The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hosted UFC 222 over the weekend. With the exciting night of fights now in the books, the time has come to take a look at the UFC fighter payrolls from the event.
The world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion was back in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday night, March 3, for the highly anticipated fight card of UFC 222. Women’s UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg made another succesful defense of her title in the night’s main event, taking out Yana Kunitskaya within the first round.
Undefeated MMA phenom Brian Ortega shocked the world with a first round finish over former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in the co-headliner for the evening. Now both victors have earned a hefty sum for their dominant performances.
Cris Cyborg walked away with a massive total of $500,000 for her performance, while Brian Ortega made a hefty $200,000 for defeating Frankie Edgar. Check out the full list of fighter payouts down below:
Cris Cyborg: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Yana Kunitskaya: $100,000
Brian Ortega: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Frankie Edgar: $195,000
Sean O’Malley: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Soukhamthath: $19,000
Andrei Arlovski: $275,000 (no win bonus)
def. Stefan Struve: $77,000
Ketlen Vieira: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Cat Zingano: $35,000
Mackenzie Dern: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Ashley Yoder: $12,000
Alexander Hernandez: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Beneil Dariush: $48,000
John Dodson: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus)
def. Pedro Munhoz: $34,000
C. B. Dollaway: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
def. Hector Lombard: $62,000
Zak Ottow: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Pyle: $55,000
Cody Stamann: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Bryan Caraway: $21,000
Jordan Johnson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Adam Milstead: $12,000
