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Justin Gaethje

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Rank State: Nevada
Age: 36
Last 5: L W W L W
Association: Genesis Training Center
Pro Debut Date: 2011-08-20
Pro Record: 26-5-0
Current Ranking:
#5 Lightweight
'Big League' Record: 19-5-0
Last 3 Years: 3-2-0
Win Finish %: 80.8%
Combat Age: 43
Quality Perf. %: 64.5%
Last Quality Perf.: 2025-03-08
540 Metric: .667
Rating Points: 1188
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2021

#1 Lightweight

All-Time Rank:

#13 Lightweight
Last Fight Date: 3/08/2025 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#16 LW] Rafael Fiziev
Opponent's Last 5: W W L L L
Last Loss Date: 4/13/2024
Last Loss: [#4 LW] Max Holloway
Opponent's Last 5: L W W W L
UFC Record: 9-5-0
Octagon Time: 2:37:09
Title Bouts: 1-1-0
Longest Win Streak: 4 (2018-2020)
Next Best Win Streak: 2 (2023)
UFC Debut: 2017-07-07
Last UFC Fight: 2025-03-08

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
W Rafael Fiziev Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 313 - Pereira vs. Ankalaev
Saturday, March 8th 2025
L Max Holloway
#3 Featherweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 5
  UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
Saturday, April 13th 2024
W Dustin Poirier
#3 Lightweight 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 2
  UFC 291 - Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Saturday, July 29th 2023
W Rafael Fiziev
#7 Lightweight 		Decision (Majority)
Round 3
  UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3
Saturday, March 18th 2023
L Charles Oliveira
#1 Lightweight 		Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 1
  UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Saturday, May 7th 2022
W Michael Chandler
#6 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2
Saturday, November 6th 2021
L Khabib Nurmagomedov
#1 Lightweight 		Technical Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
Saturday, October 24th 2020
W Tony Ferguson
#2 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 5
  UFC 249 - Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Saturday, May 9th 2020
W Donald Cerrone
#4 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 158 - Cowboy vs. Gaethje
Saturday, September 14th 2019
W Edson Barboza
#8 Lightweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
  UFC on ESPN 2 - Barboza vs. Gaethje
Saturday, March 30th 2019
W James Vick
#16 Lightweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 135 - Gaethje vs. Vick
Saturday, August 25th 2018
L Dustin Poirier
#5 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 4
  UFC on Fox 29 - Poirier vs. Gaethje
Saturday, April 14th 2018
L Eddie Alvarez
#2 Lightweight 		KO (Knee)
Round 3
  UFC 218 - Holloway vs. Aldo 2
Saturday, December 2nd 2017
W Michael Johnson
#13 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches and Knees)
Round 2
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale
Friday, July 7th 2017
W Luiz Firmino
#32 Lightweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 3
  WSOF 34 - Gaethje vs. Firmino
Saturday, December 31st 2016
W Brian Foster
#36 Lightweight 		TKO (Leg Kicks)
Round 1
  WSOF 29 - Gaethje vs. Foster
Saturday, March 12th 2016
W Luis Palomino
#55 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  WSOF 23 - Gaethje vs. Palomino 2
Friday, September 18th 2015
W Luis Palomino
#40 Lightweight 		TKO (Leg Kicks and Punches)
Round 3
  WSOF 19 - Gaethje vs. Palomino
Saturday, March 28th 2015
W Melvin Guillard
#28 Lightweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  WSOF 15 - Branch vs. Okami
Saturday, November 15th 2014
W Nick Newell
#146 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  WSOF 11 - Gaethje vs. Newell
Saturday, July 5th 2014
W Richard Patishnock
#434 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 1
  WSOF 8 - Gaethje vs. Patishnock
