1129
ELO RATING

Justin Gaethje

"The Highlight"

MMA Record: 26-5-0
UFC Record: 9-5-0
Lightweight
Weight Class

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 11'
Weight
Lightweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Nov 14 1988
Age
36
Peak ELO
1129
ELO Rank
83 of 2600
Strength of Schedule
351-125-0
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1127.5
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1092.7

Performance Statistics

SLpM
6.59
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
58%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
7.18
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
51%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.1
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
14%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
N/A
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Fight History

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result
2025-03-08 UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Rafael Fiziev U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2024-04-13 UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill Max Holloway KO/TKO Punch 5 4:59 Loss
2023-07-29 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Dustin Poirier KO/TKO Kick 2 1:00 Win
2023-03-18 UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Rafael Fiziev M-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2022-05-07 UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje Charles Oliveira SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 3:22 Loss
2021-11-06 UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 Michael Chandler U-DEC 3 5:00 Win
2020-10-24 UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje Khabib Nurmagomedov SUB Triangle Choke 2 1:34 Loss
2020-05-09 UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje Tony Ferguson KO/TKO Punch 5 3:39 Win
2019-09-14 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje Donald Cerrone KO/TKO Punch 1 4:18 Win
2019-03-30 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje Edson Barboza KO/TKO Punch 1 2:30 Win
2018-08-25 UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick James Vick KO/TKO Punch 1 1:27 Win
2018-04-14 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje Dustin Poirier KO/TKO Punch 4 0:33 Loss
2017-12-02 UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 Eddie Alvarez KO/TKO Knee 3 3:59 Loss
2017-07-07 The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale Michael Johnson KO/TKO Knees 2 4:48 Win

Justin Gaethje ELO Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
14 2025-03-08 Rafael Fiziev 1086 Win +15 1129
13 2024-04-13 Max Holloway 1246 Loss -11 1114
12 2023-07-29 Dustin Poirier 1232 Win +27 1125
11 2023-03-18 Rafael Fiziev 1103 Win 0 1098
10 2022-05-07 Charles Oliveira 1252 Loss -10 1098
9 2021-11-06 Michael Chandler 1018 Win +13 1108
8 2020-10-24 Khabib Nurmagomedov 1212 Loss -11 1095
7 2020-05-09 Tony Ferguson 1236 Win +28 1106
6 2019-09-14 Donald Cerrone 1204 Win +28 1078
5 2019-03-30 Edson Barboza 1117 Win +25 1050
4 2018-08-25 James Vick 1144 Win +27 1025
3 2018-04-14 Dustin Poirier 1153 Loss -10 998
2 2017-12-02 Eddie Alvarez 1009 Loss -17 1008
1 2017-07-07 Michael Johnson 1085 Win +25 1025

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