Justin Gaethje (26-5, 21) was born in Safford, Arizona, U.S. on November 14, 1988. At the age of 22 years on August 20, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Kevin Croom, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On December 2, 2017, 29-year old Justin Gaethje made his UFC debut on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC 218 against a 33-year old Eddie Alvarez but lost the fight via KO in the 3rd round.
Gaethje's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Rafael Fiziev at UFC 313 at age 36 on March 8, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Justin Gaethje's best fights have been against Dustin Poirier, Tony Ferguson, James Vick, Donald Cerrone, Edson Barboza, Brian Foster and Drew Fickett. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Justin Gaethje".
Gaethje has 5 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Justin Gaethje Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Mar 8, 2025 36 years, 3 months 26-5 (21) | 32 years 12-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Apr 13, 2024 35 years, 4 months 25-5 (21) | 32 years, 4 months 25-7 (13) | UFC | LT | 5 | KO | LOSS Punch |
29  | Jul 29, 2023 34 years, 8 months 25-4 (21) | 34 years, 6 months 29-7 (22) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick |
28 | Mar 18, 2023 34 years, 4 months 24-4 (20) | 30 years 12-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | MD | WIN |
27  | May 7, 2022 33 years, 5 months 23-4 (20) | 32 years, 6 months 32-8 (29) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For UFC lightweight title Vacant |
26  | Nov 6, 2021 32 years, 11 months 23-3 (20) | 35 years, 6 months 22-6 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Oct 24, 2020 31 years, 11 months 22-3 (20) | 32 years, 1 months 28-0 (18) | UFC | LT | 2 | CKO | LOSS Triangle choke For UFC lightweight title |
24  | May 9, 2020 31 years, 5 months 22-2 (20) | 36 years, 2 months 25-3 (20) | UFC | LT | 5 | TKO | WIN Punch Won UFC lightweight title Interim |
23  | Sep 14, 2019 30 years, 10 months 21-2 (19) | 36 years, 5 months 36-12 (27) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | Mar 30, 2019 30 years, 4 months 20-2 (18) | 33 years, 2 months 20-6 (13) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
21  | Aug 25, 2018 29 years, 9 months 19-2 (17) | 31 years, 6 months 13-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
20 | Apr 14, 2018 29 years, 5 months 18-2 (16) | 29 years, 2 months 22-5 (17) | UFC | LT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
19  | Dec 2, 2017 29 years 18-1 (16) | 33 years, 10 months 28-5 (21) | UFC | LT | 3 | KO | LOSS Knee |
18  | Jul 7, 2017 28 years, 7 months 18-0 (16) | 31 years, 1 months 17-11 (10) | TUF | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and knees |
17  | Dec 31, 2016 28 years, 1 months 17-0 (15) | 34 years, 9 months 19-7 (8) | WSOF | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Defended WSOF lightweight title |
16  | Mar 12, 2016 27 years, 3 months 16-0 (14) | 31 years, 11 months 26-8 (25) | WSOF | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks Defended WSOF lightweight title |
15  | Sep 18, 2015 26 years, 10 months 15-0 (13) | 34 years, 11 months 23-10 (15) | WSOF | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended WSOF lightweight title |
14 | Mar 28, 2015 26 years, 4 months 14-0 (12) | 34 years, 5 months 23-9 (15) | WSOF | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks and punches Defended WSOF lightweight title |
13  | Nov 15, 2014 26 years 13-0 (11) | 31 years, 7 months 32-13-2 (23) | WSOF | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
12  | Jul 5, 2014 25 years, 7 months 12-0 (11) | 28 years, 3 months 11-0 (10) | WSOF | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended WSOF lightweight title |
11 | Jan 18, 2014 25 years, 2 months 11-0 (10) | Richard Patishnock | WSOF | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows Won WSOF lightweight title |
10 | Oct 28, 2013 24 years, 11 months 10-0 (9) | Dan Lauzon | WSOF | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
9 | Jun 14, 2013 24 years, 7 months 9-0 (8) | Brian Cobb | WSOF | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks |
8  | Mar 23, 2013 24 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | 29 years, 8 months 17-6-1 (13) | WSOF | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
7 | Nov 16, 2012 24 years 7-0 (6) | Adrian Valdez | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6  | Oct 20, 2012 23 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | 32 years, 9 months 42-18 (34) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
5 | Sep 29, 2012 23 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | Sam Young | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Jun 2, 2012 23 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Marcus Edwards | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Dec 17, 2011 23 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Donnie Bell | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Oct 1, 2011 22 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Joe Kelso | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1  | Aug 20, 2011 22 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | 24 years, 1 months 4-2 (4) | 1 | KO | WIN Slam |
