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 11th 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 7-4-0.

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 32 more professional rounds, 69 to Fiziev's 37.

Gaethje vs Fiziev II form

Justin Gaethje had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Edson Barboza at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten James Vick at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC on FOX 29 on 14th April 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had been beaten by Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218 on 2nd December 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.

He had defeated Michael Johnson at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on 7th July 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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, Rafael Fiziev had been fighting more than Justin Gaethje.

Going to this contest, Justin Gaethje had last fought 6 years, 3 months and 3 days ago, while Rafael Fiziev's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 10 days ago.

Gaethje's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Fiziev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 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.