Saturday, January 18th 2014
W Dan Lauzon
#92 Lightweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
  WSOF 6 - Burkman vs. Carl
Saturday, October 26th 2013
W Brian Cobb
#27 Lightweight 		TKO (Leg Kicks)
Round 3
  WSOF 3 - Fitch vs. Burkman 2
Friday, June 14th 2013
W Gesias Cavalcante
#67 Lightweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
  WSOF 2 - Arlovski vs. Johnson
Saturday, March 23rd 2013
W Adrian Valdez TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  RITC - Rage in the Cage 164
Friday, November 16th 2012
W Drew Fickett
#101 Lightweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
  RITC - Rage in the Cage 163
Saturday, October 20th 2012
W Sam Young Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
  RITC - Rage in the Cage 162
Saturday, September 29th 2012
W Marcus Edwards Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  ROF 43 - Bad Blood
Saturday, June 2nd 2012
W Donnie Bell TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  ROF 42 - Whos Next
Saturday, December 17th 2011
W Joe Kelso TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  BTT MMA 2 - Genesis
Saturday, October 1st 2011
W Kevin Croom
#398 Featherweight 		KO (Slam)
Round 1
  ROF 41 - Bragging Rights
Saturday, August 20th 2011
  Opponent Event Outcome
W Rafael Fiziev   UFC 313 - Pereira vs. Ankalaev
Saturday, March 8th 2025 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Max Holloway
#3 Featherweight 		  UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
Saturday, April 13th 2024 		KO (Punch)
Round 5
W Dustin Poirier
#3 Lightweight 		  UFC 291 - Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Saturday, July 29th 2023 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 2
W Rafael Fiziev
#7 Lightweight 		  UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3
Saturday, March 18th 2023 		Decision (Majority)
Round 3
L Charles Oliveira
#1 Lightweight 		  UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Saturday, May 7th 2022 		Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Michael Chandler
#6 Lightweight 		  UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2
Saturday, November 6th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Khabib Nurmagomedov
#1 Lightweight 		  UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
Saturday, October 24th 2020 		Technical Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Tony Ferguson
#2 Lightweight 		  UFC 249 - Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Saturday, May 9th 2020 		TKO (Punches)
Round 5
W Donald Cerrone
#4 Lightweight 		  UFC Fight Night 158 - Cowboy vs. Gaethje
Saturday, September 14th 2019 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Edson Barboza
#8 Lightweight 		  UFC on ESPN 2 - Barboza vs. Gaethje
Saturday, March 30th 2019 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W James Vick
#16 Lightweight 		  UFC Fight Night 135 - Gaethje vs. Vick
Saturday, August 25th 2018 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Dustin Poirier
#5 Lightweight 		  UFC on Fox 29 - Poirier vs. Gaethje
Saturday, April 14th 2018 		TKO (Punches)
Round 4
L Eddie Alvarez
#2 Lightweight 		  UFC 218 - Holloway vs. Aldo 2
Saturday, December 2nd 2017 		KO (Knee)
Round 3
W Michael Johnson
#13 Lightweight 		  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale
Friday, July 7th 2017 		TKO (Punches and Knees)
Round 2
W Luiz Firmino
#32 Lightweight 		  WSOF 34 - Gaethje vs. Firmino
Saturday, December 31st 2016 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 3
W Brian Foster
#36 Lightweight 		  WSOF 29 - Gaethje vs. Foster
Saturday, March 12th 2016 		TKO (Leg Kicks)
Round 1
W Luis Palomino
#55 Lightweight 		  WSOF 23 - Gaethje vs. Palomino 2
Friday, September 18th 2015 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Luis Palomino
#40 Lightweight 		  WSOF 19 - Gaethje vs. Palomino
Saturday, March 28th 2015 		TKO (Leg Kicks and Punches)
