Gaethje vs Fiziev II

Who won Gaethje vs Fiziev II?

Justin Gaethje beat Rafael Fiziev by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 313, on Saturday 8th March 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Justin Gaethje.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gaethje vs Fiziev II stats

Justin Gaethje stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rafael Fiziev made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Justin Gaethje's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Rafael Fiziev marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Justin Gaethje's UFC record stood at 9-5-0, while Rafael Fiziev's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Gaethje had an advantage in power over Fiziev, with a 80% knock out percentage over Fiziev's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fiziev had a slight advantage over Gaethje, with a 8% submission rate over Gaethje's 4%.

Justin Gaethje was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Gaethje had a height advantage of 3 inches over Fiziev. Despite this, Fiziev had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Gaethje was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Fiziev, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 69 to Fiziev's 34.

Gaethje vs Fiziev II form

Gaethje had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Max Holloway at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 5th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Dustin Poirier at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rafael Fiziev at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Charles Oliveira at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had defeated Michael Chandler at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Fiziev had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Justin Gaethje at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Brad Riddell at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Bobby Green at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Justin Gaethje had been fighting more than Rafael Fiziev.

Going to this contest, Justin Gaethje had last fought 10 months and 27 days ago, while Rafael Fiziev's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 17 days ago.

Gaethje's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Fiziev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Gaethje vs Fiziev II start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Gaethje vs Fiziev II?

Justin Gaethje was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Rafael Fiziev made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.