Kelvin Gastelum Net Worth 2024: How rich is the former UFC title challenger?

Kelvin Gastelum is a very talented fighter. Kelvin Gastelum’s net worth is estimated at around $1.5 million. The fighter has a huge name in the division and is an elite fighter in the octagon. Before his contention as a middleweight fighter in the UFC, he won The Ultimate Fighter 17. He is pursuing to become a champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Kelvin Gastelum was born in San Jose, California, United States, on October 24, 1991. He is 32 years old and stands 5 ft 9 in tall. He was a welterweight for a period in his career and then moved up a weight class to middleweight. Several main event paychecks and fight of the night bonuses have added to Kelvin Gastelum’s net worth of $1.5 million. Find out more details about the fighter.

Kelvin Gastelum Net Worth 2023

Kelvin Gastelum’s net worth is estimated to be around $1.5 million. He has fought some big-name fights, which has definitely added to his amassing net worth. He has an endorsement deal with Jimmy Functional Snacks. Gastelum promotes their product heavily on social media.

Gastelum’s biggest fight pay came against Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 when he fought for the interim middleweight title. Despite losing the fight to Izzy, Kelvin took home a check for $230,000.

After losing to Adesanya, he faced another setback against Darren Till at UFC 244, where he took home $165,000. Then another loss followed against Jack Hermansson, and he earned another $165,000. After several losses, he scored a win against Ian Heinisch, and yet again, he made $165,000.

After the win, he faced two more losses against Robert Whittaker and Jarrod Cannonier. Despite the losses, he made $216,000 and $166,000, respectively. In his fight against Chris Curtis at UFC 287, Gastelum got back to winning ways and earned $250,000, including a Fight of the Night bonus of $50k.

Kelvin has been taking home a 6-digit paycheck consistently, and it seems he will continue to do so. According to The Sports Daily, he has earned an enormous $2,305,400 in fighter’s pay alone.

Kelvin Gastelum MMA career

Kelvin Gastelum comes from the roots of wrestling. He turned to MMA as a freshman and had an undefeated record of 5-0 in his career before signing for The Ultimate Fighter. At TUF, Gastelum was part of Team Sonnen, and he cruised to the finals, beating the middleweight fighter Uriah Hall. Kelvin was just 21 when he received a UFC contract. Gastelum’s debut was in the welterweight division on August 28, 2013.

Kelvin missed making weight a couple of times during his time as a welterweight, so he decided to move up a weight class. The Middleweight division seemed right for Gastelum at the time. He has fought big names such as Chris Weidman, Michael Bisping, and Vitor Belfort. His biggest fight to date is the interim middleweight title fight against “The Last Stylebender.”

However, after the loss to Adesanya, Gastelum has lost the momentum. In certain fights, it looked like he lacked the height to fight in the middleweight division. The average height of the middleweight is around 6 ft. However, Gastelum stood at 5 ft 9 inches. Therefore, he decided to move down to welterweight in 2023.

Kelvin Gastelum personal life

Kelvin Gastelum is pretty public about his personal life through his social media. The middleweight fighter is still young and is dating Lena Pattyson, who happens to be his strength and conditioning coach. The couple has posted pictures of working out.

Lena supports Kelvin in his fighting career and pushes him to be the best out there. Gastelum has a close friendship with former champion Henry Cejudo. The duo often attends UFC events together and enjoys each others’ company.

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