Tom Aspinall Has Earned £17,850 Per Strike Landed In His Nine UFC Fights Ahead Of UFC 321

 Tom Aspinall has earned an incredible £17,850 per strike landed in his nine UFC fights so far.

The reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion has earned approximately £2,836,810 in his nine UFC bouts to date, which works out at earnings of £12,230 per strike thrown and £17,850 per strike landed.

Tom Aspinall Earnings Per Strike

Here at SportsCasting, we have crunched the numbers and worked out exactly how much money Tom Aspinall has earned per strike in his nine UFC outings so far.

As the reigning UFC Heavyweight Title holder and undisputed king of the division, Aspinall has been earning some rather lucrative purses of late during his tenure as champion.

The English MMA phenom has also been winning all of his fights, bar his sole loss due to injury, via emphatic stoppage very early on. Although he has spent just 18:21 actually fighting inside the UFC octagon, he has earned $3,786,500 (£2,836,810) for his troubles.

As the impressive Tom Aspinall stats show, the 32-year-old is one of the highest earners in UFC history when you consider how long he has actually spent inside the cage.

Below is a summary of how much money Aspinall has earned per strike thrown and landed, as well as how much he has earned per significant strike thrown and landed:

• Earnings per strike thrown – $16,321 (£12,230)
• Earnings per strike landed – $23,814 (£17,850)
• Earnings per significant strike thrown – $17,211 (£12,900)
• Earnings per significant strike landed – $26,193 (£19,650)
• Earnings per successful takedown – $969,125 (£726,150)

Tom Aspinall Has Earned £17,850 Per Strike Landed In The UFC

Throughout his nine-fight UFC tenure, Tom Aspinall has successfully landed a total of 159 strikes.

This may sound like very few, which is true to a certain degree. However, when you consider just how dominant and emphatic Aspinall has been in the octagon, this isn’t exactly a surprise.

The 159 strikes Aspinall has landed throughout his UFC career are a combination of punches, kicks, knees and elbows.

Given the sheer power Aspinall carries and the fact he has won eight of his nine fights via KO/TKO or submission, he hasn’t exactly had to land too many strikes.

Hence why it has taken only 159 strikes to win eight fights, six via knockout and two via submission.

Given that Aspinall’s total UFC earnings are $3,786,500 (£2,836,810), this means that the UFC Heavyweight Champion has earned approximately £17,850 per strike landed.

Should Aspinall beat Ciryl Gane in his next fight via knockout, he earnings per strike landed will increase even more given the fact he will be earning somewhere in the region of £1.5m+ at UFC 321.

Almost all UFC 321 predictions and industry picks are siding with Aspinall to defeat Gane, which would consequently increase his earnings per strike landed.

Tom Aspinall Has Earned £12,230 Per Strike Thrown During UFC Tenure

Having earned approximately £17,850 per strike landed during his UFC tenure, Tom Aspinall’s earning per strike thrown are naturally going to be slightly lower.

Aspinall has thrown a total of 232 strikes in his entire UFC career, which equates to £12,230 earned per strike thrown in a UFC octagon.

Given that the English MMA phenom boasts a 68.5% strike accuracy, Aspinall’s earnings per strike will increase even more in the aftermath of UFC 321 if he is to beat Ciryl Gane.

Should Aspinall continue his impressive knockout streak of finishing fights inside the first couple minutes of Round 1, expect this figure to increase massively in the aftermath of this Abu Dhabi showdown at UFC 321.

Aspinall’s Earning Per Significant Strike Landed Are £19,650

Of the 159 strikes Tom Aspinall has landed during his entire UFC career, only 11 of them have not been deemed significant strikes.

This means that Aspinall has landed a total of 148 significant strikes during his UFC tenure. With his total earnings $3,786,500 (£2,836,810) inside the UFC octagon, this works out as £19,650 per significant strike landed.

This is a mind-boggling figure considering that Aspinall has worked his way to the top of the heavyweight division in just over 18 minutes and is also currently ranked at #9 in the latest UFC pound-for-pound rankings.

For ever single significant strike Aspinall has landed, whether that be a punch, kick, elbow or knee, he has pocketed just shy of £20k in the process.

Tom Aspinall Has Earned £12,900 Per Significant Strike Thrown In The UFC

As previously explained, a fighters earnings per strike thrown are naturally going to be lower than earnings per strike landed. This is very much the same when it comes to Tom Aspinall’s significant strikes.

The 32-year-old has earned approximately £19,650 per significant strike landed in the UFC, with a total of 148 significant strikes landing on his respective opponents in his nine UFC fights to date.

Of the 232 total strikes Aspinall has thrown in the UFC, a massive 220 of them have been deemed significant strikes. This means Aspinall has a 67% significant strike accuracy, with 148/220 of them landing.

After crunching the numbers, this means that the 15-3 Mancunian MMA star has earned around £12,900 per significant strike thrown throughout his nine-fight UFC career thusfar.

These figures have of course been enhanced by the fact that Aspinall has secured seven UFC bonuses in his eight victories. All of which have been a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus.

Aspinall’s Earnings Per Successful Takedown Equates To £726,150

Although known more for his knockouts, Tom Aspinall also has an incredibly strong ju-jitsu, grappling and wrestling game. In fact, this is Aspinall’s bread and butter so to speak.

The reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion hasn’t exactly been required to showcase his elite Brazilian ju-jitsu black belt skills too much, but has done on occasion.

Throughout his nine UFC fights, Aspinall has only attempted four takedowns. What’s even more impressive is that every single one has been a success. This means the 32-year-old boasts 100% takedown accuracy as well as a 100% takedown defence.

Given that Aspinall has earned a total of $3,786,500 (£2,836,810) in UFC purses according to MMA Salaries, this works out at approximately £726,150 per successful takedown. Is it any wonder Tom Aspinall’s net worth is well over £2m now?

Tom Aspinall UFC Earnings

UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall has had nine fights under the UFC banner thusfar.

His main event on the upcoming UFC 321 fight card against Ciryl Gane marks his 10th MMA fight in Dana White’s organisation, with details of each purse outlined below.

Each of Aspinall’s UFC purses have gradually grown, particularly his last few on pay-per-view cards with the UFC Heavyweight Title, whether it be interim or the undisputed belt, on the line.

Overall, Aspinall has earned $3,786,500 (£2,836,810) in UFC purses according to MMA Salaries. This figure is set to climb above the £4m mark in the aftermath of UFC 321, especially if Aspinall wins and retains his heavyweight crown.

NOTE: All Tom Aspinall UFC earning figures in dollars ($) as UFC pay fighters in this currency