UFC 285 will be live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada this Saturday night. In this article, we will go over the UFC fighter salaries ahead of this weekend’s fight card.
UFC 285 is on tap for this Saturday night, March 4th from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This PPV is headlined by the return of the GOAT Jon “Bones” Jones looking to reclaim that status along with gold in his new weight class as he takes on the former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane.
There is also another title on the line, in the co-main event Valentina Shevchenko is set to defend her title once more as she takes on surging contender Alexa Grass in a fight that looks to be her toughest title defense to date.
Jon Jones Is Set To Be The Highest Paid Heavyweight
Jones comes into this fight with a newly signed eight-fight deal which makes him the highest-paid heavyweight on the UFC’s roster. There are also rumblings that the only person to rival Jones in terms of salary would be none other than Conor McGregor.
Jones wasn’t happy with his pay prior to signing his new eight-fight deal with the promotion. He got together with his management team at Golden Boy Promotions to hammer out this new deal before signing on for the biggest fight of his career against Ciryl Gane.
UFC 285 Fighter Pay | UFC 285 Salaries And Payouts
The UFC normally doesn’t disclose fighter pay for obvious reasons (contract negotiations) but there are some previously disclosed figures that can help us come to an appropriate estimate.
Using those figures, we’ve crunched the numbers to foresee the potential payouts for the fighters on this weekend’s upcoming PPV event UFC 285.
Check out the potential UFC 285 payouts for each fighter below:
| Fighter | Base Pay | Incentive Pay | Guaranteed Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Jones | $1,000,000 | $32,000 | $1,032,000 |
| Ciryl Gane | $500,000 | $32,000 | $532,000 |
| Valentina Shevchenko | $400,000 | $42,000 | $442,000 |
| Alexa Grasso | $100,000 | $32,000 | $132,000 |
| Geoff Neal | $72,000 | $6,000 | $78,000 |
| Shavkat Rakhmonov | $40,000 | $4,500 | $44,500 |
| Mateusz Gamrot | $90,000 | $6,000 | $96,000 |
| Jalin Turner | $42,000 | $6,000 | $48,000 |
| Jamie Pickett | $30,000 | $6,000 | $36,000 |
| Bo Nickal | $12,500 | $4,000 | $16,500 |
| Cody Garbrandt | $150,000 | $11,000 | $161,000 |
| Trevin Jones | $16,000 | $4,500 | $20,500 |
| Derek Brunson | 100,000 | $16,000 | $116,000 |
| Dricus Du Plessis | $50,000 | $4,500 | $54,500 |
| Viviane Araujo | $49,000 | $6,000 | $55,000 |
| Amanda Ribas | $60,000 | $6,000 | $66,000 |
| Julian Marquez | $40,000 | $4,500 | $44,500 |
| Marc-Andre Barriault | $40,000 | $6,000 | $46,000 |
| Ian Machado Garry | $24,000 | $4,500 | $28,500 |
| Kenan Song | $40,000 | $6,000 | $16,000 |
| Mana Martinez | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
| Cameron Saaiman | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
| Jessica Penne | $24,000 | $4,500 | $16,000 |
| Tabatda Ricci | $18,000 | $4,500 | $22,000 |
| Farid Basharat | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
| Da’Mon Blackshear | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
| Loik Radzhabov | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
| Esteban Ribovics | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
*Note: All figures are estimates. UFC does not disclose salary unless required by state law.
UFC 285 Staff Salaries
Below is a list of the potential salaries for the UFC staff for this weekend’s upcoming UFC 285.
- UFC Ring Girl Salary: $1,000 to $5,000 per event
- UFC Referee Salary: $700 to $2,500 per event
- UFC Ring Announcers Salaries: $50,000 to $75,000 per event
UFC 285 Promotional Guidelines Compliance Pay
The UFC will pay out $272,500 worth of incentive pay to their fighters this weekend at UFC 285. The incentive pay is generated by the UFC’s sportswear sponsor Venum’s deal which is paid out to the fighters via tiers based on their tenure with the company. This tenure includes Zuffa-era WEC fights, from January 2007 on, as well as Zuffa-era Strikeforce fights from April 2011 on. Fighters with 1-3 professional bouts under the UFC/Zuffa banner will receive $4000, 4-5 fights pays out $4,500, 6-10 bouts pays out $6,000, 11-15 pays out $11,000, 16-20 pays out $16,000 and 21 fights or more pays out $21,000, meanwhile title challengers are paid $32,000 and champions are paid $42,000.
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