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    Justin Gaethje

    "The Highlight"

    Lightweight 11-5 Active
    3W Streak
    7 KOs
    8.0 Rating
    207 Days/Fight
    79.4 Sig Str/Fight
    0.25 TD/Fight

    Justin Gaethje is a Lightweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a professional record of 11-5. Of 11 career wins, 7 have come by finish (7 by knockout). The current performance-based ELO rating is 1,291. Fans rate Justin Gaethje 8.0/10 across 6 community ratings. This profile covers Justin Gaethje's full fight history, division ranking, finish breakdown, ELO movement, and fan ratings.

    8.0
    out of 10
    GREAT
    Striking
    8.8
    Grappling
    5.5
    Wrestling
    6.6
    Cardio
    8.1
    Chin
    8.5
    Power
    9.1
    Exciting
    9.6

    Statistics

    11Wins
    5Losses
    0Draws
    7KO
    0SUB
    4DEC
    68.8% Win Rate 11/16
    63.6% Finish Rate 7/11
    63.6% KO Rate 7/11
    0% SUB Rate 0/11

    Advanced Stats

    57.6% Sig. Strike Acc.
    26.7% Takedown Acc.
    79.4 Sig. Strikes/Fight
    0.3 Takedowns/Fight
    0.56 Knockdowns/Fight
    0:50 Avg. Control Time

    Strike Distribution

    Head
    66%
    Body
    11%
    Leg
    23%
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    Career Timeline 16 fights

    1,291 Current ELO
    1,291 Peak ELO (Jun 2026)
    +291 Career Change
    WIN
    vs Ilia Topuria KO/TKO · R4 ▲ PEAK UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje · Jun 14, 2026
    97.0 97.1
    +78 → 1,291
    →
    WIN
    vs Paddy Pimblett Decision - Unanimous · R5 UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Jan 24, 2026
    88.7 79.1
    +27 → 1,213
    →
    WIN
    vs Rafael Fiziev Decision - Unanimous · R3 UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev · Mar 8, 2025
    +15 → 1,186
    →
    LOSS
    vs Max Holloway KO/TKO · R5 UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · Apr 13, 2024
    85.0 90.8
    -19 → 1,171
    →
    WIN
    vs Dustin Poirier KO/TKO · R2 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
    +45 → 1,190
    →
    WIN
    vs Rafael Fiziev Decision - Majority · R3 UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · Mar 18, 2023
    +25 → 1,145
    →
    LOSS
    vs Charles Oliveira Submission · R1 UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · May 7, 2022
    -16 → 1,120
    →
    WIN
    vs Michael Chandler Decision - Unanimous · R3 UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · Nov 6, 2021
    +20 → 1,136
    →
    LOSS
    vs Khabib Nurmagomedov Submission · R2 UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020
    91.0
    -11 → 1,116
    →
    WIN
    vs Tony Ferguson KO/TKO · R5 UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 9, 2020
    +50 → 1,127
    →
    WIN
    vs Donald Cerrone KO/TKO · R1 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje · Sep 14, 2019
    +39 → 1,077
    →
    WIN
    vs Edson Barboza KO/TKO · R1 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019
    +33 → 1,038
    →
    WIN
    vs James Vick KO/TKO · R1 UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · Aug 25, 2018
    +37 → 1,005
    →
    LOSS
    vs Dustin Poirier KO/TKO · R4 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · Apr 14, 2018
    -24 → 968
    →
    LOSS
    vs Eddie Alvarez KO/TKO · R3 UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 2, 2017
    -34 → 992
    →
    WIN
    vs Michael Johnson KO/TKO · R2 The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale · Jul 7, 2017
    +26 → 1,026
    →

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