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Justin Gaethje
27-5tale of the tape = factsmetrics = our read

FightIQ’s profile

Built from Justin Gaethje’s own numbers — style, standout rate and current form. Not reported prose.

5'11" orthodox power striker with a 9-5 record, age 37. Standout metric: lands 6.6 significant strikes per minute; finishes 67% of wins by KO. Form: last 5: LWWLW · 1-fight win streak · 322 days off · Elo 1575.

Power strikerLeg-kick heavy
Assembled from the striking, grappling and form figures on this page, as of 2026-01-24. If a number isn’t in the data, it isn’t in this profile.

Tale of the tape facts

The facts, plainly — vitals and record from public UFC statistics; nickname, nationality, hometown and camp from the public fighter register. A field we can't source stays “pending”; it never shows a fake value.

NicknameThe Highlight
NationalityUnited States
HometownSafford, Arizona
Fighting out ofGenesis Training Center
Height5' 11"
Reach70.0"
StanceOrthodox
Age37
Date of birthNov 14, 1988
Weight155 lbs.
Pro record27-5
Finish splitpending

FightIQ Metrics

Six 0–100 scores, each a percentile rank against every fighter on record. Tap any i for what a score measures.

FightIQ's read — derived from the tape
Our read — derived, not official stats.
Striking94
Defence27
Grappling / TD28
Cardio56
Chin39
Fight IQ49

Our record on Justin Gaethje

The moat — every call we've made on this fighter, timestamped and graded in public. Nobody else can copy this.

FightIQ has picked Justin Gaethje once, 1 correct (1-0 — 100% right). The confidence % is the number we stood behind at the time — losses shown, toss-ups included.

DateOpponentCardWe saidResult
2025-03-08Rafael FizievUFC Fight Night: Green vs Ruffy52.8%Correct

Strike zones

Strike zones

Justin Gaethje

Where the strikes go — and where they land on him. Career UFC totals, straight off the tape.

HEAD66.2%ACC 49%BODY10.9%ACC 77%LEGS22.9%ACC 88%
FightIQ read Low-kick threat 22.9% to the legs — +6.6 on the field average — a real part of the arsenal.
Share by zonevs field average
HEAD
66.2% acc 49%+3.3 vs field
BODY
10.9% acc 77%−9.9 vs field
LEGS
22.9% acc 88%+6.6 vs field
Where the offence happens
DISTANCE 84%CLINCH 13%GROUND 4%

Significant strikes only, as recorded by UFCStats, across the fighter's whole UFC career. Shares are raw counts — nothing here is modelled or smoothed. Accuracy is landed ÷ attempted and comes from the per-round tape, which covers slightly fewer fights than the totals do.

16 UFC fights · 1,271 landed

Recent form

Pro record: 27-5. Timeline below is the bouts FightIQ has tracked (most recent first).

W · vs Rafael FizievUFC Fight Night: Green vs Ruffy2025-03-08
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