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Justin Gaethje
“The Highlight”
United States
UFC Champion · LightweightOfficial UFC rankings
28-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 37 · 🎂 turns 38 this week
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 70"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Genesis Training Center
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1970
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
On a 3-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Gaethje puts people to sleep. His wins by KO/TKO number 20, with 2 by submission and 6 by decision, and his finish rate is 79%. He's a finisher who ends fights early with heavy hands.
- Recent Form
- Most recently, Gaethje beat Ilia Topuria (17-1-0) by KO/TKO in round 4. Before that, he beat Paddy Pimblett (24-4-0) by unanimous decision, then Rafael Fiziev (14-5-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox volume striker who lands 6.29 significant strikes a minute at 58% accuracy. He absorbs 6.83 a minute and defends 51% of strikes. Rarely shoots takedowns (0.3 per 15 minutes) and stops 73% of attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 20 KO/TKO (72%)
- 2 Submission (7%)
- 6 Decision (21%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 79%
- Streak
- 3-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
28 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 113-29
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1879
- Winvs Ilia Topuria17-1-0 · Power Index 1975KO/TKO · R4 · 5:00Jun 15, 2026 · UFC Freedom 250
- Winvs Paddy Pimblett24-4-0 · Power Index 1837Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Jan 24, 2026 · UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett
- Winvs Rafael Fiziev14-5-0 · Power Index 1762Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 9, 2025 · UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev
- Lossvs Max Holloway28-9-0 · Power Index 1948KO/TKO · R5 · 4:59Apr 14, 2024 · UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill
- Winvs Dustin Poirier30-10-0 · Power Index 1875KO/TKO · R2 · 1:00Jul 30, 2023 · UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2
Career Stats
Based on 16 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 6.29
- Striking accuracy
- 58%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 6.83
- Striking defense
- 51%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.30
- Takedown accuracy
- 27%
- Takedown defense
- 73%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00