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Justin Gaethje
“The Highlight”
United StatesLightweightActiveage 37
27-5
84% win rate
W2 streak
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Scheduled and newly announced fights. Announced bouts are reported bookings not yet on the official card.
- UFC Freedom 2502026-06-14Lightweight
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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10 wins5 losseslast 5: W W L W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(15) | R2(11) | R3(8) | R4(4) | R5(3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 30.7 | 35.0 | 33.4 | 27.8 | 31.2 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 34.1 | 31.4 | 35.0 | 67.4 | 34.1 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 0:14 | 0:29 | 0:17 | 0:22 | 0:22 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett2026-01-24W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev2025-03-08W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill2024-04-13L·KO·R5 · 4:59
- UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 22023-07-29W·KO·R2 · 1:00
- UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 32023-03-18W·M-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje2022-05-07L·Sub·R1 · 3:22
- UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 22021-11-06W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje2020-10-24L·Sub·R2 · 1:34
- UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje2020-05-09W·KO·R5 · 3:39
- UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje2019-09-14W·KO·R1 · 4:18
- UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje2019-03-30W·KO·R1 · 2:30
- UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick2018-08-25W·KO·R1 · 1:27
- UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje2018-04-14L·KO·R4 · 0:33
- UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 22017-12-02L·KO·R3 · 3:59
- The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale2017-07-07W·KO·R2 · 4:48
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje escalated their verbal rivalry during a face-to-face interview on Tuesday, trading heated insults ahead of their…
- Sherdog
Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has outlined a specific blueprint for Justin Gaethje to upset undefeated challenger Ilia Topuria in their lightweight title unification bout at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14.
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