Joaquin Buckley salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$2,716,500
Last fight: ~$174,000 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland →
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 $186,000 more for a victory. Outfitting (compliance) pay adds $16,000 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 328: Chimaev vs Strickland May 9, 2026LOSS | ~$174,000 | — | ~$174,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley Jun 15, 2025LOSS | $150,000 | ? | $150,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley Dec 15, 2024WIN | ~$162,000 | ~$162,000 | ~$324,000 | estimate |
| UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. Oct 6, 2024WIN | ~$121,000 | ~$121,000 | ~$292,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento May 11, 2024WIN | ~$154,000 | ~$154,000 | ~$308,000 | estimate |
| UFC Atlantic City Mar 31, 2024WIN | ~$118,000 | ~$118,000 | ~$236,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green Oct 7, 2023WIN | ~$92,000 | ~$92,000 | ~$184,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Hill May 20, 2023WIN | ~$88,000 | ~$88,000 | ~$176,000 | estimate |
| UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev Dec 11, 2022LOSS | $60,000 | — | $66,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa Sep 3, 2022LOSS | ~$99,000 | — | ~$99,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Emmett Jun 18, 2022WIN | ~$74,000 | ~$74,000 | ~$198,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Hill Feb 20, 2022WIN | $60,000 | $60,000 | $126,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann Sep 18, 2021WIN | $50,000 | $50,000 | $154,500 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar Jan 16, 2021LOSS | $50,000 | — | $54,000 | reported |
| UFC 255: Figueiredo vs Perez Nov 22, 2020WIN | ~$19,000 | ~$19,000 | ~$88,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen Oct 11, 2020WIN | ~$13,000 | ~$13,000 | ~$76,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik Aug 9, 2020LOSS | ~$11,000 | — | ~$11,000 | 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 Joaquin Buckley make in his last fight?
No purse was disclosed for UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland. Our model estimates Joaquin Buckley earned about $174,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.
How much does Joaquin Buckley make per fight?
Our model estimates Joaquin Buckley earns about $186,000 in show money per fight (typical range $135,000-$257,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Joaquin Buckley get a win bonus?
Most likely yes. Fighters at this level typically double their show money with a win · roughly $186,000 extra for a victory.
What is Joaquin Buckley's biggest recorded payday?
Joaquin Buckley's biggest recorded payday is $154,500, at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann.
What are Joaquin Buckley's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Joaquin Buckley's career fight earnings come to roughly $2,716,500: $550,500 recorded across 5 fights, plus estimates for 12 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Joaquin Buckley's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Joaquin Buckley's career fight earnings are roughly $2,716,500 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.