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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.

All MMA
UFC

Fight by fight

Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.

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: 28-5-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Significant strikes
6.29per min
Top 4% in the UFC
Sig. strike accuracy
57%
SApM
6.83per min
Str. Def.
50%
Takedowns
0.30per 15 min
Takedown accuracy
26%
TD Def.
73%
Top 27% in the UFC
Submission attempts
0.0per 15 min

Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.