Bellator 220 purses ranged from 200k to $1,200
12 fighters at Bellator 200 broke the five figure mark, and 24 didn’t.
Bellator 220 took place on April 27 at SAP Center in San Jose, California. These are the official purses, as reported by the California State Athletic Commission.
Rory MacDonald: $200,000 (no win bonus)
vs. Jon Fitch: $140,000 (no win bonus)
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane: $75,000 (no win bonus)
def. Veta Arteaga: $40,000
Benson Henderson: $100,000 (no win bonus)
def. Adam Piccolotti: $22,000
Phil Davis: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
def. Liam McGeary: $75,000
Gaston Bolanos: $15,000 (no win bonus)
def. Nathan Stolen: $10,000
Aviv Gozali: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Travis Crain: $1,200
Brandon Faumui: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Chris Avila: $5,000
Matt Perez: $2,400 (includes $1,200 win bonus)
def. Justin Tenedora: $3,000
Cass Bell: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
def. Peter Ishiguro: $1,200
Chuck Campbell: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Bruno Casillas: $1,500
Hyder Amil: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Paradise Vaovasa: $1,750
Josh San Diego: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Brandon Laroco: $1,500
Jordan Williams: $3,500 (includes $1,750 win bonus)
def. Diego Herzog: $2,500
Abraham Vaesau: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Justin Roswell: $2,000
Chris Inocencio: $2,400 (includes $1,200 win bonus)
def. Boris Novachkov: $1,200
Tom Ponce de Leon: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Jamario Mulder: $1,200
Ignacio Ortiz: $1,500
vs. Roger Severson: $1,500
Jon Adams: $1,200
vs. Erick Gunha: $1,200
The above figures are the fighter payout information that promoters are required by State regulations to submit to the state athletic commissions; they 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.
And a majority of fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in non-fight employment.
h/t MMA Junkie
