UFC 216 Fighter Salaries: Tony Ferguson At 500k
Here are the UFC 216 fighter salaries:
Tony Ferguson: $500,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus) def. Kevin Lee: $250,000
Demetrious Johnson: $370,000 (no win bonus) def. Ray Borg: $100,000
Fabricio Werdum: $400,000 (includes $125,000 win bonus) def. Walt Harris: $28,000
Mara Romero Borella: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Kalindra Faria: $12,000
Beneil Dariush: $48,000 vs. Evan Dunham: $40,000
Cody Stamann: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Tom Duquesnoy: $23,000
Bobby Green: $24,000 vs. Lando Vannata: $25,000
Poliana Botelho: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Pearl Gonzalez: $10,000
Matt Schnell: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Marco Beltran: $14,000
John Moraga: $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus) def. Magomed Bibulatov: $17,000
Brad Tavares: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus) def. Thales Leites: $57,000
Notes
* The total payout was $2,148,000
* Tony Ferguson earned the highest salary at $500,000
* Pearl Gonzalez earned the lowest payout at $10,000
* Beneil Dariush, Evan Dunham, Bobby Green & Lando Vannata earned no bonuses because their bouts ended in a draw
* The biggest gap in salaries for a single fight was $372,000 for the Fabricio Werdum/Walt Harris bout