Justin Gaethje

Nickname: The Highlight

Age: 35

Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Reach: 70 in (178 cm)

Born: Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

Fighting out of: Arvada, Colorado, U.S.

Team: Elevation Fight Team

Rank: 3

Record:

2024-04: Loss Max Holloway FW #1 in 2023-12 KO (punch)

2023-07: Win Dustin Poirier LW #2 in 2023-07 KO (head kick)

2023-03: Win Rafael Fiziev LW #6 in 2023-02 Decision (majority)

2022-05: Loss Charles Oliveira LW #C in 2022-04 Submission (rear-naked choke)

2021-11: Win Michael Chandler LW #4 in 2021-10 Decision (unanimous)

2020-10: Loss Khabib Nurmagomedov LW #C in 2020-10 Technical Submission (triangle choke)

2020-05: Win Tony Ferguson LW #1 in 2020-03 TKO (punch)

2019-09: Win Donald Cerrone LW #4 in 2019-08 TKO (punches)

2019-03: Win Edson Barboza LW #6 in 2019-02 KO (punch)

2018-08: Win James Vick LW #10 in 2018-08 KO (punches)

2018-04: Loss Dustin Poirier LW #5 in 2018-03 TKO (punches)

2017-12: Loss Eddie Alvarez LW #4 in 2017-11 KO (knee)

2017-07: Win Michael Johnson LW #5 in 2017-06 TKO (punches and knees)

2016-12: Win Luiz Firmino TKO (doctor stoppage)

2016-03: Win Brian Foster TKO (leg kicks)

2015-09: Win Luis Palomino TKO (punches)

2015-03: Win Luis Palomino TKO (leg kicks and punches)

2014-11: Win Melvin Guillard Decision (split)

2014-07: Win Nick Newell TKO (punches)

2014-01: Win Richard Patishnock TKO (punches and elbows)

2013-10: Win Dan Lauzon KO (punches)

2013-06: Win Brian Cobb TKO (leg kicks)

2013-03: Win Gesias Cavalcante TKO (doctor stoppage)

2012-11: Win Adrian Valdez TKO (punches)

2012-10: Win Drew Fickett KO (punch)

2012-09: Win Sam Young Submission (rear-naked choke)

2012-06: Win Marcus Edwards Decision (unanimous)

2011-12: Win Donnie Bell TKO (punches)

2011-10: Win Joe Kelso TKO (punches)

2011-08: Win Kevin Croom KO (slam)

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