Justin Gaethje
ActiveLightweight Champion#4 P4P“The Highlight”
11-5-0
UFC record
- Division
- Lightweight
- Finish rate
- 64%
- UFC fights
- 16
- Active
- 2017–2026
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 70"
- Weight
- 155 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- DOB
- 1988-11-14 (37y 276d)
- Pro record
- 28-5-0
- Born
- Safford, Arizona, USA
- SLpM
- 6.29
- Str Acc
- 57%
- SApM
- 6.83
- Str Def
- 50%
- TD Avg
- 0.30
- TD Acc
- 26%
- TD Def
- 73%
- Sub Avg
- 0.00
Fight history
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-14 | UFC Freedom 250 | Ilia Topuria | W | KO/TKO | 4 | 5:00 | |
| 2026-01-24 | UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett | Paddy Pimblett | W | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | |
| 2025-03-08 | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev | Rafael Fiziev | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2024-04-13 | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill | Max Holloway | L | KO/TKO · Punch | 5 | 4:59 | |
| 2023-07-29 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | Dustin Poirier | W | KO/TKO · Kick | 2 | 1:00 | |
| 2023-03-18 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | Rafael Fiziev | W | M-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2022-05-07 | UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje | Charles Oliveira | L | SUB · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:22 | |
| 2021-11-06 | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 | Michael Chandler | W | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 2020-10-24 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | Khabib Nurmagomedov | L | SUB · Triangle Choke | 2 | 1:34 | |
| 2020-05-09 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje | Tony Ferguson | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 5 | 3:39 | |
| 2019-09-14 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje | Donald Cerrone | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 1 | 4:18 | |
| 2019-03-30 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | Edson Barboza | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 1 | 2:30 | |
| 2018-08-25 | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | James Vick | W | KO/TKO · Punch | 1 | 1:27 | |
| 2018-04-14 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje | Dustin Poirier | L | KO/TKO · Punch | 4 | 0:33 | |
| 2017-12-02 | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 | Eddie Alvarez | L | KO/TKO · Knee | 3 | 3:59 | |
| 2017-07-07 | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale | Michael Johnson | W | KO/TKO · Knees | 2 | 4:48 |