
Jul 7, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Stipe Miocic (red gloves) fights Daniel Cormier (blue gloves) during UFC 226 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Top Ten Earning Heavyweights
(fighters with a * beside their name have either estimated or non-current info)
Figures represent a fighter’s payout per fight
(updated after UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal)
Total | Show | Win Bonus | ||
1 | Stipe Miocic* | $750,000 | $ 750,000 | $ – |
2 | Junior dos Santos* | $500,000 | $ 500,000 | $ – |
3 | Alistair Overeem | $400,000 | $ 400,000 | $ – |
4 | Andrei Arlovski* | $330,000 | $ 330,000 | $ – |
5 | Derrick Lewis* | $300,000 | $ 150,000 | $ 150,000 |
5 | Fedor Emelianenko (Bellator) | $300,000 | $ 300,000 | $ – |
7 | Ben Rothwell* | $270,000 | $ 135,000 | $ 135,000 |
8 | Francis Ngannou | $260,000 | $ 130,000 | $ 130,000 |
9 | Alexander Gustafsson* | $250,000 | $ 125,000 | $ 125,000 |
10 | Greg Hardy* | $200,000 | $ 100,000 | $ 100,000 |
10 | Stefan Struve* | $200,000 | $ 100,000 | $ 100,000 |
Other weight classes:
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