Here at SportsLens, we have decided to take an in-depth look at the career of unbeaten UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria. This includes Topuria’s net worth, career earnings and endorsement deals as one of the most dangerous 145-pound fighters in the world.
Ilia Topuria Net Worth Estimated At $1 Million+
Here at SportsLens we have decided to take an in-depth look at Ilia Topuria’s net worth, career earnings and sponsorship deals. As one of the leading stars in the UFC featherweight division, it comes as no surprise to learn that ‘El Matador’ is a wealthy man.
As of today, Essentially Sports have reported that Ilia Topuria’s net worth is estimated at $1 million. This figure is likely to have grown in recent months, with Sportskeeda reporting his net worth has grown to round $1.3 million now.
The 27-year-old MMA sensation has won all 15 professional MMA fights to date, including all seven of his UFC fights. Not only that, but he was of course the man to take the throne from Alexander Volkanovski after knocking him out in two rounds to become the new king of the 145-pound division.
Essentially Sports now estimates his net worth to be at least $1 million, based on his lifetime earnings. Topuria has had a perfect MMA career so far, and looks to further solidify his name as one of the most dangerous men at featherweight in the UFC.
Since competing in his first UFC fight inside the octagon back in October 2020, ‘El Matador’ has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars. More about Topuria’s career earnings later in this article.
The Spanish fighters net worth has also been heavily enhanced through ventures outside of the octagon too. His other main earners outside of MMA come through his various endorsement deals. Again, more on that later.
The career of Ilia Topuria has been an incredibly successful one thusfar. Now after becoming UFC Featherweight Champion at the first time of asking, despite being the underdog with the best UFC betting sites, be sure that Topuria’s net worth will catapult even higher.
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Ilia Topuria Career Earnings
Ever since Ilia Topuria signed for the UFC, he has gradually earned more money as his career has progressed. For his first UFC fight against Youssef Zalal, the Spanish MMA phenom was paid around $38,500.
Compare Topuria’s UFC debut purse to his recent fights. For his most recent win against veteran Josh Emmett, Topuria earned a reported $200k, which included a $50,000 ‘Fight Of The Night’ UFC bonus. Before that, he pocketed a reported $154,500 for his submission victory against Bryce Mitchell at UFC 282.
These were the two biggest purses of Ilia Topuria’s career up until his maiden shot for the UFC Featherweight Title at UFC 298 against Alexander Volkanovski.
Given that Topuria emphatically stopped ‘The Great’ and became the first man to defeat the Aussie at featherweight, he reportedly earned a base minimum purse of $532,000. This was well over double his highest previous purse, but is said to have inflated to aroud the $1 million mark now that he is UFC Champion.
Just inside the octagon and in his career in the UFC, Ilia Topuria has earned upward of $1.1 million according to MMA Salaries. Not bad for someone who had only had seven fights so far in their UFC career!
More about Ilia Topuria’s earnings outside of the octagon next.
Ilia Topuria UFC Earnings (Last 5):
| Fight | Fight Purse |
|---|---|
| Topuria vs Volkanovski – UFC 298 | $532,000 |
| Topuria vs Emmett – UFC Fight Night | $200,000 |
| Topuria vs Mitchell – UFC 282 | $154,500 |
| Topuria vs Herbert – UFC Fight Night | $98,000 |
| Topuria vs Hall – UFC 264 | $52,000 |
All career earnings info per MMA Salaries
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Ilia Topuria Endorsement Deals
Another reason that Ilia Topuria has a net worth of $1 million+ and has earned upward of $1.1 million in his career is due to the fact he has various sponsors.
Given his rise to fame and immense success in the octagon, Ilia Topuria is endorsed by several huge global companies. The UFC Featherweight Champion has teamed up with several companies such as Venum, Oblack Caps, Keio Mobile, Webpositer, Prozis, Future Alkaline Water and Sony, who are just a few of his various sponsors.
It is unknown exactly how much these endorsement deals are worth, but it is sure to be big money for one of the most popular fighters on the UFC roster. Topuria is a massive draw in both Spain and Georgia, as well as now creating a huge fanbase in the US as well. He is a sponsors dream.
All of these sponsors, along with his earnings outside of the octagon, are all huge factors in the growth of Ilia Topuria’s net worth. Ultimately though, it is punching people in the face and beating opponents up that pays the Spanish MMA superstar the most money.
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