Round 3
W Melvin Guillard
#28 Lightweight 		  WSOF 15 - Branch vs. Okami
Saturday, November 15th 2014 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Nick Newell
#146 Lightweight 		  WSOF 11 - Gaethje vs. Newell
Saturday, July 5th 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Richard Patishnock
#434 Welterweight 		  WSOF 8 - Gaethje vs. Patishnock
Saturday, January 18th 2014 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 1
W Dan Lauzon
#92 Lightweight 		  WSOF 6 - Burkman vs. Carl
Saturday, October 26th 2013 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
W Brian Cobb
#27 Lightweight 		  WSOF 3 - Fitch vs. Burkman 2
Friday, June 14th 2013 		TKO (Leg Kicks)
Round 3
W Gesias Cavalcante
#67 Lightweight 		  WSOF 2 - Arlovski vs. Johnson
Saturday, March 23rd 2013 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
W Adrian Valdez   RITC - Rage in the Cage 164
Friday, November 16th 2012 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Drew Fickett
#101 Lightweight 		  RITC - Rage in the Cage 163
Saturday, October 20th 2012 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Sam Young   RITC - Rage in the Cage 162
Saturday, September 29th 2012 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Marcus Edwards   ROF 43 - Bad Blood
Saturday, June 2nd 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Donnie Bell   ROF 42 - Whos Next
Saturday, December 17th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Joe Kelso   BTT MMA 2 - Genesis
Saturday, October 1st 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Kevin Croom
#398 Featherweight 		  ROF 41 - Bragging Rights
Saturday, August 20th 2011 		KO (Slam)
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2025   #5 Lightweight 25-5-0
1188
10/01/2024   #5 Lightweight 25-5-0
1217
07/01/2024 2 #5 Lightweight 25-5-0
1245
04/01/2024   #3 Lightweight 25-4-0
1659
01/01/2024   #3 Lightweight 25-4-0
1659
10/01/2023 1 #3 Lightweight 25-4-0
1659
07/01/2023   #4 Lightweight 24-4-0
1130
04/01/2023   #4 Lightweight 24-4-0
1130
01/01/2023 1 #4 Lightweight 23-4-0
1096
10/01/2022   #3 Lightweight 23-4-0
1118
07/01/2022 1 #3 Lightweight 23-4-0
1118
04/01/2022   #2 Lightweight 23-3-0
1304
01/01/2022 1 #2 Lightweight 23-3-0
1304
10/01/2021   #3 Lightweight 22-3-0
1220
07/01/2021 1 #3 Lightweight 22-3-0
1249
04/01/2021 1 #2 Lightweight 22-3-0
1274
01/01/2021 1 #1 Lightweight 22-3-0
1274
10/01/2020   #2 Lightweight 22-2-0
1508
07/01/2020 2 #2 Lightweight 22-2-0
1508
04/01/2020   #4 Lightweight 21-2-0
895
01/01/2020   #4 Lightweight 21-2-0
895
10/01/2019 2 #4 Lightweight 21-2-0
895
07/01/2019   #6 Lightweight 20-2-0
632
04/01/2019 5 #6 Lightweight 20-2-0
632
01/01/2019 3 #11 Lightweight 19-2-0
450
10/01/2018 7 #8 Lightweight 19-2-0
450
07/01/2018 5 #15 Lightweight 18-2-0
343
04/01/2018 1 #10 Lightweight 18-1-0
406
01/01/2018 2 #11 Lightweight 18-1-0
406
10/01/2017 1 #9 Lightweight 18-0-0
474
07/01/2017 1 #10 Lightweight 17-0-0
367
04/01/2017   #11 Lightweight 17-0-0
367
01/01/2017 1 #11 Lightweight 17-0-0
367
10/01/2016   #10 Lightweight 16-0-0
350
07/01/2016 1 #10 Lightweight 16-0-0
350
04/01/2016 2 #9 Lightweight 16-0-0
350
01/01/2016   #11 Lightweight 15-0-0
308
10/01/2015 4 #11 Lightweight 15-0-0
308
07/01/2015 1 #15 Lightweight 14-0-0
282
04/01/2015 6 #14 Lightweight 14-0-0
282
01/01/2015   #20 Lightweight 13-0-0
239
10/01/2014   #20 Lightweight 12-0-0
216
07/01/2014 1 #20 Lightweight 11-0-0
210
04/01/2014   #19 Lightweight 11-0-0
210
01/01/2014 2 #19 Lightweight 10-0-0
210
10/01/2013 1 #17 Lightweight 9-0-0
193
07/01/2013 32 #18 Lightweight 9-0-0
193
04/01/2013 NR #50 Lightweight 8-0-0
116
01/01/2013 NR #132 Welterweight 7-0-0
62
07/01/2012 18 #463 Lightweight 4-0-0
26
04/01/2012 3 #445 Lightweight 3-0-0
26
01/01/2012 NR #448 Lightweight 3-0-0
26


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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