MatchWiz Scores

Justin Gaethje “The Highlight”

28-5-0 · MatchWiz rating 1680

Age37Height5'11"Reach70"StanceOrthodoxDivisionLightweightCampElevation Fight TeamCountryUSA

Rating trend

150020172018201920202021202220232024202520261680

current 1680 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min6.8Sig. strikes absorbed / min7.4Takedowns / 15 min0.3Takedown defense73%Sub attempts / 15 min0.0Wins by finish64%

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Jun 15, 2026Ilia TopuriaW · KO/TKO R4UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje+25
Jan 25, 2026Paddy PimblettW · Decision - Unanimous R5UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett+18
Mar 9, 2025Rafael FizievW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev+15
Apr 14, 2024Max HollowayL · KO/TKO R5UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill-15
Jul 30, 2023Dustin PoirierW · KO/TKO R2UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2+22
Mar 18, 2023Rafael FizievW · Decision - Majority R3UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3+18
May 8, 2022Charles OliveiraL · Submission R1UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje-17
Nov 7, 2021Michael ChandlerW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2+12
Oct 24, 2020Khabib NurmagomedovL · Submission R2UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje-15
May 10, 2020Tony FergusonW · KO/TKO R5UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje+25
Sep 15, 2019Donald CerroneW · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje+22
Mar 30, 2019Edson BarbozaW · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje+41
Aug 26, 2018James VickW · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick+56
Apr 15, 2018Dustin PoirierL · KO/TKO R4UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje-27
Dec 3, 2017Eddie AlvarezL · KO/TKO R3UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2-36
Jul 8, 2017Michael JohnsonW · KO/TKO R2The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale+37

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →