Ion Cuțelaba salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$1,646,000
Last fight: ~$106,000 · UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Horiguchi →
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 $109,000 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: Kape vs Horiguchi Jun 20, 2026LOSS | ~$106,000 | — | ~$106,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos Mar 14, 2026WIN | ~$104,000 | ~$104,000 | ~$233,000 | estimate |
| UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena May 11, 2025LOSS | ~$88,000 | — | ~$88,000 | estimate |
| UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs Song Feb 23, 2025WIN | $95,000 | $95,000 | $190,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint Denis Sep 28, 2024WIN | ~$82,000 | ~$82,000 | ~$164,000 | estimate |
| UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 Mar 10, 2024LOSS | $72,000 | — | $83,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen Apr 16, 2023WIN | ~$75,000 | ~$75,000 | ~$150,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac Nov 19, 2022LOSS | ~$74,000 | — | ~$74,000 | estimate |
| UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson Sep 11, 2022LOSS | $60,000 | — | $71,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs Rakić May 15, 2022LOSS | ~$69,000 | — | ~$69,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann Sep 18, 2021WIN | $40,000 | $40,000 | $91,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka May 2, 2021 | $36,000 | ? | $42,000 | reported |
| UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje Oct 24, 2020LOSS | ~$40,000 | — | ~$40,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs Figueiredo Mar 1, 2020LOSS | ~$37,000 | — | ~$37,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier Sep 28, 2019WIN | ~$31,000 | ~$31,000 | ~$62,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson Apr 28, 2019LOSS | $22,000 | ? | $22,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2 Jul 28, 2018WIN | ~$24,000 | ~$24,000 | ~$48,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Hunt Jun 11, 2017WIN | ~$16,000 | ~$16,000 | ~$32,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: A Tournament of Champions Dec 4, 2016LOSS | $12,000 | ? | $12,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson Oct 2, 2016WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson Jun 19, 2016LOSS | ~$12,000 | — | ~$12,000 | 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 Ion Cuțelaba make in his last fight?
No purse was disclosed for UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Horiguchi. Our model estimates Ion Cuțelaba earned about $106,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.
How much does Ion Cuțelaba make per fight?
Our model estimates Ion Cuțelaba earns about $109,000 in show money per fight (typical range $79,000-$150,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Ion Cuțelaba get a win bonus?
Most likely yes. Fighters at this level typically double their show money with a win · roughly $109,000 extra for a victory.
What is Ion Cuțelaba's biggest recorded payday?
Ion Cuțelaba's biggest recorded payday is $190,000, at UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs Song.
What are Ion Cuțelaba's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Ion Cuțelaba's career fight earnings come to roughly $1,646,000: $531,000 recorded across 8 fights, plus estimates for 13 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Ion Cuțelaba's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Ion Cuțelaba's career fight earnings are roughly $1,646,000 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.