Justin Gaethje

ABOUT JUSTIN GAETHJE

Lightweight MMA fighter who has risen to fame for his time competing in the UFC. In October 2020, he finished ranked as the UFC's #1 lightweight and 10th pound-for-pound fighter. He has accumulated over 2.3 million Instagram followers.

He began wrestling at age 4. He competed as a wrestler for the University of Northern Colorado, where he was a Division I All-American as a junior.

He defeated Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 to win the UFC lightweight championship belt. He also won that event's Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night awards.

He has a twin brother and two sisters. His parents' names are Carolina and John Ray.

He was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254 by a triangle choke.