Dricus Du Plessis salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$8,322,500
Last fight: ~$504,000 · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman →
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 $11,000 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 Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman Jul 18, 2026WIN | ~$404,000 | — | ~$504,000 | estimate |
| UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev Aug 17, 2025LOSS | ~$1,054,000 | — | ~$1,054,000 | estimate |
| UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 Feb 9, 2025WIN | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $2,842,000 | reported |
| UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya Aug 18, 2024WIN | $800,000 | $800,000 | $2,042,000 | reported |
| UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis Jan 21, 2024WIN | $300,000 | $300,000 | $632,000 | reported |
| UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez Jul 9, 2023WIN | $100,000 | $100,000 | $254,500 | reported |
| UFC 285: Jones vs Gane Mar 5, 2023WIN | $300,000 | $300,000 | $604,500 | reported |
| UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev Dec 11, 2022WIN | $50,000 | $50,000 | $154,500 | reported |
| UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier Jul 3, 2022WIN | $24,000 | $24,000 | $52,000 | reported |
| UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 Jul 11, 2021WIN | $16,000 | $16,000 | $111,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen Oct 11, 2020WIN | ~$36,000 | ~$36,000 | ~$72,000 | estimate |
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 Dricus Du Plessis make in his last fight?
No purse was disclosed for UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman. Our model estimates Dricus Du Plessis earned about $504,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.
How much does Dricus Du Plessis make per fight?
Our model estimates Dricus Du Plessis earns about $472,000 in show money per fight (typical range $342,000-$651,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Dricus Du Plessis get a win bonus?
Probably not · at Dricus Du Plessis's estimated pay grade, about 66% of fighters are on flat guarantees with no win bonus.
What is Dricus Du Plessis's biggest recorded payday?
Dricus Du Plessis's biggest recorded payday is $2,842,000, at UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2.
What are Dricus Du Plessis's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Dricus Du Plessis's career fight earnings come to roughly $8,322,500: $6,692,500 recorded across 8 fights, plus estimates for 3 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Dricus Du Plessis's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Dricus Du Plessis's career fight earnings are roughly $8,322,500 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.