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Curtis Blaydes salary

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Career earnings · recorded + estimated

~$3,963,500

Recorded $2,141,500 · 14 fightsModel estimate $1,822,000 · 8 undisclosed fights

Last fight: ~$370,000 · Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado →

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.

$250K$500K201620172018201920202021202220232025UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos — ~$12,000UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson — $20,000UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean Zombie — $26,500UFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker — $38,000UFC 217: Bisping vs St-Pierre — ~$48,000UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold — $51,000UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero — $195,000★UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2 — ~$79,000UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis — $155,000UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier — $165,000UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos Santos — $180,000UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov — $180,000UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis — $110,000UFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega — $211,000UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Daukaus — $262,000UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall — ~$362,000UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes — ~$249,000UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 — $366,000★UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 — $182,000UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr. — ~$426,000UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg — ~$276,000★Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado — ~$370,000
RecordedModel estimateBonus won
$366K
best recorded payday
$200K
real bonus money won
~$180K
avg per fight
~$185K
est. show money / fight

Model contract estimate

~$185,000typical range $134K · $256K

Likely a matched show/win deal: about $185,000 more for a victory. Outfitting (compliance) pay adds $21,000 per bout.

Estimated by our pay model (typical next bout) 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.

Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado
Sep 12, 2026WIN
~$185,000~$185,000~$370,000estimate
UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg
Apr 11, 2026LOSS
~$176,000—~$276,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr.
Jun 21, 2025WIN
~$213,000~$213,000~$426,000estimate
UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2
Jul 28, 2024LOSS
$150,000—$182,000reported
UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2
Mar 10, 2024WIN
$150,000$150,000$366,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs Blaydes
Apr 22, 2023LOSS
~$249,000—~$249,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall
Jul 23, 2022WIN
~$181,000~$181,000~$362,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Daukaus
Mar 26, 2022WIN
$131,000$131,000$262,000disclosed
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega
Sep 26, 2021WIN
$100,000$100,000$211,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis
Feb 21, 2021LOSS
$100,000—$110,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov
Jun 21, 2020WIN
$90,000$90,000$180,000disclosed
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos Santos
Jan 26, 2020WIN
$85,000$85,000$180,000reported
UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier
Sep 7, 2019WIN
$80,000$80,000$165,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis
Mar 24, 2019WIN
$75,000$75,000$155,000reported
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2
Nov 24, 2018LOSS
~$79,000—~$79,000estimate
UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero
Jun 9, 2018WIN
$70,000$70,000$195,000reported
UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold
Feb 10, 2018WIN
$23,000$23,000$51,000reported
UFC 217: Bisping vs St-Pierre
Nov 5, 2017WIN
~$24,000~$24,000~$48,000estimate
UFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker
Jul 9, 2017WIN
$19,000$19,000$38,000disclosed
UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean Zombie
Feb 5, 2017
$12,000$12,000$26,500reported
UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson
Oct 2, 2016WIN
$10,000$10,000$20,000disclosed
UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
Apr 10, 2016LOSS
~$12,000—~$12,000estimate

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 Curtis Blaydes make in his last fight?

No purse was disclosed for Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado. Our model estimates Curtis Blaydes earned about $370,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.

How much does Curtis Blaydes make per fight?

Our model estimates Curtis Blaydes earns about $185,000 in show money per fight (typical range $134,000-$256,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.

Does Curtis Blaydes get a win bonus?

Most likely yes. Fighters at this level typically double their show money with a win · roughly $185,000 extra for a victory.

What is Curtis Blaydes's biggest recorded payday?

Curtis Blaydes's biggest recorded payday is $366,000, at UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2.

What are Curtis Blaydes's career earnings?

Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Curtis Blaydes's career fight earnings come to roughly $3,963,500: $2,141,500 recorded across 14 fights, plus estimates for 8 fights no commission ever disclosed.

What is Curtis Blaydes's net worth?

We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Curtis Blaydes's career fight earnings are roughly $3,963,500 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.

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