Tony Ferguson has been close to the undisputed title several times in the past and here is all about his MMA record, net worth, salary, next fight and more
Tony Ferguson Facts
| Net Worth (2023) | $3million |
| Last fight earnings | $516,000 (estimated) |
| Age | 39 |
| Date of Birth | February 12, 1984 |
| MMA record | 26-8 |
Tony Ferguson is one of the biggest names in the UFC yet to be the undisputed champion. Fate has played a role in preventing him fighting against Khabib Nurmagomedov, and we may never see that clash.
El Cucuy, as Ferguson is called, was born in Oxnard, California but grew up in Muskegon, Michigan.
He played three sports during his college days with Football, wrestling and baseball as his interests.
The American won the 2006 National Collegiate Wrestling Association title before back to California to be close to his family.
He worked in marketing and as a bartender before being discovered due to a cauliflower ear. That got him into the world of MMA.
Ferguson has never looked back since then and has won several awards and bonuses for his performances.
He is married to Cristina Ferguson and has two children with his wife Cristina.
Tony Ferguson Net worth and payouts
Tony Ferguson has an estimated net worth of over $3million in the year 2023. El Cucuy has fought some of the biggest names in the business and is one of the best in the world.
As with all UFC stars, Ferguson doesn’t get a monthly salary but is pair per fight. The details of his UFC payouts are available but not those from his previous organisations.
In the finale of The Ultimate Fighter, which Ferguson won, he earned $56,000. his next fight against Aaron Riley saw him pick up $30,000.
Ferguson’s first six-figure pay out was in the win over Mike Rio at UFC 166 where he earned $100,000. While Ferguson has earned Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night awards several times, his last few fights have been incredible from a pay out point of view.
He made $530,000 in the win over Kevin Lee and the same amount in the loss to Justin Gaethje too. In 2022, he lost against Nate Diaz and Michael Chandler.
Ferguson will fight Bobby Green at UFC 291 on Saturday.
Tony Ferguson MMA record
Tony Ferguson has an incredible MMA record of 26 wins and eight losses. Ferguson made his MMA debut at California Xtreme Fighting and Ferguson won the fight against Steve Avalos in 2008. El Cucuy won three more fights before getting his first defeat, which came against Karen Darabedyen.
After amassing a record of 12 wins and two losses, he got into the Ultimate Fighter. He won three fights and reached the final where he defeated Ramsey Nijem.
He won his next two fights before losing to Michael Edwards and reaching 13-3. However, he went on a crazy rampage of wins and was undefeated from 2013 to 2019. Ferguson won the UFC Lightweight interim title during this run but was stripped of it due to injury.
He was to face Khabib Nurmagomedov several times but this fight has been cancelled for one reason or another.
They were to meet again at UFC 249 but fate played its role. Coronavirus kept Khabib stuck in Russia and Justin Gaethje replaced the Russian.
This was again for the interim title but Ferguson lost this at UFC 249 and followed that up with a loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 256.
Ferguson’s luck didn’t improve in his next fight either as he was dominated by Beneil Dariush.
For the first time in his career, Ferguson was knocked out by a fiery Michael Chandler at UFC 274. However, he will hope to bounce back with a win at UFC 291.
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