The American professional MMA player, Nathan Donald Diaz aka Nate Diaz who is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 5 has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
The 33 years' MMA player, Nate Diaz who competes in the lightweight division is the brother of the famous MMA player Nick Diaz. Nate who started to take training form his brother at the beginning of his career is now one of the successful fighters in the UFC. With his effort in professional life, he has been able to collect a huge sum than his brother. Well to know the details regarding Nate Diaz's Net worth, career, achievement, house, car, and more, keep scrolling down.
Nate Diaz's Net Worth
We have already mentioned above that the fighter Nate Diaz has been able to bag a high as $5 million as his total net worth from his fighting career while his brother Nick Diaz has only had the chance to accumulate $3 million. So in the comparison between the fighter brothers, Nate has $2 million more than his brother.
Started to take training in his childhood days since the age of 11 with his elder brother, Nick Diaz, he became a professional MMA player in 2004 and since that time he has fought somewhere around 30 games. Among 30, he has been able to win in 19 games (4 by knockout, 12 by submission, and three by decision) and lost in 11 (one by knockout, one by submission, and nine by decision).
YouTube: Nate Diaz UFC Highlights of 2015
In his career, the MMA fighter has become able to win several championships, including the Warrior Cup Lightweight Championship, The Ultimate Fighter 5 Tournament, and several fights of the nights. Nate has also been able to win the Submission of the Year in 2016.
Even though he lost his last game on August 20, 2016, the fight was chosen as the fight of the night.
His last game was on August 20, 2016, against Conor McGregor in fight night UFC 202. Diaz lost the game as he was beaten in the Decision method of winner selection. Diaz and McGregor had fought in the fight of the night.
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Nate Diaz's Salary
As per Nate Diaz's salary, he received $8,000 as his salary in 2007. Later on, in 2009 his salary increased by more than double of what he earned in 2007 as he earned around $20,000. Similarly, on 1st of Jan, 2011, his fight with Dong Hyun Kim earned him $33,000 even though he lost the game.
On November 30, 2013, Nate Diaz won against Gray Maynard with TKO punches where he earned a total of $80K ($15K for show and win bonus and $50K for Knockout of the Night Bonus). The player's salary rose steadily till 2016 which became around $50,000 per game.
But after winning The Ultimate Fighter 5 in years 2016, his salary got increased slightly which reached above $2 million. In his career, the player has received a total of around $4,101,000 from his professional MMA games.
Have a look in detail regarding Nate Diaz's salary in the following table.
Event | Salary | Bonus plus sponsorship |
TUF 5 Finale | $8000 | $8000 |
UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian | $15000 | $15000 |
UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman | $15000 | $65000 |
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon | $15000 | $35000 |
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer | $20000 | $50000 |
UFC 94 | $20000 | $65000 |
TUF: U.S. vs U.K. Finale | $20000 | $25000 |
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard | $24,000 | $54000 |
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz | $24,000 | - |
UFC 111 | $24,000 | $25000 |
UFC 118 | $30000 | $90000 |
UFC 125 | $33000 | - |
UFC 129 | $33000 | - |
UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage | $33000 | $108000 |
UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem |
$37000 | $105000 |
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Miller |
$41,000 | $106000 |
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz | $50,000 | - |
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Melendez | $15,000 | - |
TUF: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale | $15,000 | $65000 |
UFC on Fox: Dos Santos vs. Miocic | $16000 | - |
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 | $20,000 | $90000 |
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz | $500,000 | $120000 |
UFC 202: Diaz vs McGregor 2 | $2,000,000 | $70000 |
Nate Diaz's House
The MMA fighter, Nate Diaz bought the house back in the year 2011 in Villa Tuscany. He bought the house which is made on 3268 square feet(1.49 acres) of an area in 1995. As per the price, the fighter has paid around $430,000 for the house.
The one-story building featured three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a standard living room attached with kitchen and dining. Not only that, but the house also features a swimming pool and fireplace.
Nate Diaz's Car
Even though there is not much information as to what the MMA fighter Nate Diaz drives around in, we have found out that he is the proud owner of the supercar Lamborgini.
As per the US market, the price of Lamborgini starts form $200,000.
Ten Facts about Nate Diaz
1. Nate Diaz was born on April 16, 1985, in Stockton, California, US. |
2. Nate Diaz birth name is Nathan Donald Diaz. |
3. Nate Diaz birth sign is Gemini. |
4. Nate Diaz hobby is watching boxing matches. |
5. Nate Diaz is the brother of famous MMA player, Nick Diaz. |
6. Nate Diaz has the heigh to 6 ft and weight of 70kg. |
7. Nate Diaz started his professional career at the age of 19. |
8. Nate Diaz began training in MMA with his brother Nick Diaz. |
9. Nate Diaz is graduated from the Tokay High School in Lodi, California. |
10. The fighter is dating girlfriend Misty Brown and has a child, a daughter with her. |