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Mike Santiago salary

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Career earnings · recorded + estimated

~$38,000

Model estimate $38,000 · 3 undisclosed fights

Last fight: ~$14,000 · UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero →

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.

$10K$20K20172018UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve — ~$11,000UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi — ~$13,000UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero — ~$14,000
RecordedModel estimateBonus won
~$13K
avg per fight

Fight-by-fight purse history

Commission disclosures and contemporaneous reporting, best source per fight.

UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero
Jun 9, 2018LOSS
~$14,000—~$14,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs Choi
Jan 14, 2018LOSS
~$13,000—~$13,000estimate
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve
Sep 2, 2017LOSS
~$11,000—~$11,000estimate

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 Mike Santiago make in his last fight?

No purse was disclosed for UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero. Our model estimates Mike Santiago earned about $14,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.

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