Justin Gaethje

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Rank State: Nevada
Age: 35
Last 5: W L W W L
Association: Genesis Training Center
Pro Debut Date: 2011-08-20
Pro Record: 25-5-0
Current Ranking:
#5 Lightweight
'Big League' Record: 18-5-0
Last 3 Years: 3-2-0
Win Finish %: 84%
Combat Age: 42
Quality Perf. %: 63.3%
Last Quality Perf.: 2023-07-29
540 Metric: .765
Rating Points: 1245
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2021

#1 Lightweight

All-Time Rank:

#12 Lightweight
Last Fight Date: 4/13/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#4 LW] Max Holloway
Opponent's Last 5: W L W W W
UFC Record: 8-5-0
Octagon Time: 2:22:09
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: 2024-04-13

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
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
1250
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 5 #14 Lightweight 14-0-0
282
01/01/2015 1 #19 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 16 #465 Lightweight 4-0-0
26
04/01/2012 1 #449 Lightweight 3-0-0
26
01/01/2012 NR #448 Lightweight 3-0-0
26


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

  Opponent Event Outcome
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
#57 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
#145 Lightweight 		  WSOF 11 - Gaethje vs. Newell
Saturday, July 5th 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Richard Patishnock
#431 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
#102 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
#399 Featherweight 		  ROF 41 - Bragging Rights
Saturday, August 20th 2011 		KO (Slam)
Round 1


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