Gilbert Burns salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$3,769,700
Last fight: ~$209,000 · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Malott →
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 matched show/win deal: about $180,000 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.
| UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Malott Apr 18, 2026LOSS | ~$209,000 | — | ~$209,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales May 17, 2025LOSS | ~$225,000 | — | ~$225,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Brady Sep 7, 2024LOSS | ~$234,000 | — | ~$234,000 | estimate |
| UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 Mar 10, 2024LOSS | $180,000 | — | $201,000 | reported |
| UFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo May 7, 2023LOSS | $200,000 | — | $216,000 | reported |
| UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 Apr 9, 2023WIN | $250,000 | $250,000 | $516,000 | reported |
| UFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill Jan 22, 2023WIN | $150,000 | $150,000 | $316,000 | reported |
| UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie Apr 10, 2022LOSS | $150,000 | ? | $166,000 | reported |
| UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 Jul 11, 2021WIN | $120,000 | $120,000 | $256,000 | reported |
| UFC 258: Usman vs Burns Feb 14, 2021LOSS | $250,000 | — | $330,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Burns May 31, 2020WIN | $80,000 | $84,000 | $164,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Oliveira Mar 14, 2020WIN | $50,000 | $50,000 | $160,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier Sep 28, 2019WIN | $48,000 | $48,000 | $106,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Carmouche Aug 11, 2019WIN | ~$44,000 | ~$44,000 | ~$88,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson Apr 28, 2019WIN | $44,000 | $44,000 | $88,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega Dec 9, 2018WIN | $31,000 | $31,000 | $67,000 | reported |
| UFC 226: Miocic vs Cormier Jul 8, 2018LOSS | $31,000 | ? | $31,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje Apr 15, 2018WIN | $28,000 | $28,000 | $56,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Branch Sep 16, 2017WIN | $21,000 | $21,000 | $47,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs Lansberg Sep 25, 2016LOSS | $22,200 | $19,000 | $46,200 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Team Joanna vs Team Claudia Jul 9, 2016WIN | ~$19,000 | ~$19,000 | ~$38,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson Nov 7, 2015LOSS | $17,000 | — | $19,500 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare Mar 21, 2015WIN | $12,000 | $12,000 | $89,000 | reported |
| UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 Oct 25, 2014WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | $85,000 | reported |
| UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown Jul 26, 2014WIN | $16,000 | ? | $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 Gilbert Burns make in his last fight?
No purse was disclosed for UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Malott. Our model estimates Gilbert Burns earned about $209,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.
How much does Gilbert Burns make per fight?
Our model estimates Gilbert Burns earns about $180,000 in show money per fight (typical range $130,000-$248,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Gilbert Burns get a win bonus?
Most likely yes. Fighters at this level typically double their show money with a win · roughly $180,000 extra for a victory.
What is Gilbert Burns's biggest recorded payday?
Gilbert Burns's biggest recorded payday is $516,000, at UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2.
What are Gilbert Burns's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Gilbert Burns's career fight earnings come to roughly $3,769,700: $2,975,700 recorded across 20 fights, plus estimates for 5 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Gilbert Burns's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Gilbert Burns's career fight earnings are roughly $3,769,700 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.