Six fighters break six figures at UFC 146
Junior Dos Santos: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Frank Mir: $200,000 Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Antonio…
Junior Dos Santos: $200,000 (no win bonus)
def. Frank Mir: $200,000
Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Antonio Silva: $70,000
Roy Nelson: $110,000 (includes $20,00 win bonus + + $70,000 OTN bonus)
def. Dave Herman: $21,000
Stipe Miocic: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Del Rosario: $20,000
Stefan Struve: $128,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus + $70,000 OTN bonus)
def. Lavar Johnson: $26,00
Darren Elkins: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Diego Brandao: $15,000
Jamie Varner: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Edson Barboza: $18,000
C.B. Dollaway: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Jason “Mayhem” Miller: $45,000
Dan Hardy: $120,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus + + $70,000 OTN bonus
def. Duane “Bang” Ludwig: $18,000
Paul Sass: $90,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus + $70,000 OTN bonus)
def. Jacob Volkmann: $20,000
Glover Teixeira: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Kyle Kingsbury: $12,000
Mike Brown: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus)
def. Daniel Pineda: $10,000
The total disclosed payday for the May 26 event was $1,233,000, plus $280,000 in OTN bonuses.
The figures do not represent an accurate assessment of each fighter’s income.
Fighters bear significant costs including training expenses, a percentage to management, a percentage to the trainer, insurance, licenses, and taxes.
On the income side, sponsorship money can be a substantial portion, or even exceed the purse from the fight. Further, the UFC often gives out undisclosed “locker room” bonuses for exceptional performance. In addition there are publicly announced ‘of the Night’ bonuses that are not reflected above.
Elite level fighters can negotiate a portion of the PPV revenue, which can substantially exceed the disclosed payout. Lastly, many fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in the non fighting space.
