Islam Makhachev salary
Model contract estimate
Likely a flat guarantee with no win bonus — 75% of fighters at this pay grade fight flat. Outfitting (compliance) pay adds $42,000 per bout.
Estimated by our pay model (title fight (champion)) 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 311: Makhachev vs Moicano Jan 18, 2025WIN | $200,000 | — | $200,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier Jun 1, 2024WIN | $1,500,000 | — | $1,842,000 | reported |
| UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2 Oct 21, 2023WIN | $1,600,000 | — | $2,542,000 | reported |
| UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski Feb 11, 2023WIN | $1,000,000 | — | $1,492,000 | reported |
| UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev Oct 22, 2022WIN | $250,000 | $250,000 | $532,000 | reported |
| UFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira Oct 30, 2021WIN | $100,000 | $100,000 | $211,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Moises Jul 17, 2021WIN | $90,000 | ? | $96,000 | reported |
| UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya Mar 6, 2021WIN | $48,000 | $48,000 | $101,000 | reported |
| UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier Sep 7, 2019WIN | $30,000 | $30,000 | $66,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Oleinik Apr 20, 2019WIN | $30,000 | $30,000 | $116,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2 Jul 28, 2018WIN | $20,000 | $20,000 | $46,000 | reported |
| UFC 220: Miocic vs Ngannou Jan 21, 2018WIN | $16,000 | $16,000 | $32,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie Feb 12, 2017WIN | $16,000 | $16,000 | $36,500 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson Sep 18, 2016WIN | $12,000 | $12,000 | $28,000 | reported |
| UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Oct 3, 2015LOSS | $10,000 | — | $14,000 | reported |
| UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier May 23, 2015WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 | 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 does Islam Makhachev make per fight?
Our model estimates Islam Makhachev earns about $776,000 in show money per fight (typical range $562,000–$1,070,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Islam Makhachev get a win bonus?
Probably not — at Islam Makhachev's estimated pay grade, about 75% of fighters are on flat guarantees with no win bonus.
What is Islam Makhachev's biggest recorded payday?
Islam Makhachev's biggest recorded payday is $2,542,000, at UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2.
What are Islam Makhachev's career earnings?
Across 16 fights with pay data, Islam Makhachev has recorded earnings of about $7,374,500 — excluding undisclosed bonuses, sponsorships and most PPV money, so the real career total is higher.