The total disclosed payroll for the event was $2.452 million.
The full list of payouts included:
Daniel Cormier: $180,000 (includes $90,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Johnson: $500,000
Chris Weidman: $500,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus)
def. Vitor Belfort: $300,000
Donald Cerrone: $152,000 (includes $76,000 win bonus)
def. John Makdessi: $30,000
Andrei Arlovski: $84,000 (includes $42,000 win bonus)
def. Travis Browne: $60,000
Joseph Benavidez: $106,000 (includes $53,000 win bonus)
def. John Moraga: $28,000
John Dodson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Zach Makovsky: $19,000
Dong Hyun Kim: $116,000 (includes $58,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Burkman: $45,000
Rafael Natal: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
def. Uriah Hall: $14,000
Colby Covington: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Pyle: $51,000
Islam Makhachev: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Leo Kuntz: $10,000
Justin Scoggins: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Sampo: $13,000
Rose Namajunas and Nina Ansaroff had their fight scrapped hours before the event thanks to flu complications for Ansaroff. Because Ansaroff missed weight the day prior, she was fined 20 percent of her purse. MMAjunkie confirmed with the UFC prior to the start of Saturday’s card that Namajunas would be paid her show and win money, meaning she took home $50,000 without having to put on her gloves – plus an additional $2,000 from Ansaroff’s fine. Ansaroff was paid her show money – $8,000, which includes a $2,000 reduction for missing weight.
Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter’s income. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays.
For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out additional $50,000 UFC 187 bonuses to Cormier, Weidman, Arlovski and Browne. Cormier and Weidman earned “Performance of the Night” bonuses, while Arlovski and Browne were given “Fight of the Night” honors.
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
The full list of payouts included:
Daniel Cormier: $180,000 (includes $90,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Johnson: $500,000
Chris Weidman: $500,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus)
def. Vitor Belfort: $300,000
Donald Cerrone: $152,000 (includes $76,000 win bonus)
def. John Makdessi: $30,000
Andrei Arlovski: $84,000 (includes $42,000 win bonus)
def. Travis Browne: $60,000
Joseph Benavidez: $106,000 (includes $53,000 win bonus)
def. John Moraga: $28,000
John Dodson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Zach Makovsky: $19,000
Dong Hyun Kim: $116,000 (includes $58,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Burkman: $45,000
Rafael Natal: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
def. Uriah Hall: $14,000
Colby Covington: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Pyle: $51,000
Islam Makhachev: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Leo Kuntz: $10,000
Justin Scoggins: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Sampo: $13,000
Rose Namajunas and Nina Ansaroff had their fight scrapped hours before the event thanks to flu complications for Ansaroff. Because Ansaroff missed weight the day prior, she was fined 20 percent of her purse. MMAjunkie confirmed with the UFC prior to the start of Saturday’s card that Namajunas would be paid her show and win money, meaning she took home $50,000 without having to put on her gloves – plus an additional $2,000 from Ansaroff’s fine. Ansaroff was paid her show money – $8,000, which includes a $2,000 reduction for missing weight.
Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter’s income. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays.
For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out additional $50,000 UFC 187 bonuses to Cormier, Weidman, Arlovski and Browne. Cormier and Weidman earned “Performance of the Night” bonuses, while Arlovski and Browne were given “Fight of the Night” honors.
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
