Max Holloway 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 $21,000 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 308: Topuria vs Holloway Oct 26, 2024LOSS | $1,500,000 | — | $1,932,000 | reported |
| UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill Apr 13, 2024WIN | $500,000 | — | $2,421,000 | reported |
| UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier Jul 2, 2022LOSS | $500,000 | — | $532,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez Nov 13, 2021WIN | $250,000 | $250,000 | $571,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar Jan 16, 2021WIN | $200,000 | $200,000 | $470,000 | reported |
| UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal Jul 11, 2020LOSS | $250,000 | — | $380,000 | reported |
| UFC 245: Usman vs Covington Dec 14, 2019LOSS | $350,000 | ? | $350,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 240: Holloway vs Edgar Jul 27, 2019WIN | $350,000 | $40,000 | $390,000 | reported |
| UFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 Apr 14, 2019LOSS | $350,000 | ? | $350,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega Dec 9, 2018WIN | $350,000 | — | $1,050,000 | reported |
| UFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2 Dec 2, 2017WIN | $300,000 | — | $370,000 | reported |
| UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway Jun 3, 2017WIN | $160,000 | $160,000 | $410,000 | reported |
| UFC 206: Holloway vs Pettis Dec 11, 2016WIN | $180,000 | — | $260,000 | reported |
| UFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2 Jun 5, 2016WIN | $150,000 | ? | $150,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor Dec 12, 2015WIN | $45,000 | $45,000 | $90,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira Aug 23, 2015WIN | $40,000 | $40,000 | $90,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold Apr 18, 2015WIN | $35,000 | $35,000 | $140,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch Feb 14, 2015WIN | $30,000 | $30,000 | $80,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald Oct 4, 2014WIN | $25,000 | $25,000 | $120,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos Aug 23, 2014WIN | $40,000 | ? | $40,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira Apr 26, 2014WIN | $17,000 | $17,000 | $54,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim Jan 4, 2014WIN | $14,000 | $14,000 | $88,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen Aug 18, 2013LOSS | $14,000 | — | $24,000 | reported |
| UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 May 25, 2013LOSS | $14,000 | ? | $14,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II Dec 30, 2012WIN | $12,000 | $12,000 | $24,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II Aug 12, 2012WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | $30,000 | reported |
| The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale Jun 1, 2012WIN | $6,000 | $6,000 | $12,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit Feb 4, 2012LOSS | $6,000 | ? | $6,000 | 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 Max Holloway make per fight?
Our model estimates Max Holloway earns about $674,000 in show money per fight (typical range $488,000–$930,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Max Holloway get a win bonus?
Probably not — at Max Holloway's estimated pay grade, about 75% of fighters are on flat guarantees with no win bonus.
What is Max Holloway's biggest recorded payday?
Max Holloway's biggest recorded payday is $2,421,000, at UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill.
What are Max Holloway's career earnings?
Across 28 fights with pay data, Max Holloway has recorded earnings of about $10,448,000 — excluding undisclosed bonuses, sponsorships and most PPV money, so the real career total is higher.