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Justin Gaethje stats

Career striking and grappling numbers for Justin Gaethje, with every tracked fight below.

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Career totals

Across UFC

Tracked bouts
16
Strikes landed / min
6.29
Strike accuracy
58%
Strikes absorbed / min
6.83
Takedowns / 15 min
0.30
Control time
7%
Average fight time
12:38

Rates are computed over the 16 bouts whose finish time we hold.

Where they rank

All-time boards where Justin Gaethje sits in the top 25.

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Fight by fight

Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.

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DateEventOpponentResultSignificant strikesOpp. sig. strikesTotal strikesTakedownsKnockdownsSubmission attemptsControl time
Jun 14, 2026UFC Freedom 250Ilia TopuriaWIN · TKO · R4 5:0091 of 19297 of 162119 of 2280 of 5001:32
Jan 24, 2026UFC 324: Gaethje vs PimblettPaddy PimblettWIN · UD · R5 5:00144 of 254156 of 311200 of 3133 of 3205:55
Mar 8, 2025UFC 313: Pereira vs AnkalaevRafael FizievWIN · UD · R3 5:0072 of 13468 of 11998 of 1630 of 3101:32
Apr 13, 2024UFC 300: Pereira vs HillMax HollowayLOSS · TKO · R5 4:59103 of 199181 of 309103 of 1990 of 0000:00
Jul 29, 2023UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2Dustin PoirierWIN · TKO · R2 1:0041 of 6627 of 5241 of 660 of 0100:01
Mar 18, 2023UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3Rafael FizievWIN · MD · R3 5:00103 of 17197 of 169106 of 1741 of 3000:05
May 7, 2022UFC 274: Oliveira vs GaethjeCharles OliveiraLOSS · SUB · R1 3:2221 of 3330 of 4721 of 330 of 0100:13
Nov 6, 2021UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2Michael ChandlerWIN · UD · R3 5:00116 of 183103 of 245133 of 2050 of 0101:37
Oct 24, 2020UFC 254: Khabib vs GaethjeKhabib NurmagomedovLOSS · SUB · R2 1:3429 of 4526 of 8029 of 460 of 0000:14
May 9, 2020UFC 249: Ferguson vs GaethjeTony FergusonWIN · TKO · R5 3:39143 of 197136 of 296143 of 1970 of 0000:00
Sep 14, 2019UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs GaethjeDonald CerroneWIN · TKO · R1 4:1840 of 6117 of 5240 of 610 of 0100:04
Mar 30, 2019UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs GaethjeEdson BarbozaWIN · TKO · R1 2:3020 of 3513 of 3222 of 370 of 0100:44
Aug 25, 2018UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs VickJames VickWIN · TKO · R1 1:277 of 1510 of 207 of 150 of 0100:04
Apr 14, 2018UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs GaethjeDustin PoirierLOSS · TKO · R4 0:33115 of 212174 of 351116 of 2130 of 0001:04
Dec 2, 2017UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2Eddie AlvarezLOSS · TKO · R3 3:59122 of 237155 of 356124 of 2400 of 1000:06
Jul 7, 2017UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs GaethjeMichael JohnsonWIN · TKO · R2 4:48104 of 17491 of 200104 of 1740 of 0000:06

Strike Distribution

Strike target
  • Head841 of 1696
  • Body139 of 183
  • Leg291 of 329

Totals across 16 tracked fights.

Strike position
  • Distance1065 of 1939
  • Clinch162 of 206
  • Ground44 of 63

Totals across 16 tracked fights.

Rivalries

Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.

OpponentRecordSignificant strikesTakedownsKnockdownsControl time
Dustin Poirier2 fights1–1156 of 2780 of 011:05
Rafael Fiziev2 fights2–0175 of 3051 of 611:37

As published elsewhere

Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.

UFC careerRecord: 11-5-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Significant strikes
6.29per min
Top 3% in the UFC
Sig. strike accuracy
58%
SApM
6.83per min
Str. Def.
51%
Takedowns
0.30per 15 min
Takedown accuracy
27%
TD Def.
73%
Top 29% in the UFC
Submission attempts
0.0per 15 min

Percentiles compare this fighter with 1503 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.

Pro MMASource: UFCalendar
Significant strikes
6.29per min
Sig. strike accuracy
58%
SApM
6.83per min
Str. Def.
51%
Takedowns
0.30per 15 min
Takedown accuracy
27%
TD Def.
73%
Submission attempts
0.0per 15 min

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