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Justin Gaethje

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Statistics

UFC Record: 10-5

By Method:

  • KO/TKO: 6-3
  • Submission: 0-2
  • Decision: 4-0

By Elo:

  • As Favorite: 6-2
  • As Underdog: 4-3

By Weight Class:

  • Lightweight: 10-5

By Round:

  • Round 1: 3-1
  • Round 2: 2-1
  • Round 3: 3-1
  • Round 4: 0-1
  • Round 5: 2-1

By Type:

  • Main Event: 7-3
  • Title Fight: 0-2
  • Interim Title Fight: 2-0
  • BMF Title Fight: 1-1
  • Ranked Opponent: 10-5

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: WWLWW

Elo: 3480 (#7)

Peak Elo: 3509 (2023-07-29) (#23)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3287 (#1)

Bonuses: 15 (10 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 12m 8s

Total Fight Time: 3h 2m 9s (#219)

Avg Time Between Fights: 200 days

Avg Card Slot: 1.7 (#10)

Avg Age: 32.4 years

Avg Opp Age: 32.8 years

Current Rankings:

Interim Lightweight Champion

Peak Rankings:

#7 Men's Pound-for-Pound
Interim Lightweight Champion

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History


2026-06-14
UFC Freedom 250

Justin Gaethje (37)
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WWLWW โ€ข 10-5
UFC rank: #1 โ€ข Elo: 3480 (27%)
LIGHTWEIGHT


๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช ︎
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
Ilia Topuria (29)
9-0 โ€ข WWWWW
Elo: 3645 (73%) โ€ข UFC rank: Champ

White House
Washington, D.C.
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2026-01-24
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett

Justin Gaethje (37)
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WLWWL โ€ข 9-5
UFC rank: #4 โ€ข Elo: 3421 (70%)
49
LIGHTWEIGHT
โญDECโญ
R5
5:00
๐Ÿค–

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ︎
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ︎
Paddy Pimblett (31)
7-0 โ€ข WWWWW
Elo: 3267 (30%) โ€ข UFC rank: #5
45

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2025-03-08
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev

Justin Gaethje (36)
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LWWLW โ€ข 8-5
UFC rank: #3 โ€ข Elo: 3395 (86%)
29
LIGHTWEIGHT
โญDECโญ
R3
5:00
๐Ÿค–

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ︎
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ︎
Rafael Fiziev (32)
6-3 โ€ข WWWLL
Elo: 3071 (14%) โ€ข UFC rank: #11
28

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2024-04-13
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill

โญ Max Holloway (32)
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WWLWW โ€ข 21-7
UFC rank: #2 โ€ข Elo: 3458 (43%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
โญKOโญ
R5
4:59

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
Justin Gaethje (35)
8-4 โ€ข WWLWL
Elo: 3509 (57%) โ€ข UFC rank: #2

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2023-07-29
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2

โญ Justin Gaethje (34)
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WLWLW โ€ข 7-4
UFC rank: #3 โ€ข Elo: 3388 (39%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:00

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
Dustin Poirier (34)
21-6 (1 NC) โ€ข WWWLW
Elo: 3462 (61%) โ€ข UFC rank: #2

Delta Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2023-03-18
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3

Justin Gaethje (34)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

LWLWW โ€ข 6-4
UFC rank: #3 โ€ข Elo: 3373 (75%)
30
LIGHTWEIGHT
โญDECโญ
R3
5:00
๐Ÿค–

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ︎
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ︎
Rafael Fiziev (30)
6-1 โ€ข WWWWW
Elo: 3182 (25%) โ€ข UFC rank: #6
27

The O2ย Arena
London, England
United Kingdom๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ︎

2022-05-07
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje

Charles Oliveira (32)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ︎

WWWWW โ€ข 20-8 (1 NC)
UFC rank: Champ โ€ข Elo: 3574 (70%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:22

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
Justin Gaethje (33)
6-3 โ€ข WLWWW
Elo: 3434 (30%) โ€ข UFC rank: #1

Footprint Center
Phoenix, Arizona
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2021-11-06
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2

Justin Gaethje (32)
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LWWWW โ€ข 5-3
UFC rank: #2 โ€ข Elo: 3389 (77%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
โญDECโญ
R3
5:00

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
Michael Chandler (35)
1-1 โ€ข WL
Elo: 3176 (23%) โ€ข UFC rank: #5

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2020-10-24
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje

โญ Khabib Nurmagomedov (32)
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ︎

WWWWW โ€ข 12-0
UFC rank: Champ โ€ข Elo: 3584 (69%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:34

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
Justin Gaethje (31)
5-2 โ€ข WWWWL
Elo: 3453 (31%) โ€ข UFC rank: #1

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช ︎

2020-05-09
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje

โญ Justin Gaethje (31)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

WWWLL โ€ข 4-2
UFC rank: #4 โ€ข Elo: 3313 (30%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
โญTKOโญ
R5
3:39

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ︎
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
Tony Ferguson (36)
15-1 โ€ข WWWWW
Elo: 3460 (70%) โ€ข UFC rank: #1

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2019-09-14
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje

โญ Justin Gaethje (30)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

WWLLW โ€ข 3-2
UFC rank: #5 โ€ข Elo: 3225 (55%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:18

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
Donald Cerrone (36)
23-9 โ€ข LWWWL
Elo: 3185 (45%) โ€ข UFC rank: #4

Rogers Arena
Vancouver
Canada๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ︎

2019-03-30
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje

Justin Gaethje (30)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

WLLW โ€ข 2-2
UFC rank: #8 โ€ข Elo: 3123 (49%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
โญKOโญ
R1
2:30

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ︎
Edson Barboza (33)
14-6 โ€ข WWLLW
Elo: 3129 (51%) โ€ข UFC rank: #6

Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2018-08-25
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick

โญ Justin Gaethje (29)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

LLW โ€ข 1-2
UFC rank: #7 โ€ข Elo: 2983 (30%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:27

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
James Vick (31)
9-1 โ€ข LWWWW
Elo: 3129 (70%) โ€ข UFC rank: #10

Pinnacle Bank Arena
Lincoln, Nebraska
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2018-04-14
UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje

Dustin Poirier (29)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

WLWNW โ€ข 14-4 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #5 โ€ข Elo: 3125 (59%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
โญTKOโญ
R4
0:33

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
Justin Gaethje (29)
1-1 โ€ข LW
Elo: 3067 (41%) โ€ข UFC rank: #6

Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2017-12-02
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

Eddie Alvarez (33)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

WWWLN โ€ข 3-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 โ€ข Elo: 3165 (50%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
โญKOโญ
R3
3:59

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
Justin Gaethje (29)
1-0 โ€ข W
Elo: 3167 (50%) โ€ข UFC rank: #5

Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

2017-07-07
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption

โญ Justin Gaethje (28)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎

Debut ๐Ÿ”ฐ
Elo: 3099 (65%)
LIGHTWEIGHT
โญTKOโญ
R2
4:48

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎
Michael Johnson (31)
9-7 โ€ข WLLWL
Elo: 2985 (35%) โ€ข UFC rank: #5

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ︎