The Charles Oliveira net worth surpassed the $5 million mark thanks to 33 fights in the UFC and being the former king at 155-pounds. Join us as we assess Oliveira’s net worth, career earnings, biggest UFC fight purses and endorsement deals.
Charles Oliveira Net Worth Surpasses $5 Million
As of today, Charles Oliveira‘s net worth is estimated to be in the region of $5.5 million.
The 35-year-old is worth an absolute fortune and is a huge celebrity in his home country of Brazil. The MMA sensation has had 45 professional bouts, including a staggering 33 in the UFC. ‘Do Bronx’ also holds the record for the most amount of finished in the UFC, having achieve 20 stoppage victories in Dana White‘s organisation.
MMA Salaries now estimates his net worth to be at least $5 million, based on his lifetime earnings. As the former UFC Lightweight Champion, Oliveira has had his fair share of lucrative purses throughout his career. In turn, these big fight purses and career earnings have helped boost his net worth in recent years.
Since winning his first fight in the UFC back in 2010, Oliveira has earned over $10 million. More about his career earnings later on. Oliveira’s net worth has also been heavily enhanced through ventures outside of the octagon. He earns a tidy sum from his various endorsement deals outside of MMA. Again, more on that later.
The Brazilian MMA star is also one of the most popular UFC fighters in the world. He currently sits at number six in the list of the Top 25 most followed UFC fighters on Instagram. His loyal fanbase and huge social media following is another reason he is paid the big purses each time he enters the cage.
The career of Charles Oliveira has been an incredibly successful one thusfar, with ‘Do Bronx’ looking to write his name into the UFC history books again with another big win in his next bout. He will be hopeful of at least one more shot at the UFC Middleweight Title in 2025 and beyond.
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Charles Oliveira Career Earnings
Ever since Charles Oliveira signed for the UFC, he has gradually earned more money as his career has progressed. For his first UFC fight against Darren Elkins, Chimaev was paid around $62,000. This is far more than most debutants make, but this includes a $40k bonus on top of his $22,00 base salary.
However, compare Oliveira’s UFC debut purse to his last five or six fights. For his fight with Michael Chandler at UFC 262 when he won the UFC Lightweight Title, ‘Do Bronx’ reportedly pocketed $557,000. At the time this was the biggest purse of his career by over $200k.
However, after that came four successive seven-figure paydays. In the first defence of his 155-pound world title against Dustin Poirier, the 35-year-old earned $1,142,000. He then earned $1,732,000 for his Round 1 submission victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 274.
The 1989-born MMA star earned his biggest payday in defeat at UFC 280. Oliveira reportedly earned $1,757,000 for his bout with Islam Makhachev, despite losing the fight via submission. This remains the most lucrative purse pay-out he has received to date.
Not to mention over three-quarters-of-a-million dollars in earnings last time out at UFC 300 too. This just shows that although he isn’t the current champion, Charles Oliveira is still one of the biggest stars in the UFC at 155-pounds and attracts huge numbers of fans.
Just inside the octagon and in his career in the UFC, Charles Oliveira has earned in excess of $10 million according to MMA Salaries.
It’s fair to say ‘Do Bronx’ won’t have to worry about his bank balance anytime soon. More about Charles Oliveira’s outside of the octagon earnings next.
Charles Oliveira UFC Earnings (Last 10):
Fight | Fight Purse |
---|---|
Oliveira vs Chandler 2 – UFC 309 | TBC |
Oliveira vs Tsarukyan – UFC 300 | $771,000 |
Oliveira vs Dariush – UFC 289 | $1,371,000 |
Oliveira vs Makhachev – UFC 280 | $1,757,000 |
Oliveira vs Gaethje – UFC 274 | $1,732,000 |
Oliveira vs Poirier – UFC 269 | $1,142,000 |
Oliveira vs Chandler – UFC 262 | $557,000 |
Oliveira vs Ferguson – UFC 256 | $250,000 |
Oliveira vs Lee – UFC Fight Night | $307,200 |
Oliveira vs Gordon – UFC Fight Night | $280,000 |
All career earnings info per MMA Salaries
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Charles Oliveira Endorsements
Another reason that Charles Oliveira has a net worth of over $5 million and has earned over $10 million in his career is due to the fact he has various loyal endorsement deals and sponsors.
Given his rise to fame and immense success in the cage over his 33 fight UFC career, ‘Do Bronx’ is unsurprisingly endorsed by several huge global companies.
The former world title belt holder at 155-pounds has teamed up with several companies throughout his career such as Venum, Monster Energy, Reebok, Jaco Clothing, Life Strong Energy Drink, MuscleMeds, Roobet, Corinthians FC and OnlyFans.
Some of these partnerships no longer exist of course, but a few of them do remain Oliveira’s main sponsors. This in turn helps him pay for his training camps, sparring partners and other expenses.
Although we know these are Oliveira’s current endorsement deals, an exact figure is unknown as to how much he pockets from each of them. However, he is likely to earn hundreds of thousands of dollar per annum.
All of these sponsors, along with his earnings outside of the octagon are all huge factors in the growth of Charles Oliveira’s net worth. However, it is punching people in the face that ultimately pays the Brazilian MMA phenom his biggest purses and the most money.
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