Lightweight· Champion

Justin Gaethje

Lightweight championLightweightP4P #7Div #228-5-0

Profile

Pro record: 28-5-0
Height: 5'11"
Last fight: Jun 14, 2026
Bouts on record: 16

Fighter attributes

Performance metrics from the last 36 months of fights. Each stat is 0–100; hover a point for details.

These attributes are calculated only from fight results (last 36 months), matching our ranking methodology. No subjective ratings—only what can be measured from outcomes. Scale 0–100.

Attribute breakdown

Each attribute is 0–100, derived from results in the last 36 months.

KO power
Share of wins by KO/TKO
33/100
Submissions
Share of wins by submission
0/100
Durability
Penalises KO losses, especially recent ones
90/100
Finish speed
Earlier-round finishes score higher
25/100
Endurance
Late-round and championship-round fights
100/100

Fight history

16 bouts on record

16 bouts

Date	Opponent	Result	Method	Rd	Time
Jun 14, 2026 UFC Lightweight Title Bout	Ilia Topuria	Win	KO/TKO	4	5:00
Jan 24, 2026 UFC Interim Lightweight Title Bout	Paddy Pimblett	Win	U-DEC	5	5:00
Mar 8, 2025 Lightweight Bout	Rafael Fiziev	Win	U-DEC	3	5:00
Apr 13, 2024 Lightweight Bout	Max Holloway	Loss	KO/TKO	5	4:59
Jul 29, 2023 Lightweight Bout	Dustin Poirier	Win	KO/TKO	2	1:00
Mar 18, 2023 Lightweight Bout	Rafael Fiziev	Win	M-DEC	3	5:00
May 7, 2022 Lightweight Bout	Charles Oliveira	Loss	SUB	1	3:22
Nov 6, 2021 Lightweight Bout	Michael Chandler	Win	U-DEC	3	5:00
Oct 24, 2020 UFC Lightweight Title Bout	Khabib Nurmagomedov	Loss	SUB	2	1:34
May 9, 2020 UFC Interim Lightweight Title Bout	Tony Ferguson	Win	KO/TKO	5	3:39
Sep 14, 2019 Lightweight Bout	Donald Cerrone	Win	KO/TKO	1	4:18
Mar 30, 2019 Lightweight Bout	Edson Barboza	Win	KO/TKO	1	2:30
Aug 25, 2018 Lightweight Bout	James Vick	Win	KO/TKO	1	1:27
Apr 14, 2018 Lightweight Bout	Dustin Poirier	Loss	KO/TKO	4	0:33
Dec 2, 2017 Lightweight Bout	Eddie Alvarez	Loss	KO/TKO	3	3:59
Jul 7, 2017 Lightweight Bout	Michael Johnson	Win	KO/TKO	2	4:48

Total16

Wins11

Losses5

Draws0