UFC on ESPN 1 purses

UFC on ESPN 1 was held on February 17 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. These are the official purses, as reported by the governing regulatory agency.

Main Card (ESPN)
Francis Ngannou ($110,000 + $110,000 = $220,000) def. Cain Velasquez ($450,000)
Paul Felder ($46,000 + $46,000 = $92,000) def. James Vick ($65,000)
Cynthia Calvillo ($44,000 + $44,000 = $88,000) def. Cortney Casey ($50,000)
Kron Gracie ($27,000 + $25,000 = $52,000) def. Alex Caceres ($55,000)
Vicente Luque ($41,000 + $41,000 = $82,000) def. Bryan Barberena ($35,000)
Andre Fili ($37,000 + $37,000 = $74,000) def. Myles Jury ($36,000)
Late Prelims (ESPN)
Aljamain Sterling ($70,000 + $70,000 = $140,000) def. Jimmie Rivera ($68,000)
Manny Bermudez ($14,000 + $14,000 = $28,000)* def. Benito Lopez ($12,000)
Andrea Lee ($14,000 + $14,000 = $28,000) def. Ashlee Evans-Smith ($30,000)
Nik Lentz ($53,000 + $53,000 = $106,000) def. Scott Holtzman ($33,000)
Early Prelims (ESPN+)
Luke Sanders ($19,000 + $19,000 = $38,000) def. Renan Barao ($53,000)**
Emily Whitmire ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Aleksandra Albu ($12,000)

Total: 1.87 million.

*Bermudez missed weight and was fined 30 percent of purse
**Barao missed weight and was fined 20 percent of purse

The above 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.

h/t MMA Fighting