Tyron Woodley Net Worth

Tyron Woodley is a professional mixed martial artist who has won titles in MMA, UFC, wrestling, and Strikeforce and is currently fighting in boxing matches.

In his MMA adventure, he has had 26 matches, where he has won 19 of them and lost seven. In the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), he has successfully defended his Welterweight championship four times, having been defeated by Kamaru Usman in 2019.

In addition to a fighting career, Tyron has had other ventures such as featuring in Films and hosting a podcast, “Morning Wood with Dee Nutz,” and an internet show with TMZ, “The Hollywood Beatdown.”

Tyron Woodley’s Net Worth

Tyron Woodley net worth is $4 million. He has made money from being a professional fighter through endorsements and other projects, including movies and media shows.

Tyron Woodley’s net worth is a testament to his success in his bouts and investment acumen. Woodley’s net paints the image of an opportunistic athlete and savvy investor who invests in things he knows and is passionate about.

His impressive IMDB profile increases Woodley’s net worth because he gets paid for appearances. In addition, he has a show with TMZ and a personal podcast show.

Nevertheless, the most significant part of Tyron Wooley’s net is from his fighting career and majorly on UFC. The top five fights that paid Woodley well were in the UFC, where he made more than half a million dollars in each fight. The highest-paying fight was against Darren Till. In this fight, Tyron took home $590,000. Quite a payday right there.

In addition to his fights, he has endorsements from Dobb Tires, Metabolic Meals, Mascot Agency, Affliction Clothing, and Sporturf.

Tyron Woodley Career

Tyron Woodley, the former UFC welterweight champion, has made a career as a fighter in different styles, including wrestling, MMA, UFC, and boxing.

Wrestling Career

Tyron is the eleventh child of the thirteen children that his mum raised. Tyron was raised by his mum single-handedly in Ferguson, Missouri. While in high school, he competed in two sports; American football and wrestling. But after going to the University of Missouri, Tyron went to wrestling. While in the university, he was twice All-American in wrestling.

MMA (Strikeforce) Career

Woodley fought three mixed martial arts fights before he signed his first six-fight deal with Strikeforce. His first two fights were not associated with Strikeforce, and he fought against Steve Schinder and Jeff Carstens, where he won both fights in the first round. The fight landed him the six-fight contract against Sal Woods, and he took him out in the first round through submission.

Within the contract with Strikeforce, Tyron fought Zach Light, Rudy Bears, Nathan Coy, Andre Galvao, and Tarec Saffiedine. In all these fights, Tyron won, and after the fight with Tarec Saffiedine, he signed a contract extension with Strikeforce. After the contract extension, he fought Paul Daley and Jordan Mein, which he also won in both fights. However, he lost in the fourth round through a KO when he fought Nate Marquardt.

UFC Career

After Woodley’s UFC debut, he won his first four consecutive fights against Jay Hieron, Jake Shields, Josh Koscheck, and former interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit.

After this, Tryon signed an eight-fight contract with the UFC but lost his first fight after the contract to Rory MacDonald. Nevertheless, he continued to fight and later won two more fights with Dong Hyun Kim and Kelvin Gastelum before he started his welterweight championship.

On 30^th July 2016, Tyron claimed his UFC Welterweight Championship by knocking out the then welterweight champion Robbie Lawler. After becoming the UFC welterweight champ, he defended his title four times.

He did so against Stephen Thompson in November 2016 and March 2017. He returned to the ring again to defend his title for the third time against Damina Maia in July 2017. In September 2018, he had his fourth defense against Darren Till. In this fight, Tyron Handed Darren his first defeat in UFC. However, Woodley lost his title in the following defending match against Kamaru Usman.

After losing his title, he lost the following three fights in 2020 and 2021 against Gilbert Burns, Colby Covington, and Vincente Luque. After the fight with Luque, his eight-fight contract with the UFC expired.

Boxing Career

After his stunt at the UFC, Tyron went into boxing. Woodley decided to box after Jake Paul mocked him that he could not box. After the altercation that happened during the fight between Jake Paul and Ben Askren, Woodley was scheduled to fight Jake Paul on 29^th August 2021. Woodley lost the match but made history by becoming the first man to take Jake Paul past round two.

The two had a rematch on 6^th December 2021, and Woodley was knocked out in the sixth round.

Fun Facts About Tyron Woodley

• He has featured in four movies; Straight Outta Compton, Vengeance, Kickboxer, and Sultan.
• He was in the Escape Plan 2: Hades fight scene.
• In May 2014, he was ranked position three in the official UFC welterweight rankings.
• He has 13 siblings. Twelve brothers and a sister.
• He waited for 18 months before he landed his first fight in the UFC against Lawler.
• He appeared in Bully Beatdown and won but allowed the Bully to take home the prize money.
• He is a father to four children and loves being a father.
• His hobby is shooting. He enjoys himself and finds release at the gun range.
• His nickname is “The Chosen One.”
• In his UFC debut, he knocked out his opponent in 36 seconds.
• Seven of his 19 wins in the UFC were through a knockout.
• In order to get a rematch with Jake Paul, Tyron got a tattoo of “I Love Jake Paul.”

What Next For Tyron Woodley

Looking at Tyron Woodley’s career, he has stretched his fighting across four fighting styles. In the future, Tyron is looking to fight in the four styles. He also plans to further his acting career. In addition, he is still working on his podcast and show with TMZ.

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