Justin Gaethje Career Earnings In UFC
Justin Gaethje career earnings in the UFC total up to more than $1.6 million.
Gaethje, 30, is widely regarded as one of the most exciting fighters in all of mixed martial arts (MMA).
His first legitimate bout came at World Series Of Fighting’s WSOF 2 event, where he defeated Gesias Cavalcante in the first round by TKO.
The victory solidified Gaethje as a real up-and-comer and gave fans a taste of what was to come.
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From March 23, 2013 to December 2, 2017, Gaethje went undefeated.
Along the way he captured the WSOF in a win over Richard Patishnock and went on to defend it five times.
Ultimately, Gaethje decided to take his talents to the UFC.
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Once in the UFC, Gaethje debuted with a bang when he beat Michael Johnson at The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale.
From there, Gaethje suffered a bit of disappointment when he was finished by Eddie Alvarez at UFC 218 and then again at UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje when he was beaten by Poirier.
After that, things sort of began to return to normal.
At UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick, Gaethje destroyed the competition en route to proving he was no pushover.
A year later, he agreed to fight on UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje.
Gaethje ultimately beat his opponent Barboza and earned himself a shot at Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone this coming weekend.
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Please check out Gaethje’s disclosed earnings below.
Please keep in mind, this does not include any secret bonuses the UF may have handed out and any other secret bonuses they may offer.
WSOF 2 – Mar 23, 2013 – Win (Cavalcante) – $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)
WSOF 3 – Jun 14, 2013 – Win (Cobb) – $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)
WSOF 6 – Oct 28, 2013 – Win (Lauzon) – $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)
WSOF 8 – Jan 18, 2014 – Win (Patishnock) – $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)
WSOF 11 – Jul 5, 2014 – Win (Newell) – $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)
WSOF 15 – Nov 15, 2014 – Win (Guillard) – $52,500 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus, $12,500 from Guillard for missing weight)*
WSOF 19 – Mar 28, 2015 – Win (Palomino) – $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 win bonus)
WSOF 23 – Sep 18, 2015 – Win (Palomino) – $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 win bonus)
WSOF 29 – Mar 12, 2016 – Win (Foster) – $120,000 ($60,000 to show, $60,000 win bonus)
WSOF 34 – Dec 31, 2016 – Win (Firmino) – $140,000 ($70,000 to show, $70,000 win bonus)
TUF 25 Finale – Jul 7, 2017 – Win (Johnson) – $302,500 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
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UFC 218 – Dec 2, 2017 – Loss (Alvarez) – $165,000 ($110,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje – Apr 14, 2018 – Loss (Poirier) – $163,500 ($110,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs Vick – Aug 25, 2018 – Win (Vick) – $274,000 ($110,000 to show, $110,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje – Mar 30, 2019 – Win (Barboza) – $294,000 ($120,000 to show, $120,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)*
Total Career Earnings: $1,639,500
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Michael Kyaw, initially a PR Manager, built up a valuable network of connections in the sports world that he then utilized to become an influential sports business reporter. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, Fansided, ESPN and the Wall Street Journal.
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