The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was sold to Endeavor for over $4 billion just two years ago. With that in mind, it would appear that some of the competitors for the world’s most famous mixed martial arts promotion managed to walk away with massive sums within the year of 2018.
There have been a selection of incredible match ups over 2018. Stipe Miocic broke the record for most title defenses within the UFC’s heavyweight division with a dominant performance over Francis Ngannous. Daniel Cormier made UFC history by knocking out Stipe Miocic to become the second fighter in the promotion’s history to ever simultaneously hold multiple division titles.
With all of that in mind, 2018 has also consequently provided some massive paydays for some of the UFC’s top competitors. Check out the top 25 highest paid UFC fighters of 2018 down below, as provided by ibtimes.com:
1. Stipe Miocic — $1,350,000 — UFC 220 and 226
2. Daniel Cormier — $1,000,000 — UFC 220 and 226
3. Alistair Overeem — $860,000 — UFC 225
4. Mark Hunt — $765,000 — UFC 221
5. Frankie Edgar — $615,000 — UFC 222 and Atlantic City
6. Robert Whittaker — $610,000 — UFC 225
7. Francis Ngannou — $600,000 — UFC 220 and 226
8. Derrick Lewis — $570,000 — UFC 226
9. Yoel Romero — $545,000 — UFC 221 and 225
10. Khabib Nurmagomedov — $530,000 — UFC 223
11. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza — $520,000 — UFC Charlotte and 224
12. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone — $510,000 — UFC Austin and Singapore
13. CM Punk — $503,500 — UFC 225
14. Cris Cyborg — $500,000 — UFC 222
15. Dustin Poirier — $490,000 — UFC Glendale and Calgary
16. Lyoto Machida — $490,000 — UFC Belem and 224
17. Luke Rockhold — $485,000 — UFC 221
18. Junior Dos Santos — $415,000 — UFC Boise
19. Jeremy Stephens — $395,000 — UFC St. Louis, Orlando and Calgary
20. Colby Covington — $380,000 — UFC 225
21. Rafael Dos Anjos — $380,000 — UFC 225
22. Volkan Oezdemir — $350,000 — UFC 220
23. Fabricio Werdum — $340,000 — UFC London
24. Vitor Belfort — $315,000 — UFC 224
25. Sage Northcutt — $310,000 — UFC Austin and Boise
