UPDATE: As of 12/31/16, the Ronda Rousey net worth number is now $6.01 million thanks to her $3 million purse from UFC 207, plus $1.6 million from a cut of PPV buys. The $3 million was guaranteed, win or lose.
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The Ronda Rousey net worth total of $4.6 million comes from fights, acting and endorsements. UFC 193 added $1.5 million to Ronda Rousey’s net worth, even though Rousey lost her match against Holly Holm.
Ronda Rousey is tough, talented and beautiful. The 28 year old started her mixed martial arts career in 2010. Since that time, an estimated $1.3 million in prize money has added to the Ronda Rousey net worth sum. Rousey has earned another $7 million in pay-per-view money, $130,000 from her acting career and $3.6 million in endorsements. Taxes and expenses of $8.6 million let some air out of the Ronda Rousey net worth figure.
Ronda Rousey Net Worth Facts
| Ronda Rousey net worth: | $4.6 million |
| Ronda Rousey net worth vs Floyd Mayweather: | 66 times smaller |
| Ronday Rousey net worth vs Holly Holm: | Three times bigger |
| Ronday Rousey net worth vs Jennifer Lawrence: | 7 times smaller |
| Ronday Rousey net worth vs Chelsea Handler: | 4 times smaller |
| Ronda Rousey net worth vs Beyonce: | 61 times smaller |
| Ronda Rousey net worth vs LeBron James: | 35 times smaller |
| Ronda Rousey net worth vs Barack Obama: | Twice as big |
| Ronda Rousey net worth vs typical American household: | 88 times larger |
Comparisons to Ronda Rousey’s Net Worth
Ronda Rousey’s net worth is $4.6 million. That’s 86 times smaller than Floyd Mayweather’s net worth of $400 million. It’s 80 times smaller than Beyonce’s net worth of $372 million. LeBron James wealth of $210 million is 45 times larger than Ronda Rousey’s net worth. Ronda Rousey’s net worth is 30% larger than Barack Obama’s net worth of $3.2 million and 8 times larger than Bernie Sanders’ net worth of $528,000. It’s also 68 times larger than the typical American family’s net worth of $68,000.
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Ronda Rousey Net Worth Over Time
| Ronda Rousey net worth 2011: | $5,835 |
| Ronda Rousey net worth 2012: | $1,730 |
| Ronda Rousey net worth 2013: | $787,383 |
| Ronda Rousey net worth 2014: | $1,640,377 |
| Ronda Rousey net worth 2015: | $3,770,024 |
| Ronda Rousey net worth 2016: | $6,013,782 |
Tough Millionaire
The Ronda Rousey net worth story started in 2011 when the MMA star started fighting professionally. Since then, 12 MMA fights and six UFC title fights have chipped in $6.8 million to her net worth. Endorsements of $3.6 million, plus acting income of $130,000 and a best selling book give the fighter a career earnings total of $12.6 million dollars.
Taxes take an estimated $6.6 million dollar chunk out of the Ronda Rousey net worth stack. Rousey has been in a 39.6% tax bracket since 2013. She also lives in California, where her taxes have maxed out at 13.3%. We also estimate Rousey’s annual expenses for agents, cost of living and other costs at about 15% of her income.
Investment income probably adds about 6% per year to the Ronda Rousey net worth total. We figure on total lifetime investment income of $226,000 for Rousey, minus $119,000 in taxes.
Ronda Rousey Net Worth from Prize Money
The table below shows Rousey’s fight earnings from prize money alone. The figures here show all bonuses and prize purse money. What they don’t include is the money Rousey earns from her share of the Pay Per View take for each UFC fight. That PPV money started with her appearance in UFC 157 and is generally regarded to be about 3% of each fight’s total PPV take. While this table shows only prize money, the table in the next section shows PPV earnings.
Prize Money and Ronda Rousey Net Worth | |
|---|---|
| Fight | Rousey Prize |
| Ronda Rousey vs Ediane Gomes, 2011: | $20,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Charmaine Tweet, 2011: | $20,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Sarah D'Alelio, 2011: | $30,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Julia Budd, 2011: | $35,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate, 2012: | $50,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Sarah Kaufman, 2012: | $50,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Liz Carmouche, UFC 157: | $90,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate, UFC 168: | $250,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann, UFC 170: | $160,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Alexis Davis, UFC 175: | $170,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Cat Zingano, UFC 184: | $180,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia, UFC 190: | $230,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm, UFC 193 | $150,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Amanda Nunes, UFC 207 | $3,000,000 |
| Total Ronda Rousey Net Worth from Prize Money | $4,435,000 |
Ronda Rousey Net Worth from Pay Per View Earnings
Base pay and prize money for each UFC event is known. PPV earnings are estimated. Industry estimates place Ronda Rousey’s cut of the full PPV take at about 3%. Since the number of PPV buys are made public and the price for each match is advertised online, we can estimate Rousey’s PPV earnings. For example, Rousey’s August 2015 match with Bethe Correia had a reported 900,000 PPV buys. Each one cost $49.99. That puts the total revenue at $45 million for that event. If Rousey’s cut is 3%, that adds $1.35 million into the Ronda Rousey net worth total.
Even Rousey’s loss at UFC 193 added an estimated $1.5 million to her net worth. The fighter earns 3% of PPV revenue whether she wins or loses. With an estimated 1 million buys for that event, that gives Rousey 3% of $50 million, or $1.5 million.
