Multi -year UFC -light weight Competent Justin Gaethje has been a UFC support pillar for almost a decade and has put some of the most exciting fights in the promotional history.
Aptly nicknamed 'The Highlight', Gaethje has participated 13 times in the UFC and has received 13 performance bonuses of a total of $ 650,000. He again competes at UFC 313, compared to Kort-Notice-opponent Rafael Fiziev in the Co-Main event. Gaethje was initially planned against Dan Hooker, who withdrew with a hand injury.
Before Gaethje fights for his position in the lightweight elite, you are familiar with 'the highlight' with this guide.
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Justin Gaethje's height, age, weight and range
Gaethje was born on November 14, 1988, making him 36 at the time of writing (28/02/2025). It is mentioned on 5'11 ”(181 cm), with a range of 70 ″ (178 cm). 'The highlight' competes in the lightweight division of the UFC and last weighed 156 pounds for his fight with Max Holloway on UFC 300.
Justin Gaethje's Tattoos
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Gaethje has four prominent tattoos:
- Back Tattoo: Gaethje has printed his last name in All-Capitals about his upper back.
- Law shoulder: Gaethje has a cross on his right shoulder and symbolizes faith.
- Torso on the right: Gaethje has a print of a gladiator with wings that fights a diabolical figure, reading text 'Before Dishonor. 'Usually this image would read' Death Before Dishonor '. Many hunters in the UFC, including Leon Edwards and Mario Bautista, have the same message in their body art.
- Torso left: Gaethje has the 'Bad Boy' logo on his left rib cage. Bad Boy is a Machismo sports brand founded in 1981 with strong ties with MMA.
Justin Gaethje's record
Gaethje is 25-5 in MMA and 8-5 in the UFC. He has 19 career victories by knockout and two by submission. Gaethje has never lost a decision and only had three combat abnormalities in the UFC, which were none of Gaethje's fault.
Method of Victoryamountko/TKO19Submission2Decision4
Justin Gaethje's losing
Gaethje was unbeaten on 16-0 before he came to the UFC in 2017. Gaethje beat Michael Johnson in his UFC debut. He was immediately thrown to the wolves and dropped back-to-back knockout to Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier.
The Arizonan Slugger made immediate adjustments and recovered with a four-fighter-winning series, including a emphatic knockout over Edson Barboza. This streak culminated in an interim light weight title victory against Tony Ferguson in 2020. He lost his first undisputed title fight in Khabib Nurmagomedov's pension fight on UFC 254.
Gaethje defeated Michael Chandler in his next fight, before he lost his second title shot against Charles Oliveira in one of the best one -round fights on UFC 274.
Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje
After his defeat against Oliveira, Gaethje won a close decision against Rafael Fiziev, before he revenge his defeat against Poirier by turning him off with a main kick on UFC 291 to win the BMF title. Although it is the following to challenge Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title, Gaethje put his BMF -Riem on the line against Max Holloway on UFC 300.
Gaethje was thoroughly surpassed here. Holloway bite his nose with a rotating kick in the first round and battered Gaethje in five rounds. In one of the greatest highlights of all time, Holloway Gaethje took out with an upper hand right in the last second of their five -round fight.
Justin Gaethje's statistics
Significant strikes have landed per minute 6.78 developed striking accurageh59%significant strikes that are absorbed per minute 7.46 developing stumbling for deserving (the%of the opponents that do not countries do not land) 52%average entry attempts that were not landed per 15
Justin Gaethje's next fight
Gaethje is fighting Rafael Fiziev in a light lightweight Rematch on UFC 313.
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