Dustin Poirier salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$17,084,700
Last fight: ~$563,000 · UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 →
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 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 Jul 20, 2025LOSS | ~$563,000 | — | ~$563,000 | estimate |
| UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier Jun 2, 2024LOSS | $1,000,000 | — | $1,282,000 | reported |
| UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 Mar 10, 2024WIN | $500,000 | $500,000 | $1,796,000 | reported |
| UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 Jul 30, 2023LOSS | ~$1,045,000 | — | ~$1,045,000 | estimate |
| UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira Nov 13, 2022WIN | $1,000,000 | — | $1,671,000 | reported |
| UFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier Dec 12, 2021LOSS | $500,000 | — | $1,032,000 | reported |
| UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 Jul 11, 2021WIN | $1,500,000 | — | $5,121,000 | reported |
| UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 Jan 24, 2021WIN | $1,000,000 | — | $1,070,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Hooker Jun 28, 2020WIN | $150,000 | $150,000 | $300,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier Sep 7, 2019LOSS | $250,000 | — | $1,077,500 | reported |
| UFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 Apr 14, 2019WIN | $250,000 | — | $250,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2 Jul 28, 2018WIN | $90,000 | $90,000 | $250,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje Apr 15, 2018WIN | $85,000 | $85,000 | $240,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis Nov 11, 2017WIN | $130,000 | ? | $130,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 211: Miocic vs Dos Santos 2 May 14, 2017 | $65,000 | — | $80,000 | reported |
| UFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie Feb 12, 2017WIN | $60,000 | $60,000 | $185,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson Sep 18, 2016LOSS | $60,000 | — | $75,000 | reported |
| UFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2 Jun 5, 2016WIN | ~$57,000 | ~$57,000 | ~$114,000 | estimate |
| UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit Jan 2, 2016WIN | $42,000 | $42,000 | $99,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson Jun 6, 2015WIN | $42,200 | $38,000 | $160,200 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas Apr 4, 2015WIN | $34,000 | $34,000 | $148,000 | reported |
| UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso Sep 27, 2014LOSS | $34,000 | ? | $34,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy Apr 16, 2014WIN | $28,000 | $28,000 | $126,000 | reported |
| UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 Dec 28, 2013WIN | $23,000 | $23,000 | $46,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 Aug 31, 2013WIN | $40,000 | ? | $40,000 | disclosed |
| UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald Feb 16, 2013LOSS | $20,000 | — | $40,000 | reported |
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale Dec 15, 2012WIN | $17,000 | $17,000 | $34,000 | disclosed |
| UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier May 15, 2012LOSS | $14,000 | ? | $14,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Feb 4, 2012WIN | $12,000 | $12,000 | $24,000 | disclosed |
| UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos Nov 12, 2011WIN | $20,000 | ? | $20,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 131: DOS SANTOS vs. CARWIN Jun 12, 2011WIN | $10,000 | ? | $10,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 125: RESOLUTION Jan 2, 2011WIN | $8,000 | ? | $8,000 | 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 Dustin Poirier make in his last fight?
No purse was disclosed for UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3. Our model estimates Dustin Poirier earned about $563,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.
How much does Dustin Poirier make per fight?
Our model estimates Dustin Poirier earns about $378,000 in show money per fight (typical range $274,000-$522,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Dustin Poirier get a win bonus?
Probably not · at Dustin Poirier's estimated pay grade, about 66% of fighters are on flat guarantees with no win bonus.
What is Dustin Poirier's biggest recorded payday?
Dustin Poirier's biggest recorded payday is $5,121,000, at UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3.
What are Dustin Poirier's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Dustin Poirier's career fight earnings come to roughly $17,084,700: $15,362,700 recorded across 29 fights, plus estimates for 3 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Dustin Poirier's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Dustin Poirier's career fight earnings are roughly $17,084,700 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.