Rashad Evans Net Worth
Mia Ramsey Rashad Evans net worth is
$8.5 Million
Rashad Evans Wiki Biography
Rashad Anton Evans was born on 25 September 1979, in Niagara Falls, New York State USA. He is a mixed martial artist, best known for being a fighter under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and for being the Heavyweight winner of the show “The Ultimate Fighter 2”; all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Rashad Evans? As of mid-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $8.5 million, mostly earned through a successful career in mixed martial arts. He was a previous Light Heavyweight champion, and has won numerous awards throughout his career. He also has a background in amateur wrestling, and all of these ensured the position of his wealth.
Rashad Evans Net Worth $8.5 million
Rashad started to become known while attending Niagara-Wheatfield High School, where he wrestled and made it to the state finals tournament of New York twice. In 1999, he competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championships, earning 4th place, but the following year he would become champion of the tournament in the 165 pound weight class. Afterwards, Rashad moved to the NCAA Division 1, competing for Michigan State, and in 2002 he finished in fourth place fighting against several future UFC fighters. The following year, he would earn a third place finish, notably facing National Champion Greg Jones who only had four losses in his college career.
As part of his mixed martial arts training, Evans trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Gaidojutsu, and he also has a background in karate. In 2004, Evans tried his hand at professional mixed martial arts, winning his first five bouts, which led to him being selected for the reality television show “The Ultimate Fighter”. Evans was considered an underdog through most of his fights, but he would make it to the finals defeating Brad Imes via a split decision. The win would allow him a three-year six figure contract with UFC which significantly boosted his net worth.
After the show, he decided to drop to the light heavyweight class, with his first fight against “The Ultimate Fighter” semi-finalist Sam Hoger. He won the fight via split decision and would then fight against Stephan Bonnar, getting a majority decision victory. After three months, he was set to fight Jason Lambert who was on a winning streak, but Rashad would win, knocking out Lambert during the second round. His next fight would be against newcomer Sean Salmon who had success in college wrestling. Evans managed to kick Salmon in the head during the second round, winning the fight via knockout. He then fought against former Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz, and the judges scored the fight to a draw. The two were rematched, but due to scheduling issues, it wouldn’t happen until after four years, and in the meantime, Evans fought Michael Bisping, winning by split decision and then achieved a surprise victory by defeating former champion Chuck Lidell. In 2008, Evans would go on against Forrest Griffin for the Light Heavyweight title, knocking out the champion to earn the belt.
During his first title defense, he would fight against Lyoto Machida, and it would end with Evans getting knocked out by a flurry of punches, suffering the first loss of his career, and Machida’s 15th straight win. After the loss, Evans fought Thiago Silva, this time displaying his newly developed grappling and takedown skills. After a few more fights, Evans was set to fight Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and they eventually fought in April 2012 after several delays with Evans losing via unanimous decision. After a few more fights, he sustained a leg injury that side-lined him indefinitely. He eventually returned to fight in October 2015, losing the fight.
For his personal life it is known that Evans has two children from his ex-wife LaToya(2007-12). He also has another daughter from a previous relationship and a son from his current one. Aside from his fights, he also does a bit of endorsement work.
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Evans is a frequent commentator on the ESPN show MMA Live. |
| 2 | Evans' brother Lance made a brief appearance on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir, but was eliminated by Vinicius Magalhaes due to a rib injury and did not join the cast. |
| 3 | Evans and his wife LaToya have one son Rashad Jr, and a daughter Nia. He also has a daughter, Tahja, from a previous relationship. |
| 4 | In March 2013, Evans announced his support for same-sex marriage and LGBT rights. |
| 5 | Graduated from Michigan State University in 2003 with a degree in Psychology. |
| 6 | Wrestled at Michigan State University. |
| 7 | Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter (2005) 2. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brass Knuckles | pre-production | Mookie | |
| Danny Trejo's Vengeance: Woz with a Coz | 2012 | Video Game | K.O |
| Warrior | 2011 | Rashad Evans | |
| Locked Down | 2010 | Colton | |
| Fake It Til You Make It | 2010 | TV Series | Bodybuilder |
| Unrivaled | 2010 | Christopher 'The Brute' Holland | |
| Meet the Browns | 2010 | TV Series | |
| Death Warrior | 2009 | El Croco | |
| Jack's Law | 2006 | K.O. |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| UFC 209: Woodley vs Thompson 2 | 2017 | TV Special | Himself |
| UFC Ultimate Insider | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hurt Business | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| UFC 200 Greatest Fighters of All Time | 2016 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| UFC: Road to the Octagon | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Countdown to UFC | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| UFC Embedded: Vlog Series | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| UFC's Top 5 Greatest Fights | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| World Series of Fighting 4: Spong vs. DeAnda | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| Hotel Impossible | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| World Series of Fighting 1: Arlovski vs. Cole | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself - Audience Member |
| MMA Uncensored Live | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| UFC Primetime | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| UFC on Fox | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| FightZone Presents | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee / Himself - Guest Commentator / Himself - Ringside Guest |
| UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Striking Truth 3D | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| MMA H.E.A.T. | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| MMA Live | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - MMA Analyst |
| UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| Deadliest Warrior | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Ultimate Fighter | 2005-2009 | TV Series | Himself - Team Captain / Himself |
| UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2009 | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| UFC 88: Breakthrough | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| UFC Wired | 2008 | TV Series | |
| UFC 78: Validation | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| UFC 78 Countdown | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| UFC 73: Stacked | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| UFC: Fight Night 8 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| World Extreme Cagefighting | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Audience Member |
| UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| UFC: Ultimate Fight Night 5 | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| UFC: Ultimate Fight Night 4 | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
Archive Footage
Known for movies
UFC 78: Validation (2007)
as Himself
UFC: Fight Night 8 (2007)
as Himself
UFC 73: Stacked (2007)
as Himself
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 (2009)
as Himself - Audience Member
