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Justin Gaethje 👑

“The Highlight”

Lightweight

Record: 28-5-0

Last 5 W W W L W

Height 5'11"

Weight 155 lb

Reach 70"

Leg reach 40"

Stance Orthodox

Style MMA

Age 37

Career stats

Striking

Striking accuracy 58%

Sig. strikes landed 1,271 of 2,208

Landed per min 6.29

Absorbed per min 6.83

Strike defence 51%

Knockdown avg 0.67

Grappling

Takedown defence 73%

Takedowns per 15 min 0.30

Submissions per 15 min 0.00

Avg fight time 12:38

Strikes by target

Head 66%

Body 11%

Leg 23%

Strikes by position

Standing 84%

Clinch 13%

Ground 3%

Wins by method · 9 first-round finishes

KO/TKO 21

Submission 1

Decision 6

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16 bouts

Date	Opponent	Result	Method	Event
Jun 14, 2026	Ilia Topuria TITLE	Win	KO/TKO, R4 5:00	UFC Freedom 250
Jan 24, 2026	Paddy Pimblett TITLE	Win	Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00	UFC 324
Mar 8, 2025	Rafael Fiziev	Win	U-DEC, R3 5:00	UFC 313
Apr 12, 2024	Max Holloway	Loss	KO/TKO, R5 4:59	UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
Jul 28, 2023	Dustin Poirier	Win	KO/TKO, R2 1:00	UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Mar 17, 2023	Rafael Fiziev	Win	M-DEC, R3 5:00	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
May 6, 2022	Charles Oliveira	Loss	SUB, R1 3:22	UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Nov 5, 2021	Michael Chandler	Win	U-DEC, R3 5:00	UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Oct 23, 2020	Khabib Nurmagomedov	Loss	SUB, R2 1:34	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
May 8, 2020	Tony Ferguson	Win	KO/TKO, R5 3:39	UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Sep 13, 2019	Donald Cerrone	Win	KO/TKO, R1 4:18	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
Mar 29, 2019	Edson Barboza	Win	KO/TKO, R1 2:30	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Aug 24, 2018	James Vick	Win	KO/TKO, R1 1:27	UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
Apr 13, 2018	Dustin Poirier	Loss	KO/TKO, R4 0:33	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Dec 1, 2017	Eddie Alvarez	Loss	KO/TKO, R3 3:59	UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
Jul 6, 2017	Michael Johnson	Win	KO/TKO, R2 4:48	The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale