Best Justin Gaethje Fights

Johnson badly hurt Gaethje in his UFC debut, then Gaethje answered with pressure, knees and a second-round finish. The promotion learned exactly what it had.

Gaethje and Chandler traded knockdowns and heavy combinations for three rounds before Gaethje’s jab and cleaner choices created the difference. The opening round is absurd.

Alvarez survived Gaethje’s low kicks, worked the body and finished with a knee in the third round. The loss exposed Gaethje without making him less compelling.

A perfectly timed head kick ended the rematch and gave Gaethje the BMF belt. The finish reversed the result without erasing their first war.

Both men attacked the legs and landed damaging combinations until Poirier broke through in the fourth round. Gaethje’s pressure made every minute expensive.

Gaethje landed hard low kicks before Nurmagomedov’s pressure and grappling ended the title challenge in the second round. The speed of the collapse was instructive.

Gaethje replaced his usual chaos with patience, distance and disciplined combinations, ending Ferguson’s long winning streak in a career-changing performance.

Fiziev’s speed won the early exchanges before Gaethje adjusted with his jab and pressure. The final round showed more craft than his reputation suggests.

Holloway outboxed Gaethje for most of five rounds, then knocked him out during a final-second exchange he did not need to accept.

Three frantic minutes included knockdowns in both directions before Oliveira took the back and submitted Gaethje. Neither fighter attempted to reduce the risk.