Justin Gaethje salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$13,853,000
Last fight: ~$1,652,000 · UFC Freedom 250 →
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 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 Freedom 250 Jun 15, 2026WIN | ~$1,452,000 | — | ~$1,652,000 | estimate |
| UFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett Jan 24, 2026WIN | ~$1,254,000 | — | ~$1,354,000 | estimate |
| UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev Mar 9, 2025WIN | $750,000 | $750,000 | $1,961,000 | reported |
| UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill Apr 14, 2024LOSS | $750,000 | — | $2,661,000 | reported |
| UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 Jul 30, 2023WIN | ~$922,000 | — | ~$972,000 | estimate |
| UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 Mar 18, 2023WIN | $500,000 | $500,000 | $1,056,000 | reported |
| UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje May 8, 2022LOSS | $620,000 | — | $652,000 | reported |
| UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 Nov 7, 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 10, 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 did Justin Gaethje make in his last fight?
No purse was disclosed for UFC Freedom 250. Our model estimates Justin Gaethje earned about $1,652,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.
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?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Justin Gaethje's career fight earnings come to roughly $13,853,000: $9,875,000 recorded across 13 fights, plus estimates for 3 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Justin Gaethje's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Justin Gaethje's career fight earnings are roughly $13,853,000 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.