Last updated: August 2026
| Net Worth | Estimated in the hundreds of thousands to around $1 million |
| Born | December 10, 1993 (age 32), Phoenix, Arizona |
| Profession | Professional mixed martial artist, UFC flyweight division |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 American |
Tracy Cortez is an American mixed martial artist competing in the UFC’s women’s flyweight division. Estimates of her net worth vary widely across sources, generally ranging from the low hundreds of thousands of dollars to around $1 million, reflecting the fight purses typical of top-15 UFC competitors rather than superstar-level earnings.
Early Life & Family
Cortez was born on December 10, 1993, in Phoenix, Arizona, to a family of Mexican immigrants. She began training in mixed martial arts after watching her older brother Jose compete, and continued pursuing the sport in his memory after he died of germ cell cancer in 2011.
Rise to Fame
Cortez signed with Invicta FC in 2017 and made her professional debut that year. After an opening loss, she rattled off a three-fight winning streak that included a submission win over Monica Medina and a TKO of Karen Cedillo, building her reputation on the regional circuit.
She earned her UFC contract by defeating Mariya Agapova by unanimous decision on Dana White’s Contender Series in July 2019.
Career History
Cortez has competed in both bantamweight and flyweight for the UFC, eventually settling into the flyweight division, where she has ranked among the division’s top ten. Her professional record stands at 12 wins and 3 losses. Her highest-profile fight to date came as a headliner against former champion Rose Namajunas, a bout she lost by unanimous decision but which raised her profile considerably.
How They Built Their Wealth
Cortez’s income comes primarily from UFC fight purses — typically five-figure sums per bout for fighters outside the sport’s top tier — supplemented by win bonuses, sponsorship deals and an active presence on social media and digital platforms.
Personal Life
Cortez has spoken about training and fighting in honor of her late brother Jose, whose death from cancer in 2011 continues to inform her motivation in the sport.
Through a Contender Series win and a steady climb up the UFC flyweight rankings, Tracy Cortez has built a career estimated to be worth somewhere between a few hundred thousand dollars and roughly $1 million.