Tai Tuivasa salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$2,469,000
Last fight: $350,000 · Crypto.com UFC 331 →
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 $104,000 more for a victory. 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.
| Crypto.com UFC 331 Sep 19, 2026LOSS | $350,000 | — | $350,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates May 2, 2026LOSS | ~$117,000 | — | ~$117,000 | estimate |
| UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 Jan 31, 2026LOSS | ~$158,000 | — | ~$158,000 | estimate |
| UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya Aug 18, 2024LOSS | ~$141,000 | — | ~$141,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura Mar 16, 2024LOSS | ~$144,000 | — | ~$144,000 | estimate |
| UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland Sep 10, 2023LOSS | ~$134,000 | — | ~$134,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland Dec 4, 2022LOSS | ~$162,000 | — | ~$162,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa Sep 3, 2022LOSS | ~$125,000 | — | ~$175,000 | estimate |
| UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 Feb 13, 2022WIN | $100,000 | $100,000 | $261,000 | reported |
| UFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier Dec 12, 2021WIN | $72,000 | $72,000 | $200,000 | reported |
| UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 Jul 11, 2021WIN | $40,000 | $40,000 | $161,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland Mar 21, 2021WIN | $42,000 | $42,000 | $89,000 | reported |
| UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje Oct 24, 2020WIN | ~$47,000 | ~$47,000 | ~$94,000 | estimate |
| UFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya Oct 6, 2019LOSS | ~$45,000 | — | ~$45,000 | estimate |
| UFC 238: Cejudo vs Moraes Jun 9, 2019LOSS | ~$44,000 | — | ~$44,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa Dec 2, 2018LOSS | ~$40,000 | — | ~$40,000 | estimate |
| UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero Jun 9, 2018WIN | ~$25,000 | ~$25,000 | ~$50,000 | estimate |
| UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold Feb 10, 2018WIN | ~$16,000 | ~$16,000 | ~$32,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura Nov 18, 2017WIN | ~$11,000 | ~$11,000 | ~$72,000 | 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 Tai Tuivasa make in his last fight?
Tai Tuivasa made $350,000 at Crypto.com UFC 331 · the recorded purse of show money, win bonus and disclosed extras.
How much does Tai Tuivasa make per fight?
Our model estimates Tai Tuivasa earns about $104,000 in show money per fight (typical range $75,000-$143,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Tai Tuivasa get a win bonus?
Most likely yes. Fighters at this level typically double their show money with a win · roughly $104,000 extra for a victory.
What is Tai Tuivasa's biggest recorded payday?
Tai Tuivasa's biggest recorded payday is $350,000, at Crypto.com UFC 331.
What are Tai Tuivasa's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Tai Tuivasa's career fight earnings come to roughly $2,469,000: $1,061,000 recorded across 5 fights, plus estimates for 14 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Tai Tuivasa's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Tai Tuivasa's career fight earnings are roughly $2,469,000 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.