Thiago Santos salary
Career earnings · recorded + estimated
~$2,495,600
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.
Fight-by-fight purse history
Commission disclosures and contemporaneous reporting, best source per fight.
| UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Hill Aug 7, 2022LOSS | ~$143,000 | — | ~$193,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev Mar 13, 2022LOSS | ~$112,000 | — | ~$112,000 | estimate |
| UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Walker Oct 2, 2021WIN | $100,000 | $100,000 | $221,000 | reported |
| UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya Mar 7, 2021LOSS | $80,000 | — | $100,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Teixeira Nov 8, 2020LOSS | $80,000 | — | $95,000 | reported |
| UFC 239: Jones vs Santos Jul 7, 2019LOSS | $350,000 | ? | $350,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos Feb 23, 2019WIN | ~$100,000 | ~$100,000 | ~$250,000 | estimate |
| UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega Dec 9, 2018WIN | $56,000 | $56,000 | $172,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Anders Sep 23, 2018WIN | $52,000 | $52,000 | $164,000 | reported |
| UFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2 Aug 4, 2018WIN | $48,000 | $48,000 | $96,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee Apr 22, 2018LOSS | $48,000 | — | $58,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders Feb 4, 2018WIN | $44,000 | $44,000 | $148,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida Oct 29, 2017WIN | $40,000 | $40,000 | $90,000 | reported |
| UFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker Jul 9, 2017WIN | $34,000 | $34,000 | $68,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne Feb 20, 2017WIN | $31,000 | $31,000 | $117,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs Lansberg Sep 25, 2016LOSS | $28,000 | — | $33,000 | reported |
| UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes Jul 10, 2016LOSS | $28,000 | ? | $28,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic May 15, 2016WIN | $22,000 | $22,000 | $49,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant Dec 10, 2015WIN | $19,000 | $19,000 | $38,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero Jun 27, 2015WIN | $32,000 | ? | $32,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz Jan 31, 2015WIN | $13,000 | $13,000 | $26,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida Jul 5, 2014LOSS | $10,000 | ? | $10,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 Mar 23, 2014WIN | $9,600 | $8,000 | $27,600 | reported |
| UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie Aug 3, 2013LOSS | $8,000 | — | $18,000 | reported |
Disclosed figures exclude undisclosed locker-room bonuses, sponsorships and most PPV money. “Reported” rows mix commission data with contemporaneous research.
Fighter pay FAQ
What is Thiago Santos's biggest recorded payday?
Thiago Santos's biggest recorded payday is $350,000, at UFC 239: Jones vs Santos.
What are Thiago Santos's career earnings?
Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Thiago Santos's career fight earnings come to roughly $2,495,600: $1,940,600 recorded across 21 fights, plus estimates for 3 fights no commission ever disclosed.
What is Thiago Santos's net worth?
We track fight pay, not net worth. Counting model estimates for undisclosed purses, Thiago Santos's career fight earnings are roughly $2,495,600 · purse income only, excluding endorsements, sponsorships and undisclosed extras.