Justin Gaethje
American mixed martial artist
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| 2024 | Gaethje won the President's Choice Fight of the Year award for his fight against Max Holloway. |
| 2024 | His fight against Max Holloway was recognized as Fight of the Year by the World MMA Awards. |
| April 13 2024 | Gaethje faced Max Holloway at UFC 300, losing the BMF championship by knockout in the last second of round five, but receiving a $300,000 Fight of the Night bonus. |
| 2023 | Nominated for UFC President's Choice Fight of the Year for his fight against Rafael Fiziev and Fan's Choice Knockout of the Year for his fight against Dustin Poirier. |
| 2023 | Gaethje was ranked as the 8th Fighter of the Year and received the Knockout of the Year nomination for his fight against Dustin Poirier. |
| 2023 | Justin Gaethje became the second fighter to win the BMF championship after Jorge Masvidal at UFC 291. |
| July 29 2023 | Gaethje rematched Dustin Poirier for the symbolic BMF belt at UFC 291, winning by head kick knockout in the second round and earning his fifth Performance of the Night bonus. |
| March 18 2023 | Gaethje fought Rafael Fiziev at UFC 286 and won the back-and-forth match via majority decision, earning the Fight of the Night bonus. |
| May 7 2022 | Gaethje faced Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 274, losing via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. |
| November 6 2021 | Gaethje fought Michael Chandler at UFC 268, winning via unanimous decision in a back-and-forth battle and earning the Fight of the Night award. |
| 2020 | In an ESPN interview, Justin Gaethje articulated his realization that entertaining fans in mixed martial arts could lead to financial success, emphasizing that excitement in fighting could provide more opportunities than merely winning without fan engagement. |
| 2020 | Justin Gaethje recalled his experience of working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week at the Morenci mine when he was 18, which he described in an interview with ESPN. |
| October 24 2020 | Gaethje faced Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 254, losing via technical submission in the second round. |
| September 2020 | Gaethje attended a rally for President Donald Trump alongside UFC President Dana White, fighters Colby Covington and Henry Cejudo, where they were acknowledged by the President. |
| June 2020 | Justin Gaethje was announced to be inducted into the University of Northern Colorado Athletics Hall of Fame for his achievements in wrestling. |
| May 9 2020 | Gaethje fought Tony Ferguson for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 249, winning by TKO in the fifth round and earning both the Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night awards. |
| September 2019 | Justin Gaethje's father, John Ray Gaethje, retired after 36 years of working at the Morenci mine. |
| September 14 2019 | Gaethje faced Donald Cerrone in the main event at UFC on ESPN+ 16, winning via TKO in the first round and earning his third Performance of the Night bonus. |
| March 30 2019 | Gaethje fought Edson Barboza at UFC on ESPN 2 and won the fight via knockout in the first round, earning the Fight of the Night award. |
| 2018 | Won Wrestling Observer Newsletter's MMA Match of the Year for his fight against Dustin Poirier. |
| 2018 | Justin Gaethje was named Fighter of the Year for his performance against Dustin Poirier. |
| August 25 2018 | Gaethje was scheduled to fight Al Iaquinta, but Iaquinta withdrew. Gaethje subsequently fought James Vick, winning by knockout in the first round and earning a Performance of the Night award. |
| April 14 2018 | Gaethje lost a back-and-forth fight via TKO to Dustin Poirier at UFC on Fox 29, receiving his third consecutive Fight of the Night bonus. |
| 2017 | Justin Gaethje received the Comeback of the Year award for his fight against Michael Johnson at The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale. |
| December 2 2017 | Gaethje faced Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218, losing by KO in the third round, which also earned him a Fight of the Night bonus. |
| July 7 2017 | Gaethje made his UFC debut against Michael Johnson at The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale, winning via TKO in the second round and earning the Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night awards. |
| May 4 2017 | Justin Gaethje announced he had vacated his WSOF title and signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
| 2016 | Gaethje underwent a photorefractive keratectomy to correct his eyesight, which had been significantly impaired, stating that he was previously 20/60 in one eye and 20/200 in another. |
| December 31 2016 | Gaethje defended his title against Luiz Firmino at WSOF 34, winning by TKO via doctor stoppage after round three. |
| October 7 2016 | Gaethje was set to defend his WSOF Lightweight Championship against Ozzy Dugulubgov at WSOF 33, but the bout was cancelled on the day of the event due to Dugulubgov's illness. |
| March 12 2016 | Gaethje defended his title against Brian Foster at WSOF 29, winning by TKO in the first round due to leg kicks. |
| September 18 2015 | Gaethje had a rematch with Luis Palomino at WSOF 23 and defended his belt again, finishing Palomino in the second round by TKO. |
| March 28 2015 | Gaethje defended his title against Luis Palomino at WSOF 19, winning by TKO in the third round. |
| November 15 2014 | Gaethje faced Melvin Guillard at WSOF 15, winning the non-title bout via split decision. |
| July 5 2014 | Gaethje defended his title for the first time at WSOF 11 against Nick Newell and won by TKO in the second round. |
| January 18 2014 | Gaethje fought Richard Patishnock at WSOF 8 and won by TKO in the first round, becoming the inaugural WSOF Lightweight Champion. |
| October 26 2013 | Gaethje fought Dan Lauzon at WSOF 6, finishing Lauzon by knockout with a right uppercut in the second round. |
| June 14 2013 | Gaethje fought Brian Cobb at WSOF 3 and won by TKO from leg kicks in the third round. |
| March 23 2013 | Gaethje made his professional debut at WSOF 2 against Gesias Cavalcante, finishing the fight in the first round via TKO (doctor stoppage). |
| December 2 2012 | Justin Gaethje was signed by the World Series of Fighting. |
| 2011 | Began his professional mixed martial arts career as a competitive fighter. |
| 2011 | In his senior year, Gaethje qualified for the NCAA Division I 149 lb Championship after winning true-second at the NCAA Western Regional Championships, ending the season with a 17–8 record. |
| August 20 2011 | Gaethje made his professional MMA debut against future UFC fighter Kevin Croom, winning the fight in the first round via knockout due to a slam. |
| March 17 2011 | Justin Gaethje lost to Ganbayar Sanjaa with a score of 2-6 at the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. |
| March 17 2011 | Justin Gaethje lost to Scott Sakaguchi in a sudden victory match, with a score of 6-8 at the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. |
| March 17 2011 | Justin Gaethje won against Don Vinson with a score of 6-4 at the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. |
| 2010 | Gaethje earned 7th place and All-American status at the 2010 NCAA Division I 157 lb Championship, making him the first Northern Colorado wrestler to attain Division I All-American status since 1970. |
| March 19 2010 | Justin Gaethje won against Shane Vernon in a tiebreaker match with a score of 6-5 at the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. |
| March 19 2010 | Justin Gaethje lost to Cyler Sanderson with a score of 6-10 at the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. |
| March 19 2010 | Justin Gaethje lost to J.P O’Connor with a score of 1-8 at the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. |
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