Justin Gaethje is an American professional mixed martial artist, with a net worth of $5 million. Justin Gaethje fights in the UFC’s lightweight division. In the summer of 2023, he became the second fighter in UFC history to win the BMF championship, which stands for “baddest motherfucker.” Prior to entering the UFC, Gaethje was the original lightweight champion of the World Series of Fighting.
Who is Justin Gaethje?
Justin Gaethje was born on November 14, 1988, in Tucson, Arizona, and grew up in Safford. He is Mexican through his mother, Carolina, a postmaster, and German through his father, John, a copper miner. Gaethje has a twin brother and two sisters.
He attended Safford High School as a teenager, where he wrestled four times and won the Arizona state championship twice. Gaethje also played high school baseball and football.
How old is Justin Gaethje?
He is currently 35 years old.
What is Justin Gaethje’s net worth?
He is estimated to be worth $5 million.
What is Justin Gaethje’s career?
After graduating from high school with a 191-9 wrestling record, Gaethje accepted an offer from the University of Northern Colorado’s NCAA Division I wrestling program. As a freshman, he went 18-9. Gaethje qualified for the 2009 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as a sophomore, but went 0-2.
Returning to the championships in 2010, he finished 5-2, finishing eighth and earning All-American status. Gaethje concluded his senior season 17-8, after going 1-2 at the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Gaethje began his amateur MMA career while still attending college. He made his amateur debut during his sophomore year’s preseason in 2008, defeating his opponent with a slam knockout. Gaethje compiled a 7-0 amateur record before becoming professional in the summer of 2011. In his debut professional match, he defeated Kevin Croom by knockout.
Gaethje went on to have a 7-0 professional record while fighting on the regional circuits in Colorado and Arizona. In late 2012, Gaethje joined with the World Series of Fighting. He made his debut with the promotion in March 2013 at WSOF 2, defeating Gesias Cavalcante. Gaethje went on to defeat Brian Cobb and Dan Lauzon.
In early 2014, he won the inaugural WSOF lightweight championship by defeating Richard Patishnock via TKO in the first round. Gaethje successfully defended his championship against Nick Newell, Luis Palomino (twice), Brian Foster, and Luiz Firmino.
In the spring of 2017, Gaethje relinquished his WSOF lightweight championship to join the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his UFC debut that summer, defeating veteran Michael Johnson by TKO on “The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale.” Gaethje won Fight of the Night as well as Performance of the Night.
Not long after, Gaethje joined Eddie Alvarez as a coach on the reality television show “The Ultimate Fighter 26.” The two faced off at the end of the season, and Gaethje lost, his first career MMA loss. He suffered another defeat at UFC on Fox 29 in the spring of 2018, this time to Dustin Poirier. Gaethje bounced back that summer, defeating James Vick via knockout in the first round at UFC Fight Night 135. In 2019, he defeated Edson Barboza and Donald Cerrone in the first round via knockout and TKO, respectively.
Gaethje won the interim UFC lightweight championship by defeating Tony Ferguson via TKO at UFC 249. Furthermore, he extended his fantastic bonus award streak by winning Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night. Later in 2020, Gaethje faced Khabib Nurmagomedov in a unification match for the UFC lightweight championship but was defeated by technical submission.
In 2021, he fought Michael Chandler at UFC 268 to win another Fight of the Night award. The following year, Gaethje faced Charles Oliveira at UFC 274 for the vacant UFC lightweight championship but was eliminated in the first round.
He performed better at UFC 286 in March 2023, defeating Rafael Fiziev by unanimous decision. Gaethje defeated Dustin Poirier in a rematch for the symbolic BMF championship at UFC 291 this July. He won his fifth career Performance of the Night award as a result of the triumph.
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