UFC 214 purses range from $10,000 to $1,000,000
Purses for UFC 214 ranged from $10,000 to $1,000,000 with Daniel Cormier making twice for losing what Jon Jones did for winning.
Steven Marrocco for MMAjunkie obtained the contracted fighter purses for UFC 214 on Saturday night.
Jon Jones: $500,000 (no win bonus)
beat Daniel Cormier: $1,000,000
Tyron Woodley: $500,000 (no win bonus)
beat Demian Maia: $110,000
Cristiane Justino: $200,000 (no win bonus)
beat Tonya Evinger: $100,000
Robbie Lawler: $300,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
beat Donald Cerrone: $155,000
Volkan Oezdemir: $110,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
beat Jimi Manuwa: $120,000
Ricardo Lamas: $106,000 (includes $53,000 win bonus)
beat Jason Knight $31,000
Aljamain Sterling: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
beat Renan Barao: $53,000
Brian Ortega: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus)
beat Ricardo Moicano: $23,000
Calvin Kattar: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
beat Andre Fili: $24,000
Alexandra Albu: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
beat Kailin Curran: $20,000
Jarred Brooks: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
beat Eric Shelton: $10,000
Drew Dober: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
beat Josh Burkman $54,000
Total: $3,646,000
Jones made half for winning what Cormier made for losing, which shows some excellent negotiating by DC’s management. Unfortunately, the fight itself was extremely close, until Jones landed a high kick:
The above figures are the fighter payout information that promoters are required by Nevada regulations to submit to the state athletic commission; 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.
On the income side, fighters earned sponsorship of between $2,500 and $50,000 for wearing Reebok apparel in the Octagon, and for the week before it. Some fighters receive discretionary “Locker Room” bonuses in the mail. Although it is not usual, in some cases there is an LOA [Letter of Agreement] on the contract for additional income. Four $50,000 ‘of the Night’ Performance Bonuses, are awarded. Further, main event PPV fighters receive a percentage of the PPV gross, as contracted, generally at a rate that escalates with increased PPV buys. Out-of-event sponsorship money too can be a significant, although it is much, much smaller for many fighters than it was in the past. And lastly, many fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in the non-fighting space.