Bellator 170 purses range from $300k to 1.5k

MMAjunkie obtained the disclosed purses for Bellator 170 on Saturday night. Both fighters in the main event negotiated a flat fee, win or lose. Tito’s purse of $300,000 for his final fight represented 40% of the event total and testament to his remarkable and enduring drawing power.

Tito Ortiz: $300,000 (no win bonus)
beat Chael Sonnen: $50,000

Paul Daley: $50,000 (no win bonus)
beat Brennan Ward: $50,000

Hisaki Kato: $30,000 (includes no win bonus)
beat Ralek Gracie: $33,000

Emmanuel Sanchez: $40,000 (includes $20,00 win bonus)
beat Georgi Karakhanyan: $24,000

Derek Campos: $34,200 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
beat Derek Anderson: $7,800

Jacob Rosales: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
beat Ian Butler: $1,500

Mike Segura: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
beat Tommy Aaron: $2,000

James Barnes: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
beat Rob Gooch: $2,000

Curtis Millender: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
beat Johnny Cisneros: $2,000

Colleen Schneider: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
beat Chrissie Daniels: $4,500

Henry Corrales: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
beat Cody Bollinger: $2,500

Guilherme Vasconcelos: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
beat John Mercurio: $2,000

Keith Berry: $3,000
beat Kevin Casey: $10,000

Alex Soto: $5,400 (includes $3,000 win bonus)*
beat Demarcus Brown: $2,600

Chinzo Machida: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
beat Jamar Ocampo: $1,500

Jalin Turner: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
beat Gabriel Green: $2,000

Jack May: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
beat Dave Cryer: $2,000

Daniel Rodriguez: $3,150 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
beat Christian Gonzalez: $1,350*

Total: $766,500.

The above figures are the fighter payout information that promoters are required by California State law 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.

*Fighter missed weight and was fined 20% of purse, which goes to opponent.