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Career earnings · recorded + estimated

~$14,253,800

Recorded $11,696,800 · 34 fightsModel estimate $2,557,000 · 3 undisclosed fights

Last fight: ~$788,000 · UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2 →

Model estimates, not disclosed figures. Real contracts are private; recent star disclosures are lower bounds.

Payday by fight

Every UFC purse we can price, first fight to last. Solid bars are recorded figures; hatched bars are our model's estimates for undisclosed purses.

$1M$2M20102011201320152016201820192020202220242026UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko — $12,000UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares — $66,000★UFC 124: ST-PIERRE vs KOSCHECK — $25,000UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry — $85,000★UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle — $12,000UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis — $109,000★The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale — $32,000UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort — $43,000UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman — $21,000UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi — $117,000★UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt — $123,000★The Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Champion Will Be Crowned — $54,000UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves — $189,000★UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira — $47,000UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2 — $66,600UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit — $57,000UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Ferguson — $57,000UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 — $149,000★UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2 — $59,000UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero — $165,000★UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Anders — $240,000★UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2 — $250,000★UFC Fight Night — $260,000★UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Lee — $220,000UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza — $280,000★UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Oliveira — $307,200★UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno — $250,000UFC 262: Oliveira vs Chandler — $557,000★UFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier — $1,142,000UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje — $1,732,000★UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev — $1,757,000UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana — $1,371,000★UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill — $771,000UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic — $1,071,000★UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira — ~$1,077,000UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs Gamrot — ~$692,000★UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2 — ~$788,000
RecordedModel estimateBonus won
$1.8M
best recorded payday
$940K
real bonus money won
~$385K
avg per fight
~$878K
est. show money / fight

Model contract estimate

~$878,000typical range $636K · $1.2M

Likely a flat guarantee with no win bonus · 75% of fighters at this pay grade fight flat. Outfitting (compliance) pay adds $21,000 per bout.

Estimated by our pay model (main event) from record, rank and career profile against 18 years of disclosed purses. Real contracts are private · treat this as an informed estimate, and recent star disclosures as lower bounds.

Fight-by-fight purse history

Commission disclosures and contemporaneous reporting, best source per fight.

UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2
Mar 7, 2026WIN
~$788,000—~$788,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs Gamrot
Oct 11, 2025WIN
~$642,000—~$692,000estimate
UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira
Jun 29, 2025LOSS
~$1,077,000—~$1,077,000estimate
UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic
Nov 17, 2024WIN
$1,000,000—$1,071,000reported
UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill
Apr 14, 2024LOSS
$750,000—$771,000reported
UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana
Jun 11, 2023WIN
$1,000,000—$1,371,000reported
UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev
Oct 22, 2022LOSS
$1,000,000—$1,757,000reported
UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje
May 8, 2022WIN
$480,000$600,000$1,732,000reported
UFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier
Dec 12, 2021WIN
$600,000—$1,142,000reported
UFC 262: Oliveira vs Chandler
May 16, 2021WIN
$250,000$100,000$557,000reported
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno
Dec 13, 2020WIN
$115,000$115,000$250,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Oliveira
Mar 14, 2020WIN
$127,200$110,000$307,200reported
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza
Nov 17, 2019WIN
$105,000$105,000$280,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Lee
May 19, 2019WIN
$100,000$100,000$220,000reported
UFC Fight Night
Feb 3, 2019WIN
$95,000$95,000$260,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2
Dec 16, 2018WIN
$90,000$90,000$250,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Anders
Sep 23, 2018WIN
$85,000$85,000$240,000reported
UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero
Jun 9, 2018WIN
$50,000$50,000$165,000reported
UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2
Dec 2, 2017LOSS
$44,000—$59,000reported
UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2
Apr 9, 2017WIN
$42,000$42,000$149,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Ferguson
Nov 6, 2016LOSS
$42,000—$57,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit
Aug 28, 2016LOSS
$42,000—$57,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2
Dec 19, 2015WIN
$29,600$37,000$66,600disclosed
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira
Aug 23, 2015LOSS
$37,000—$47,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves
May 30, 2015WIN
$32,000$32,000$189,000reported
The Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Champion Will Be Crowned
Dec 12, 2014WIN
$27,000$27,000$54,000disclosed
UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt
Jun 28, 2014WIN
$24,000$24,000$123,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi
Feb 15, 2014WIN
$21,000$21,000$117,000reported
UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
Jul 6, 2013LOSS
$21,000?$21,000disclosed
UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
Sep 22, 2012LOSS
$18,000—$43,000reported
The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale
Jun 1, 2012WIN
$16,000$16,000$32,000disclosed
UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
Jan 28, 2012WIN
$12,000$12,000$109,000reported
UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle
Aug 14, 2011LOSS
$12,000?$12,000disclosed
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry
Jun 26, 2011
$10,000$10,000$85,000reported
UFC 124: ST-PIERRE vs KOSCHECK
Dec 12, 2010LOSS
$10,000—$25,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares
Sep 15, 2010WIN
$8,000$8,000$66,000reported
UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko
Aug 1, 2010WIN
$12,000?$12,000disclosed

Disclosed figures exclude undisclosed locker-room bonuses, sponsorships and most PPV money. “Reported” rows mix commission data with contemporaneous research.

Fighter pay FAQ

How much did Charles Oliveira make in his last fight?

No purse was disclosed for UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2. Our model estimates Charles Oliveira earned about $788,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.

How much does Charles Oliveira make per fight?

Our model estimates Charles Oliveira earns about $878,000 in show money per fight (typical range $636,000-$1,212,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.

Does Charles Oliveira get a win bonus?

Probably not · at Charles Oliveira's estimated pay grade, about 75% of fighters are on flat guarantees with no win bonus.

What is Charles Oliveira's biggest recorded payday?

Charles Oliveira's biggest recorded payday is $1,757,000, at UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev.

What are Charles Oliveira's career earnings?

Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Charles Oliveira's career fight earnings come to roughly $14,253,800: $11,696,800 recorded across 34 fights, plus estimates for 3 fights no commission ever disclosed.

What is Charles Oliveira's net worth?

We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Charles Oliveira's career fight earnings are roughly $14,253,800 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.

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