Frankie Edgar was the winner of today’s “superfight” at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber, and in return got paid a “super” salary.
Before we go any further, we should note that most international fighter commissions don’t release fighter pay info, so none of the following salary data for the event is official. However, you can get a fairly accurate picture of a fighter’s pay based on official purse info released from past fights. So, based on that info, here is the estimated pay breakdown for the 24 fighters that traded blows at the event (but please remember – this is only an estimate, not official info, especially for any fighters that made their UFC debuts at the event).
Attendance: 13,446
Gate: N/A
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber Fighter Salaries
Frankie Edgar: $320,000 ($160,000 to show, $160,000 win bonus)
Gegard Mousasi: $175,000
Urijah Faber: $150,000
Neil Magny: $98,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
Mark Munoz: $94,000 ($47,000 to show, $47,000 win bonus)
Jon Tuck: $70,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
Jon Delos Reyes: $66,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Roldan Sangcha-An: $58,000 ($8,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Costas Philippou: $25,000
Phillipe Nover: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
Ning Guangyou: $22,400 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $2,400 from opponent for missing weight)
Li Jingliang: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)
Hyun Gyu Lim: $18,000
Levan Makashvili: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Kajan Johnson: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Yao Zhikui: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Zhang Lipeng: $15,000
Luke Barnatt: $14,000
Yui Chul Nam: $10,000
Mark Eddiva: $10,000
Tae Hyun Bang: $10,000
Dhiego Lima: $10,000
Royston Wee: $9,600 ($12,000 to show, fined $2,400 for missing weight)
Nolan Ticman: $8,000
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