3betting an UTG raise with AJ OOP against someone who is very tight isn't a good play imo unless you have something telling you he folds too much and even then I don't think you should be turning AJ into a bluff you should do it with another part of your range so that if he calls your bluff you can still hit the flop in a way that you're confident about. I'd probably fold pre.
Also a hand like KQ imo is better, you only get beat by pairs who have AK when you hit a K and AQ when you hit a Q. Whereas AJ has AK and AQ beating it, both massively in villains range. There is also only one overcard if you hit a pair with KQ, whereas if you pair your J, K and Q are scary cards.
He has so many hands in his range which you hate. In this spot I think you fold. The only times you win are when he thinks you are cbetting too much and is turning something like KK or QQ into a semi-bluff (if that's the right term)
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