Justin Tafa salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$581,400
Last fight: $66,000 · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 →
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 $66,000 more for a victory. Outfitting (compliance) pay adds $6,000 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 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 Feb 9, 2025LOSS | $60,000 | — | $66,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas Mar 24, 2024LOSS | ~$65,000 | — | ~$65,000 | estimate |
| UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland Sep 10, 2023WIN | ~$44,000 | ~$44,000 | ~$138,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Topuria Jun 24, 2023 | ~$38,000 | — | ~$38,000 | estimate |
| UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski Feb 12, 2023WIN | $40,000 | $40,000 | $86,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus Dec 19, 2021WIN | $19,200 | $19,200 | $42,900 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt May 22, 2021LOSS | $20,000 | — | $74,500 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar Jan 16, 2021LOSS | $16,000 | — | $20,000 | reported |
| UFC 247: Jones vs Reyes Feb 9, 2020WIN | ~$17,000 | ~$17,000 | ~$34,000 | estimate |
| UFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya Oct 6, 2019LOSS | ~$17,000 | — | ~$17,000 | 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 Justin Tafa make in his last fight?
Justin Tafa made $66,000 at UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 · the recorded purse of show money, win bonus and disclosed extras.
How much does Justin Tafa make per fight?
Our model estimates Justin Tafa earns about $66,000 in show money per fight (typical range $48,000-$91,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Justin Tafa get a win bonus?
Most likely yes. Fighters at this level typically double their show money with a win · roughly $66,000 extra for a victory.
What is Justin Tafa's biggest recorded payday?
Justin Tafa's biggest recorded payday is $86,000, at UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski.
What are Justin Tafa's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Justin Tafa's career fight earnings come to roughly $581,400: $289,400 recorded across 5 fights, plus estimates for 5 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Justin Tafa's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Justin Tafa's career fight earnings are roughly $581,400 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.