Amanda Nunes Net Worth 2023: How rich is female UFC ‘GOAT’?

Name	Amanda Nunes
Age	35
Occupation	MMA Fighter
Other sources of wealth	Advertisements
Net Worth	$4 million
Salary	$400,000 (base salary)
Residence	State of Bahia, Brazil
Sponsors	Reebok and TEN spring water
MMA Record	23-5
Marital Status	Married to Nina Ansaroff
Last Updated	June, 2023

Without a doubt, Amanda Nunes is the greatest women’s fighter of all time. The ‘GWOAT’ has demolished any opponent thrown at her, to a point where UFC and President Dana White often run out of fighters to match her up against. She is a two-division champion, holding both the featherweight and the bantamweight championships.

She has an MMA record of 23 wins and just 5 losses and has been beaten only once since 2014. The fighter is also called ‘The Lioness’ and her dominance in the octagon surely does justice to her nickname. The fighter decided to hang her gloves up after a successful title defense against Irene Aldana in 2023.

Amanda Nunes Net Worth 2023

Amanda Nunes has a stunning net worth of $4 million, thanks to her splendid fighting career in the UFC. Her highest payday was against Holly Holm at UFC 239, when she took home a massive $590,000, according to Sports Daily. Of late her earnings lean towards an average of half a million.

UFC President Dana White often claims Amanda Nunes is one of the most successful athletes to ever fight in the organization. The UFC boss applauds Nunes for her spirit to continue fighting despite being this successful in the sport.

Amanda Nunes salary

From the year 2019-2020, she earned $490,000 for each fight. Nunes’ total career earnings amount to approximately $4.7 million. She also has a couple of endorsement deals that bring in some money. Notable among them is her endorsement of UFC’s former apparel partner Reebok.

The fighter’s highest salary was against Holly Holm. But it is reported that Nunes’ base salary during the final period of her career was around $400,000. Nunes also has several bonuses to her name for delivering stellar performances in the octagon.

Amanda Nunes Career

Amanda Nunes made her MMA debut in March 2008 against Ana Maria at the Prime MMA Championships. She faced a loss in her very first fight, after going down via. submission. She then went on a five-fight unbeaten streak before joining the Strikeforce. Nunes hardly lasted a year with Strikeforce before moving to Invicta Fighting Championships.

A year later she found herself in the UFC. She had 3 career losses before joining the promotion. After going 2-0 up in the UFC, with wins over Sheila Gaff and Germaine de Randamie, she faced a disappointing TKO loss against Cat Zingano at UFC 178 in September 2014.

There was no looking back after that for the Brazilian. She has since poleaxed every opponent she has faced, and UFC Champion hadn’t lost in almost 7 years Just 2 years after her loss to Zingano, she captured the women’s bantamweight belt, beating Miesha Tate at UFC 200. She then became a double champ after beating Cris Cyborg at UFC 232, to win the women’s featherweight belt.

Nunes faced a terrible upset against Julianna Pena at UFC 269 losing her bantamweight belt. The ‘GWOAT’ bounced back to reclaim her title in the rematch and went on to defend her title once more against Irene Aldana. At UFC 289, Nunes unwrapped her fighting gloves and closed the curtains on her beautiful career.

Amanda Nunes brand deals, endorsements, and charities

Amanda Nunes endorsements — Amanda Nunes (Image Source – SportsStar)

Nunes has only quite a few endorsement deals in her kitty. Given her ring presence and GOAT status, she could have been a much more marketable athlete, but she chose not to. She has an endorsement with TEN Spring Water which is America’s premium alkaline bottled spring water. The deal was signed in 2016.

Besides this Nunes has a deal with Reebok, UFC’s former apparel partner. It is pretty clear that a large part of her net worth has been due to her career earnings and not endorsements.

Amanda Nunes Personal Life

Amanda Nunes partner and kid — Amanda Nunes and her partner (Image Source – People)

Amanda Nunes was born to parents Ivete and Sindoval Nunes. She has two older sisters. Just like every Brazilian, Amanda Nunes aimed to become a football player. However, since fighting ran in her family, she took up mixed martial arts.

Nunes is the first openly lesbian champion in the history of the UFC. She is married to fellow UFC strawweight Nina Ansaroff. The pair have a daughter born in September 2020, named Raegen Ann Nunes.