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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 #2 in 2024-03 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)