“The Highlight”
Justin Gaethje "The Highlight" is an active Lightweight fighter with a 27-5-0 Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.
Justin Gaethje is an active Lightweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 27-5-0, UFC record is 10-5-0, nationality is United States, team is Genesis Training Center, stance is Orthodox, height is 5' 11", reach is 70". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.
The most recent logged fight is a win against Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324 - Gaethje vs. Pimblett on Jan 24 2026 by Decision (Unanimous). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 4-1 with 2 finishes.
The striking profile lists 6.48 significant strikes landed per minute, 7.05 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 58% striking accuracy, 51% striking defense. The grappling data lists 0.33 takedowns per 15 minutes, 40% takedown accuracy, 74% takedown defense, 0 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.
The listed win mix includes 20 KO/TKO wins, 1 submission win, 6 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 77.8% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | Paddy Pimblett | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 324 - Gaethje vs. Pimblett | Jan 24 2026 |
| WIN | Rafael Fiziev | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 313 - Pereira vs. Ankalaev | Mar 08 2025 |
| LOSS | Max Holloway | KO (Punch) | UFC 300 - Pereira vs. Hill | Apr 13 2024 |
| WIN | Dustin Poirier | KO (Head Kick) | UFC 291 - Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 | Jul 29 2023 |
| WIN | Rafael Fiziev | Decision (Majority) | UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3 | Mar 18 2023 |
| LOSS | Charles Oliveira | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | UFC 274 - Oliveira vs. Gaethje | May 07 2022 |
| WIN | Michael Chandler | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2 | Nov 06 2021 |
| LOSS | Khabib Nurmagomedov | Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) | UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje | Oct 24 2020 |
| WIN | Tony Ferguson | TKO (Punch) | UFC 249 - Ferguson vs. Gaethje | May 09 2020 |
| WIN | Donald Cerrone | TKO (Punches) | UFC Fight Night 158 - Cowboy vs. Gaethje | Sep 14 2019 |
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