Daniel Cormier salary
$6.6M
recorded career earnings
$1M
best recorded payday
15
fights with pay data
Fight-by-fight purse history
Commission disclosures and contemporaneous reporting, best source per fight.
| UFC 252: Miocic vs Cormier Aug 16, 2020LOSS | $500,000 | — | $930,000 | reported |
| UFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic Aug 17, 2019LOSS | $500,000 | ? | $500,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 230: Cormier vs Lewis Nov 3, 2018WIN | $500,000 | — | $590,000 | reported |
| UFC 226: Miocic vs Cormier Jul 8, 2018WIN | $500,000 | ? | $500,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 220: Miocic vs Ngannou Jan 21, 2018WIN | $500,000 | — | $500,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2 Jul 30, 2017 | $1,000,000 | ? | $1,000,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 Apr 9, 2017WIN | $600,000 | — | $740,000 | reported |
| UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes Jul 10, 2016WIN | $500,000 | — | $500,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Oct 3, 2015WIN | $95,000 | $95,000 | $330,000 | reported |
| UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier May 23, 2015WIN | $90,000 | $90,000 | $180,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier Jan 3, 2015LOSS | $90,000 | ? | $90,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw May 24, 2014WIN | $85,000 | $85,000 | $170,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann Feb 22, 2014WIN | $80,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III Oct 19, 2013WIN | $70,000 | $70,000 | $300,000 | reported |
| UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez Apr 20, 2013WIN | $63,000 | $63,000 | $126,000 | disclosed |
Disclosed figures exclude undisclosed locker-room bonuses, sponsorships and most PPV money. “Reported” rows mix commission data with contemporaneous research.
Fighter pay FAQ
What is Daniel Cormier's biggest recorded payday?
Daniel Cormier's biggest recorded payday is $1,000,000, at UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2.
What are Daniel Cormier's career earnings?
Across 15 fights with pay data, Daniel Cormier has recorded earnings of about $6,616,000 — excluding undisclosed bonuses, sponsorships and most PPV money, so the real career total is higher.