Justin Gaethje 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 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev Mar 8, 2025WIN | $750,000 | $750,000 | $1,961,000 | reported |
| UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill Apr 13, 2024LOSS | $750,000 | — | $2,661,000 | reported |
| UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 Mar 18, 2023WIN | $500,000 | $500,000 | $1,056,000 | reported |
| UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje May 7, 2022LOSS | $620,000 | — | $652,000 | reported |
| UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 Nov 6, 2021WIN | $500,000 | — | $556,000 | reported |
| UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje Oct 24, 2020LOSS | $400,000 | — | $1,227,500 | reported |
| UFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje May 9, 2020WIN | $350,000 | ? | $350,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Gaethje Sep 15, 2019WIN | $130,000 | $130,000 | $315,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje Mar 30, 2019WIN | $120,000 | $120,000 | $294,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs Vick Aug 25, 2018WIN | $110,000 | $110,000 | $274,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje Apr 15, 2018LOSS | $110,000 | — | $163,500 | reported |
| UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2 Dec 2, 2017LOSS | $110,000 | — | $165,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje Jul 8, 2017WIN | $100,000 | $100,000 | $200,000 | 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 Justin Gaethje make per fight?
Our model estimates Justin Gaethje earns about $1,709,000 in show money per fight (typical range $1,239,000–$2,359,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Justin Gaethje get a win bonus?
Probably not — at Justin Gaethje's estimated pay grade, about 75% of fighters are on flat guarantees with no win bonus.
What is Justin Gaethje's biggest recorded payday?
Justin Gaethje's biggest recorded payday is $2,661,000, at UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill.
What are Justin Gaethje's career earnings?
Across 13 fights with pay data, Justin Gaethje has recorded earnings of about $9,875,000 — excluding undisclosed bonuses, sponsorships and most PPV money, so the real career total is higher.