Derrick Lewis salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$8,946,000
Last fight: ~$389,000 · UFC Freedom 250 →
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.
Model contract estimate
Likely a flat guarantee with no win bonus · 66% of fighters at this pay grade fight flat. 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.
| UFC Freedom 250 Jun 15, 2026LOSS | ~$389,000 | — | ~$389,000 | estimate |
| UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett Jan 24, 2026LOSS | ~$437,000 | — | ~$437,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira Jul 13, 2025WIN | ~$546,000 | — | ~$546,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento May 11, 2024WIN | ~$488,000 | — | ~$488,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Lewis Nov 5, 2023LOSS | ~$533,000 | — | ~$533,000 | estimate |
| UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 Jul 30, 2023WIN | ~$375,000 | — | ~$425,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac Feb 5, 2023LOSS | ~$445,000 | — | ~$445,000 | estimate |
| UFC 277: Peña vs Nunes Jul 31, 2022LOSS | $500,000 | — | $521,000 | reported |
| UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 Feb 13, 2022LOSS | $300,000 | — | $321,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus Dec 19, 2021WIN | $200,000 | $200,000 | $421,000 | reported |
| UFC 265: Lewis vs Gane Aug 8, 2021LOSS | $500,000 | — | $732,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis Feb 21, 2021WIN | $150,000 | $150,000 | $370,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik Aug 9, 2020WIN | ~$171,000 | ~$171,000 | ~$342,000 | estimate |
| UFC 247: Jones vs Reyes Feb 9, 2020WIN | $145,000 | $145,000 | $305,000 | reported |
| UFC 244: Masvidal vs Diaz Nov 3, 2019WIN | $140,000 | $140,000 | $295,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos Santos Mar 10, 2019LOSS | $140,000 | — | $205,000 | reported |
| UFC 230: Cormier vs Lewis Nov 4, 2018LOSS | $500,000 | — | $530,000 | reported |
| UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor Oct 7, 2018WIN | $135,000 | $135,000 | $270,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 226: Miocic vs Cormier Jul 8, 2018WIN | $130,000 | $130,000 | $260,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Medeiros Feb 18, 2018WIN | $125,000 | $125,000 | $310,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Hunt Jun 11, 2017LOSS | $125,000 | — | $185,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne Feb 20, 2017WIN | $41,000 | $41,000 | $142,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov Dec 10, 2016WIN | $37,000 | $37,000 | $79,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Alvarez Jul 7, 2016WIN | $33,000 | $33,000 | $66,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos Apr 10, 2016WIN | $29,000 | $29,000 | $113,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson Feb 7, 2016WIN | $25,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Oct 3, 2015WIN | $20,000 | $20,000 | $45,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson Jun 6, 2015LOSS | $20,000 | — | $30,000 | reported |
| UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano Feb 28, 2015WIN | $30,000 | ? | $30,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi Sep 5, 2014LOSS | $15,000 | — | $25,000 | reported |
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale Jul 6, 2014WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 | disclosed |
| UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne Apr 19, 2014WIN | $8,000 | $8,000 | $16,000 | disclosed |
Disclosed figures exclude undisclosed locker-room bonuses, sponsorships and most PPV money. “Reported” rows mix commission data with contemporaneous research.
Fighter pay FAQ
How much did Derrick Lewis make in his last fight?
No purse was disclosed for UFC Freedom 250. Our model estimates Derrick Lewis earned about $389,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.
How much does Derrick Lewis make per fight?
Our model estimates Derrick Lewis earns about $338,000 in show money per fight (typical range $245,000-$466,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Derrick Lewis get a win bonus?
Probably not · at Derrick Lewis's estimated pay grade, about 66% of fighters are on flat guarantees with no win bonus.
What is Derrick Lewis's biggest recorded payday?
Derrick Lewis's biggest recorded payday is $732,000, at UFC 265: Lewis vs Gane.
What are Derrick Lewis's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Derrick Lewis's career fight earnings come to roughly $8,946,000: $5,341,000 recorded across 24 fights, plus estimates for 8 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Derrick Lewis's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Derrick Lewis's career fight earnings are roughly $8,946,000 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.