Sam Hughes salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$558,000
Last fight: ~$62,000 · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos →
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 $62,000 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 Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos Mar 14, 2026LOSS | ~$62,000 | — | ~$62,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho Sep 6, 2025WIN | ~$50,000 | ~$50,000 | ~$100,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2 Mar 15, 2025WIN | ~$41,000 | ~$41,000 | ~$82,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov Aug 3, 2024WIN | ~$37,000 | ~$37,000 | ~$74,000 | estimate |
| UFC Mexico City Feb 25, 2024LOSS | ~$37,000 | — | ~$37,000 | estimate |
| UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 Apr 9, 2023WIN | ~$28,000 | ~$28,000 | ~$56,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Araujo Oct 15, 2022LOSS | ~$23,000 | — | ~$23,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira May 21, 2022WIN | ~$21,000 | ~$21,000 | ~$42,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Muhammad 2 Apr 17, 2022WIN | ~$20,000 | ~$20,000 | ~$40,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs Tate Nov 20, 2021LOSS | ~$15,000 | — | ~$15,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka May 2, 2021LOSS | $12,000 | ? | $16,000 | reported |
| UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno Dec 13, 2020LOSS | ~$11,000 | — | ~$11,000 | estimate |
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 Sam Hughes make in his last fight?
No purse was disclosed for UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos. Our model estimates Sam Hughes earned about $62,000 for that fight, before bonuses · see the full event payout breakdown.
How much does Sam Hughes make per fight?
Our model estimates Sam Hughes earns about $62,000 in show money per fight (typical range $45,000-$85,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Sam Hughes get a win bonus?
Most likely yes. Fighters at this level typically double their show money with a win · roughly $62,000 extra for a victory.
What is Sam Hughes's biggest recorded payday?
Sam Hughes's biggest recorded payday is $16,000, at UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka.
What are Sam Hughes's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Sam Hughes's career fight earnings come to roughly $558,000: $16,000 recorded across 1 fights, plus estimates for 11 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Sam Hughes's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Sam Hughes's career fight earnings are roughly $558,000 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.