Tyron Woodley Net Worth: How He Earns?

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Tyron Woodley Net Worth is $4 Million.

Tyron Lakent Woodley is a professional mixed martial art and boxer. He got contracts from Strikeforce and UFC Welterweight Championship. He became the two-time All-American and Big 12 Conference Champion.

Tyron Woodley Net Worth:

$4 Million

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Tyron Woodley at a glance

Full Name	Tyron Lakent Woodley
Tyron Woodley Net Worth (as of 2022)	$4 Million
Date of Birth	April 17, 1982
Age	39 years old
Born Place	Ferguson, Missouri, United States
Nationality	American
Source of Wealth	mixed martial arts
Wife	Unmarried
Children	4

Early Life:

Woodley was born on April 17, 1982, in Ferguson, Missouri. He was the eleventh of thirteen children and was raised by his mother when his father left the family early in his life. He attended his High School at McCluer High School and later graduated from the University of Missouri and graduated from there with a major in Agricultural Economics.

In his high school, he was a two sports athlete, competing in American football and Amateur Wrestling. He joined the Wrestling program at University and became a two-time-All-American in 2003 and 2005. He won the Missouri 4A Men’s State Championship in 2000 in the 160 lb weight class.

His high school and college career didn’t contribute much to Tyron Woodley Net Worth.

Career:

Mixed Martial Arts Career:

Woodley fought his first professional fight on February 7, 2009, against Steve Schnider. It was held in Columbia, Missouri by HeadHunter Productions at the Holiday Inn Select Executive. He won the fight via submission in the first round.

This was the starting of the Tyron Woodley Net Worth.

StrikeForce:

In St. Louis, Missouri, he made his official Strikeforce Debut against Sal Woods. He won the fight by submission late in round one. He signed a six-fight deal with the Strikeforce after the win.

On the Strikeforce Challengers: Kennedy vs Cummings card, he made his second appearance and defeated Zach Light by submission in the second round. He had his third fight on Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs Bears cards, he defeated Rudy Bears by arm-triangle submission.

He played his next game against Nathan Coy in Portland Oregon and won by split decision. At Strikeforce: San Jose on October 9, 2010, Woodley defeated Andre Galvao via knockout in the first round. Woodley won the fight against Tarec Saffiedine on January 7, 2011, and signed an extended contract with Strikeforce.

He lost his fight against Nate Marquardt on July 14, 2012, by KO in the fourth round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship:

Debut: In his promotional debut, Woodley faced Jay Hieron on February 2, 3013, and won by KO at just 36 seconds of the opening round. On November 16, 2013, his next fight was against Josh Koscheck at UFC 169 and won by Knockout in the first round. Later he earned his first Knockout of the Night Bonus Award.

On his match against Rory MacDonald on April 8, 2014, he announced his eight-fight contract with UFC at UFC 174. On October 3, 2015, he was expected to fight against Johny Hendrick but on October 2, 2015, Hendrick was forced out of the fight due to complications with the weight cutting.

UFC Welterweight Championship: On July 30, 2016, at the main event at the UFC 20, Woodley was against the welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and won the fight by Knockout halfway through the first round to claim the UFC Welterweight Championship.

At the UFC 205, He made his first title defense against Stephen Thompson on November 12, 2016. The fight was majority a draw with two judges scoring the fight 47-47 and the third 48-47 in favor of Woodley. The rematch took place against Thompson and Woodley won by majority decision.

In the opening round in one of his fights, he tore his labrum in his right shoulder and had reconstructive surgery to repair the damage. Woodley received his Jiu-Jitsu belt in the cage from Din Thomas and gave Till his first loss in MMA.

Post Championship: It was reported on May 16, 2019, that Woodley suffered hand injury and was pulled out of the fight that was against Robbie Lawler at the UFC on ESPN 3. Due to the restrictions related to COVID-19, Edward withdraws from the fight that was scheduled with Woodley on March 21, 2020, as the event was meant to be moved from London to the United States.

On March 27, 2021, at the UFC 260 in a fight against Vincente Luque, Woodley came out swinging aggressively early into the bout, he was defeated by Brabo choke in the first round. It was later announced that Woodley had fought out his contract after eight years of completing the promotion.

Professional Boxing Career:

Woodley vs Paul:

Woodley was involved in a backstage situation with Jake Paul and J’Leon Love before the Jack Paul main event took place. Woodley call out Paul when Paul knocked out Askren.

Later it came on news that Woodley had been scheduled to make his official professional boxing debut against Jake Paul on August 29, 2021. Woodley was the first man to take Paul past the second round but lost by split decision.

During a fight of Paul with Tommy Fury on December 6, 2021, Woodley hopped in to replace injured Tommy for a rematch with Jake Paul on December 18. But unfortunately, Woodley again lost the fight and was knocked out in the sixth round. Guaranteed $2 Million each for every bout were paid to both Woodley and Paul.

Other Career:

He started his career in acting and played roles in both Straight Outta Campton, Kickboxer: Vengeance, and Sultan, an Indian movie.

He also made an entry in several fight scenes of Escape plan 2: Hades. He also hosted a podcast named “Morning Wood with Deez Nutz” and a web show called “The Hollywood Beatdown“.