Jedrzejczyk, Gadelha top TUF 23 Finale payroll

Today the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the full salary information for the three shows held in Las Vegas this weekend, including the TUF 23 Finale:

The numbers below are the purses paid to the athletes on the main card:

Joanna Jedrzejczyk: $210,000 ($105,000 to show, $105,000 to win)

Claudia Gadelha: $100,000 ($100,000 to show, $0 to win)

Andrew Sanchez: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)

Khalil Rountree: $15,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)

Tatiana Suarez: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)

Amanda Cooper: $15,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)

Thiago Tavares: $37,000 ($37,000 to show, $37,000 to win)

Doo Ho Choi: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)

Will Brooks: $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 to win)

Ross Pearson: $54,000 ($54,000 to show, $54,000 to win)

The above figures are the fighter salary information that promoters are required by law to submit to the state athletic commissions, including the winners’ bonuses.

The figures 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 is earned by each fighter from Reebok, the UFC’s exclusive apparel brand. As well there are explicit ‘of the Night’ performance bonuses, and less formal ‘locker room’ bonuses.

Main event PPV fighters can receive a percentage of the PPV gross, variously determined.