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Justin Gaethje, UFC lightweight
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"The Highlight" ยท LIGHTWEIGHT

JUSTIN GAETHJE

11-5-0UFC record
5' 11"Height
70"Reach
155 lbsWeight
OrthodoxStance
37Age

FIGHT HISTORY.

16 UFC FIGHTS
UFC Freedom 250 ยท Jun 14, 2026
W vs Ilia Topuria
UFC Lightweight Title Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R4 5:00
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett ยท Jan 24, 2026
W vs Paddy Pimblett
UFC Interim Lightweight Title Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R5 5:00
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev ยท Mar 8, 2025
W vs Rafael Fiziev
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill ยท Apr 13, 2024
L vs Max Holloway
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R5 4:59
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 ยท Jul 29, 2023
W vs Dustin Poirier
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R2 1:00
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 ยท Mar 18, 2023
W vs Rafael Fiziev
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Majority ยท R3 5:00
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje ยท May 7, 2022
L vs Charles Oliveira
Lightweight Bout ยท Submission ยท R1 3:22
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 ยท Nov 6, 2021
W vs Michael Chandler
Lightweight Bout ยท Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 5:00
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje ยท Oct 24, 2020
L vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
UFC Lightweight Title Bout ยท Submission ยท R2 1:34
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje ยท May 9, 2020
W vs Tony Ferguson
UFC Interim Lightweight Title Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R5 3:39
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje ยท Sep 14, 2019
W vs Donald Cerrone
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R1 4:18
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje ยท Mar 30, 2019
W vs Edson Barboza
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R1 2:30
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick ยท Aug 25, 2018
W vs James Vick
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R1 1:27
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje ยท Apr 14, 2018
L vs Dustin Poirier
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R4 0:33
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 ยท Dec 2, 2017
L vs Eddie Alvarez
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R3 3:59
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale ยท Jul 7, 2017
W vs Michael Johnson
Lightweight Bout ยท KO/TKO ยท R2 4:48

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QUICK ANSWERS.

What is Justin Gaethje's UFC record?

Justin Gaethje is 11-5-0 in the UFC across 16 fights on file, most recently at UFC Freedom 250 on Jun 14, 2026.

Who did Justin Gaethje fight last?

Justin Gaethje beat Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250 on Jun 14, 2026 by KO/TKO in round 4 (5:00).

How tall is Justin Gaethje and what is the reach?

Justin Gaethje stands 5' 11" with a 70 inch reach and fights from a orthodox stance.

How old is Justin Gaethje?

Justin Gaethje is 37 years old (born Nov 14, 1988).

Data: UFC official statistics via the open scrape_ufc_stats dataset. Records count UFC bouts only.