The old dog has plenty of bite left in him – Jim Miller was the top earner at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Hill.
Before we go any further, we should note that the Vegas Athletic Commission doesn’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.
(click on a fighter’s name for their career earnings)
Jim Miller: $261,000 ($120,000 to show, $120,000 win bonus, $21,000 fight week incentive pay)
Joaquin Buckley: $142,000 ($68,000 to show, $68,000 win bonus, $6,000 fight week incentive pay)
Jamahal Hill: $136,000 ($40,000 to show, $40,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night, $6,000 fight week incentive pay)
Chas Skelly: $111,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 win bonus, $11,000 fight week incentive pay)
Kyle Daukaus: $94,500 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night, $4,500 fight week incentive pay)
David Onama: $93,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $15,000 from Benitez for missing weight, $50,000 Performance of the Night, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Stephanie Egger: $84,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night, $6,000 fight week incentive pay)
Johnny Walker: $66,000 ($60,000 to show, $6,000 fight week incentive pay)
Abdul Razak Alhassan: $56,000 ($50,000 to show, $6,000 fight week incentive pay)
Gabriel Benitez: $46,000 ($50,000 to show, $15,000 fine for missing weight, $11,000 fight week incentive pay)
Parker Porter: $44,500 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus, $4,500 fight week incentive pay)
Jonathan Pearce: $44,500 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus, $4,500 fight week incentive pay)
Mario Bautista: $44,500 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus, $4,500 fight week incentive pay)
Jessica-Rose Clark: $36,000 ($30,000 to show, $6,000 fight week incentive pay)
Gloria de Paula: $28,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Jamie Pickett: $24,500 ($20,000 to show, $4,500 fight week incentive pay)
Diana Belbita: $24,000 ($20,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Chad Anheliger: $24,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Alan Baudot: $16,000 ($12,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Mark Striegl: $16,000 ($12,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Jesse Strader: $16,000 ($12,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Nikolas Motta: $14,000 ($10,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Christian Rodriguez: $14,000 ($10,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Jay Perrin: $14,000 ($10,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
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