Justin Gaethje
"The Highlight"
28-5 (21 KO · 1 SUB · 6 DEC)
Lightweight · 37 yrs · 5'11" · 70" reach · Orthodox · USA
volume strikerknockout powerprecise striker
Output & defense
per-minute / per-15-min rates over 12 tracked UFC fights
Sig. strikes / min
5.7
Strike accuracy
59%
Absorbed / min
5.9
Strike defense
49%
Knockdowns / 15
0.74
Takedowns / 15
0.4
TD accuracy
29%
TD defense
70%
Sub attempts / 15
0.0
Ground adv. / 15
0.0
Pace & finishing
13.4
avg fight minutes
33%
go the distance
2
round-1 finish wins
5
finish wins (tracked)
strike targets: head 71% · body 11% · leg 18%
Fight history 12 tracked
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig. str. | Absorbed | TD | KD | Sub att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Ilia Topuria | WKO/TKO · R4 | 91/192 | 97 | 0/5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01-25 | Paddy Pimblett | WDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 144/254 | 156 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-03-09 | Rafael Fiziev | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 72/134 | 68 | 0/3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-04-14 | Max Holloway | LKO/TKO · R5 | 103/199 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-07-30 | Dustin Poirier | WKO/TKO · R2 | 41/66 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-03-18 | Rafael Fiziev | WDecision - Majority · R3 | 103/171 | 97 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-05-08 | Charles Oliveira | LSubmission · R1 | 21/33 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-11-07 | Michael Chandler | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 116/183 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-10-24 | — | LSubmission · R2 | 29/45 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-05-10 | — | WKO/TKO · R5 | 143/197 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-09-15 | — | WKO/TKO · R1 | 40/61 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-03-30 | — | WKO/TKO · R1 | 20/35 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Stats from official ESPN box scores over tracked UFC fights; career record covers all promotions. Model receipts show what Probetrics predicted before each fight — graded, not curated. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.