Justin Likness
UFC DebutNickname“The Green Ninja”
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Minot, North Dakota
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Justin Likness makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
59-66
.472 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
7 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 15 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 2 subKOTC · MPX Promotions · Golden Cage MMA · Throne MMA 13 · Throne MMA +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Marc Hummel | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:55 | Throne MMA 13 | Aug 2, 2025 |
| W | Casey Goulet | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:14 | MPX Promotions | Aug 31, 2024 |
| L | Andres Murray7-12 | KO/TKO | Body Kick and Punches | R1 | 1:58 | Throne MMA | Feb 24, 2024 |
| L | Andres Murray7-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:24 | Huff Entertainment | Jun 10, 2023 |
| L | Cameron Ramberg11-5 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 1:47 | MPX Promotions | Nov 10, 2018 |
| L | Matthew Marsh | Submission | — | R1 | 0:51 | NSC | Aug 27, 2016 |
| L | Danny Black10-13 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:48 | KOTC | Apr 9, 2016 |
| L | Jordan Griffin19-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:36 | KOTC | Nov 14, 2015 |
| W | Paul Patrick | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | KOTC | May 2, 2015 |
| W | Jarret Cook3-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:49 | KOTC | Jan 17, 2015 |
| W | Daniel Perez | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:31 | Golden Cage MMA | Oct 4, 2014 |
| W | Jeremy Suedel | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:56 | IFC | Apr 12, 2014 |
| W | Curtis Heidibrink | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:28 | M-NT | Dec 28, 2013 |
| L | Shannon Patrick2-10 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:10 | Impact Fighting Championship | Oct 19, 2013 |
| L | Casey Gajeski | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 0:32 | Golden Cage MMA | Sep 7, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.