 wins, 5 were by submission and 7 were by decision. Of his 3 losses in UFC picks, 1 was by knockout, 1 by decision and 1 was by disqualification. Prior to his win over Brown, Almeida defeated Kendall Grove and Matt Horwich. At one time Almeida was retired from mixed martial arts and running his own academy before returning to fight in February of 2008 at UFC 81 after a 4-year absence.