The below figures are the fighter payout information that promoters are required by law in some states to submit to the state athletic commissions. These numbers do not represent a full accounting of each fighter’s income.
Fighters bear significant costs including training expenses, a percentage to management, a percentage to the trainer, plus insurance, licenses, and taxes. Further, many fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in non-fight employment.
Fedor Emelianenko: $300,000 (no win bonus)
Ryan Bader: $150,000 (no win bonus)
Aaron Pico: $45,000 ($45,000 to win)
Henry Corrales: $35,000 ($35,000 to win)
Jake Hager: $50,000 (no win bonus)
J.W. Kiser: $7,000 ($7,000 to win)
Juan Archuleta: $25,000 (no win bonus)
Ricky Bandejas: $30,000 (no win bonus)
Brandon McMahan: $3,500 ($3,500 to win)
Adel Altamimi: $10,000 ($10,000 to win)
A.J. Agazarm: $12,000 ($12,000 to win)
Jesse Roberts: $2,500 ($2,500 to win)
Odan Ruiz: $2,500 ($1,500 to win)*
Weber Almeida: $4,000 ($4,000 to win)
Jay-Jay Wilson: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
Tyler Beneke: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
Sean Johnson: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
Arturo Rivas: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
Jorge Juarez: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
David Pacheco: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
Jesse Merritt: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
Thor Skancke: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
Osman Diaz: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
Christopher Reyes: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
James Barnes: $2,250 ($2,250 to win)
Ryan Lilley: $2,000 ($2,000 to win)
Ian Butler: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
Craig Plaskett: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
Desmond Torres: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
Steve Ramirez: $1,500 ($1,500 to win)
*Almeida forfeited $1,000 of his show money to Ruiz for missing weight, and stands to lose an additional $1,000 from his win bonus if he prevails.
h/t Sherdog





