It is rare nowadays for Athletic Commissions to release payouts and salaries for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) athletes, but Washington did so recently. This means we have accurate information on how much UFC fighters made at UFC Fight Night: “Adesanya vs. Pyfer,” which took place seven weeks ago in Seattle, Washington.
Main event loser Israel Adesanya took home the biggest paycheck at $500,000, while Joe Pyfer, who knocked him out, walked away with $400,000.
Pyfer stopped Adesanya in the second
round with ground-and-pound to leapfrog himself into the upper Middleweight division (watch highlights).
UFC Flyweight Alex Grasso, who scored one of the best finishes you’ll ever see, banked $260,000 for her win over Maycee Barber, who made $85,000 (watch highlights).
Another notable big payday was Michael Chiesa, who walked away with $310,000 for his retirement fight; meanwhile, the man he finished, Niko Price, scored $75,000.
Check out the full list of payments (courtesy of MMAJunkie) below:
UFC Seattle Main Card
- Joe Pyfer: $400,000 ($275k show/$125k win)
- Israel Adesanya: $500,000
- Alexa Grasso: $260,000 ($130k/$130k win)
- Maycee Barber: $85,000
- Michael Chiesa: $310,000 ($155k show/$155k win)
- Niko Price: $75,000
- Lerryan Douglas: $20,000 ($10k show/$10k win)
- Julian Erosa: $75,000
- Yousri Belgaroui: $28,000 ($14k show/$14k win)
- Mansur Abdul-Malik: $33,000
- Terrance McKinney: $140,000 ($70k show/$70k win)
- Kyle Nelson: $41,000
UFC Seattle Prelims
- Tofiq Musayev: $70,000 ($35k show/$35k win)
- Ignacio Bahamondes: $120,000
- Lance Gibson Jr.: $24,000 ($12k show/$12k win)
- Chase Hooper: $90,000
- Tyrell Fortune: $60,000 ($30k show/$30k win)
- Marcin Tybura: $180,000
- Casey O’Neill: $126,000 ($63k show/$63k win)
- Gabriella Fernandes: $62,000 ($31k show/$31k win)
- Navajo Stirling: $60,000 ($30k show/$30k win)
- Bruno Lopes: $12,000
- Ricky Simon: $100,000 [Ended in a draw]
- Adrian Yanez: $70,000 [Ended in a draw]
- Alexia Thainara: $28,000 ($14k show/$14k win)
- Bruna Brasil: $28,000
