Leon Edwards salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$7,933,000
Last fight: ~$321,000 · VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev →
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 · 66% of fighters at this pay grade fight flat. 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.
| VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev Nov 16, 2025LOSS | ~$321,000 | — | ~$321,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady Mar 22, 2025LOSS | ~$413,000 | — | ~$413,000 | estimate |
| UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 Jul 28, 2024LOSS | $1,200,000 | — | $1,642,000 | reported |
| UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington Dec 17, 2023WIN | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,642,000 | reported |
| UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 Mar 18, 2023WIN | $500,000 | $500,000 | $1,542,000 | reported |
| UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2 Aug 21, 2022WIN | $350,000 | — | $350,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 Jun 13, 2021WIN | $110,000 | $110,000 | $220,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad Mar 14, 2021 | $60,000 | — | $70,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards Jul 21, 2019WIN | $54,000 | $54,000 | $118,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal Mar 16, 2019WIN | $52,000 | $52,000 | $114,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Edwards Jun 23, 2018WIN | $50,000 | $50,000 | $105,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov Mar 17, 2018WIN | $32,000 | $32,000 | $69,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve Sep 2, 2017WIN | $30,000 | $30,000 | $65,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs Anderson Mar 18, 2017WIN | $24,000 | $24,000 | $53,000 | reported |
| UFC 204: Bisping vs Henderson 2 Oct 9, 2016WIN | $17,000 | $17,000 | $39,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski May 8, 2016WIN | $15,000 | $15,000 | $32,500 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2 Dec 19, 2015LOSS | $15,000 | — | $17,500 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites Jul 18, 2015WIN | ~$13,000 | ~$13,000 | ~$26,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 Apr 11, 2015WIN | $8,000 | $8,000 | $76,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping Nov 7, 2014LOSS | $8,000 | — | $18,000 | 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 Leon Edwards make in his last fight?
No purse was disclosed for VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev. Our model estimates Leon Edwards earned about $321,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.
How much does Leon Edwards make per fight?
Our model estimates Leon Edwards earns about $265,000 in show money per fight (typical range $192,000-$365,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Leon Edwards get a win bonus?
Probably not · at Leon Edwards's estimated pay grade, about 66% of fighters are on flat guarantees with no win bonus.
What is Leon Edwards's biggest recorded payday?
Leon Edwards's biggest recorded payday is $2,642,000, at UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington.
What are Leon Edwards's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Leon Edwards's career fight earnings come to roughly $7,933,000: $7,173,000 recorded across 17 fights, plus estimates for 3 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Leon Edwards's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Leon Edwards's career fight earnings are roughly $7,933,000 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.