Paulo Costa salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$3,290,500
Last fight: ~$311,000 · UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg →
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 $143,000 more for a victory. Outfitting (compliance) pay adds $11,000 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 327: Procházka vs Ulberg Apr 11, 2026WIN | ~$143,000 | ~$143,000 | ~$311,000 | estimate |
| UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 Jul 20, 2025WIN | ~$175,000 | ~$175,000 | ~$350,000 | estimate |
| UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier Jun 2, 2024LOSS | $500,000 | — | $506,000 | reported |
| UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria Feb 18, 2024LOSS | $250,000 | ? | $250,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2 Aug 21, 2022WIN | $65,000 | $65,000 | $130,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori Oct 23, 2021LOSS | $120,000 | — | $126,000 | reported |
| UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa Sep 27, 2020LOSS | $350,000 | — | $1,230,000 | reported |
| UFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic Aug 18, 2019WIN | $60,000 | $60,000 | $120,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 226: Miocic vs Cormier Jul 8, 2018WIN | $110,000 | ? | $110,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 217: Bisping vs St-Pierre Nov 5, 2017WIN | $28,000 | $28,000 | $58,500 | reported |
| UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway Jun 3, 2017WIN | $12,000 | $12,000 | $26,500 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum Mar 12, 2017WIN | $10,000 | $10,000 | $72,500 | 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 Paulo Costa make in his last fight?
No purse was disclosed for UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg. Our model estimates Paulo Costa earned about $311,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.
How much does Paulo Costa make per fight?
Our model estimates Paulo Costa earns about $143,000 in show money per fight (typical range $103,000-$197,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Paulo Costa get a win bonus?
Most likely yes. Fighters at this level typically double their show money with a win · roughly $143,000 extra for a victory.
What is Paulo Costa's biggest recorded payday?
Paulo Costa's biggest recorded payday is $1,230,000, at UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa.
What are Paulo Costa's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Paulo Costa's career fight earnings come to roughly $3,290,500: $2,629,500 recorded across 10 fights, plus estimates for 2 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Paulo Costa's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Paulo Costa's career fight earnings are roughly $3,290,500 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.