Cris Cyborg earns over 60% of purse total at Invicta 13

Purses at Invicta FC 13 ranged from 1/1 to 5050/50, with Cris Cyborg taking over 60% of the total for her 45 seconds vs. Faith Van Duin.

Champ Cristiane Justino: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)

def. Faith Van Duin: $6,000

Tonya Evinger: $11,000 (includes $5,500 win bonus)

def. Irene Aldana: $5,000

Champ Ayaka Hamasaki: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)

def. Herica Tiburcio: $5,500

Pannie Kianzad: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)

def. Jessica-Rose Clark: $2,000

Amber Brown: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)

def. Catherine Costigan: $2,000

Jamie Moyle: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)

def. Amy Montenegro: $2,000

Amber Leibrock: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)

def. Marina Shafir: $2,500

TOTAL: $162,000

Cris Cyborg is signed with ZUFFA, which also owns the UFC. They pay her salary and a plan underway for her to attempt a drop to 135, with an eye towards a showdown with UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.

The above figures via MMAjunkie 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.

On the income side, sponsorship money can be a significant portion of the purse, although it is smaller than it was in the past, particularly for the mid tier fighters.

Lastly, many fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in the non-fighting space.