PPV Earnings and Ronda Rousey Net Worth | |
|---|---|
| Fight | Rousey PPV Money |
| Ronda Rousey vs Ediane Gomes, 2011: | $0 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Charmaine Tweet, 2011: | $0 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Sarah D'Alelio, 2011: | $0 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Julia Budd, 2011: | $0 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate, 2012: | $0 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Sarah Kaufman, 2012: | $0 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Liz Carmouche, UFC 157: | $607,365 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate, UFC 168: | $1,500,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann, UFC 170: | $472,395 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Alexis Davis, UFC 175: | $735,587 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Cat Zingano, UFC 184: | $900,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia, UFC 190: | $1,350,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm, UFC 193 | $1,650,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Amanda Nunes, UFC 207 | $1,650,000 |
| Total Ronda Rousey Net Worth from Prize Money | $8,865,347 |
Total Ronda Rousey Fight Earnings
Adding up all prize money and bonuses plus estimates for PPV earnings gives the total contribution of all fights to the Ronda Rousey net worth sum. The table below basically shows earnings from both section above. To date Rousey has earned $6.8 million from fighting in UFC and other MMA events.
Fights and Ronda Rousey Net Worth | |
|---|---|
| Fight | Rousey Earnings |
| Ronda Rousey vs Ediane Gomes, 2011: | $20,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Charmaine Tweet, 2011: | $20,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Sarah D'Alelio, 2011: | $30,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Julia Budd, 2011: | $35,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate, 2012: | $50,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Sarah Kaufman, 2012: | $50,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Liz Carmouche, UFC 157: | $697,365 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate, UFC 168: | $1,750,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann, UFC 170: | $632,395 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Alexis Davis, UFC 175: | $905,587 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Cat Zingano, UFC 184: | $1,080,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia, UFC 190: | $1,580,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Holly Holm, UFC 193 | $1,800,000 |
| Ronda Rousey vs Amanda Nunes, UFC 207 | $4,650,000 |
| Total Ronda Rousey net worth from fights | $13,300,347 |
Ronda Rousey Net Worth from Acting
Acting also kicks in to the Ronda Rousey net worth figures. The champion has appeared in several screen projects, most notably Furious 7 and Expendables 3. The table below shows estimated earnings for each job, based on known figures and payouts for other actors. All together, Rousey has earned over $1.4 million from acting so far.
Acting and Ronda Rousey Net Worth | |
|---|---|
| Project | Earnings |
| American Judoka: | $5,000 |
| Expendables 3: | $400,000 |
| Furious 7: | $1,000,000 |
| Entourage: | $30,000 |
| Drunk History: | $8,000 |
| Total Ronda Rousey net worth from acting: | $1,443,000 |
Ronda Rousey Net Worth from Endorsements
Endorsements pitch in $3.6 million to the Ronda Rousey net worth numbers. That’s more than twice what the star has made from acting and over half what she’s earned in the ring. The key takeaway here is that Rousey has made herself into a cultural icon. With over three million Twitter followers, she’s extremely popular, and that means big sponsor pay. To date Rousey has inked deals with Pantene, Budweiser, Reebok, MetroPCS and Carl’s Jr. to name just a few.
Floyd Mayweather and Ronda Rousey Net Worth
Floyd Mayweather and Ronda Rousey have had a bit of a feud over their net worth. Rousey has been quoted as saying she earns more per second than Mayweather. Mayweather’s net worth is estimated at $400 million – about 110 times the size of Ronda Rousey’s net worth.
However, Mayweather spent 72 minutes in the ring to earn $300 million for one fight. Subtracting $15 million in endorsement income for those fights puts Mayweather earning about $66,000 per second. Looking only at Rousey’s Alexis Davis and Cat Zingano fights puts Rousey earning $67,000 per second. That’s because those fights lasted 16 seconds and 14 seconds respectively and paid Rousey a total of $1.9 million. It’s a stretch to say Rousey earns more than Mayweather and mostly a statistical trick, but it has caught the imagination of the MMA world.
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My Fight / Your Fight
Rousey’s autobiographical book, My Fight / Your Fight hit the New York Times Bestseller List in June of 2015. With an estimated 50,000 copies sold, the book has added about $80,000 so far to the Ronda Rousey net worth total. Some media outlets called the Times‘ late inclusion of Rousey’s book to the list a snub, saying the publication didn’t take her seriously because of her martial arts star status.
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Ronda Rousey, Net Worth and Beyonce
Ronda Rousey has been famously quoted as saying she’s not a “do nothing b****.” That’s the kind of woman who doesn’t do anything, but tears down other women who do. Rousey said that just because her body was developed for a purpose other than “****ing millionaires” doesn’t mean it’s masculine. Beyonce loved the quote so much she played it at a concert. Has the quote boosted Ronda Rousey’s net worth? It certainly has struck a nerve with a lot of fans, and that can’t help but help her earning power in a world where endorsements account for such a large chunk of a star’s earnings. See the quote below.
Ronda Rousey Net Worth Calculations
The Ronda Rousey net worth sum is more than just earnings. Taxes and expenses take their chunk. Investments likely add some money back.
By our estimates, Rousey has earned $6.9 million in her lifetime. She’s paid $3.6 million in taxes and $2.1 million in expenses like agent fees, trainers, staff and living expense. She’s earned back about $122,000 in investment income.
The table below shows the full Ronda Rousey net worth calculations.
Ronda Rousey Suicide
On 2/16/16, Ronda Rousey told Ellen she contemplated suicide after her UFC loss to Holly Holm. More than the knock to her net worth, the knock to Rousey’s pride was nearly unbearable.
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