Ground game
18 DThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 0.30 takedowns / 15 at 27% accuracy
- 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins
Lightweight
“The Highlight”
28-5
SLpM
6.29
SApM
2.40
Str Acc
59%
Str Def
55%
TD Avg
0.30
TD Acc
27%
TD Def
84%
Sub Avg
0.00
Power striker
Fight IQ
Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 33 career fights for Justin Gaethje. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
Durability
Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.
Punching agility
Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.
Striking defense
Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.
Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Takedown reaction
Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.
Counter punching
This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.
Justin Gaethje “The Highlight” is a 37-year-old Orthodox lightweight out of USA, camped at Elevation Fight Team. The tape read: power striker. Career mark 28-5-0 — 12 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 15 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (68).
What works. Durability is the standout at 79 (B+). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game D on 0.30 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 55% / 2.40 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility B (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 84% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (18, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Gaethje yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.
This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.
Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.
Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
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