Khamzat Chimaev salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$6,602,000
Last fight: ~$913,000 · 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 flat guarantee with no win bonus · 75% of fighters at this pay grade fight flat. Outfitting (compliance) pay adds $11,000 per bout.
Estimated by our pay model (main event) 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 | ~$913,000 | — | ~$913,000 | estimate |
| UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev Aug 17, 2025WIN | ~$478,000 | — | ~$528,000 | estimate |
| UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway Oct 26, 2024WIN | $500,000 | $500,000 | $1,056,000 | reported |
| UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2 Oct 21, 2023WIN | $750,000 | $750,000 | $2,356,000 | reported |
| UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson Sep 11, 2022WIN | $1,000,000 | — | $1,006,000 | reported |
| UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie Apr 10, 2022WIN | $150,000 | ? | $154,500 | reported |
| UFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira Oct 30, 2021WIN | $90,000 | $90,000 | $234,500 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Woodley Sep 20, 2020WIN | $50,000 | $50,000 | $154,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till Jul 26, 2020WIN | $30,000 | $30,000 | $114,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Ige Jul 16, 2020WIN | $16,000 | $16,000 | $86,000 | reported |
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 Khamzat Chimaev make in his last fight?
No purse was disclosed for UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland. Our model estimates Khamzat Chimaev earned about $913,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.
How much does Khamzat Chimaev make per fight?
Our model estimates Khamzat Chimaev earns about $589,000 in show money per fight (typical range $427,000-$812,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Khamzat Chimaev get a win bonus?
Probably not · at Khamzat Chimaev's estimated pay grade, about 75% of fighters are on flat guarantees with no win bonus.
What is Khamzat Chimaev's biggest recorded payday?
Khamzat Chimaev's biggest recorded payday is $2,356,000, at UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2.
What are Khamzat Chimaev's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Khamzat Chimaev's career fight earnings come to roughly $6,602,000: $5,161,000 recorded across 8 fights, plus estimates for 2 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Khamzat Chimaev's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Khamzat Chimaev's career fight earnings are roughly $6,602,000 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.