Yair Rodriguez salary
Model contract estimate
Likely a flat guarantee with no win bonus — 66% of fighters at this pay grade fight flat. Outfitting (compliance) pay adds $16,000 per bout.
Estimated by our pay model (main event) 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 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes Apr 12, 2025WIN | $300,000 | $300,000 | $616,000 | reported |
| UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski Feb 11, 2023WIN | $150,000 | $150,000 | $382,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Rodriguez Nov 13, 2021LOSS | $100,000 | — | $161,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Weidman Oct 19, 2019WIN | $70,000 | $70,000 | $195,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens Sep 22, 2019 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $145,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez Nov 11, 2018WIN | $60,000 | $60,000 | $225,000 | reported |
| UFC 211: Miocic vs Dos Santos 2 May 14, 2017LOSS | $52,000 | — | $56,000 | reported |
| UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn Jan 16, 2017WIN | $50,000 | $50,000 | $100,000 | disclosed |
| UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Caceres Aug 7, 2016WIN | $50,000 | $50,000 | $153,500 | reported |
| UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux Apr 23, 2016WIN | $21,000 | $21,000 | $42,000 | disclosed |
| UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Jun 13, 2015WIN | $21,000 | $21,000 | $95,500 | 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 does Yair Rodriguez make per fight?
Our model estimates Yair Rodriguez earns about $296,000 in show money per fight (typical range $215,000–$409,000), based on record, ranking and career profile. Actual contracts are private.
Does Yair Rodriguez get a win bonus?
Probably not — at Yair Rodriguez's estimated pay grade, about 66% of fighters are on flat guarantees with no win bonus.
What is Yair Rodriguez's biggest recorded payday?
Yair Rodriguez's biggest recorded payday is $616,000, at UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes.
What are Yair Rodriguez's career earnings?
Across 11 fights with pay data, Yair Rodriguez has recorded earnings of about $2,171,000 — excluding undisclosed bonuses, sponsorships and most PPV money, so the real career total is higher.