UFC 200 and TUF 23 Finale salaries: 17 fighters break 100k mark

Usually when these posts are written, there is a lot of criticism over the UFC’s base salaries. While there were some surprises on the low scale (see Dillashaw), the promotion set a lot of records with the UFC 200 disclosed pay –Brock Lesnar’s massive cheque, 14 fighters making over $100,000, and over seven million dollars in salary overall.

Sage Northcutt was one of the six-figure guys too, which should ruffle some feathers.

The TUF 23 Finale was obviously much thinner on talent, but Joanna Jedrzejczyk made over 200k, and challenger Claudia Gadelha made 100k as well. Here’s a look at all the salaries from both cards, as per the Nevada Athletic Commission:

UFC 200

Amanda Nunes: $100,000 (no win bonus)
Miesha Tate: $500,000

Brock Lesnar: $2,500,000 (no win bonus)
Mark Hunt: $700,000

Daniel Cormier: $500,000 (no win bonus)
Anderson Silva: $600,000

Jose Aldo: $500,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
Frankie Edgar: $190,000

Cain Velasquez: $300,000 (no win bonus)
Travis Browne: $120,000

Julianna Pena: $64,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus)
Cat Zingano: $35,000

Kelvin Gastelum: $86,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus, $20,000 from Hendricks)
Johny Hendricks: $80,000 (lost 20% to Gastelum for missing weight)

T.J. Dillashaw: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Raphael Assuncao: $42,000

Sage Northcutt: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Enrique Marin: $13,000

Joe Lauzon: $108,000 (includes $54,000 win bonus)
Diego Sanchez: $80,000

Gegard Mousasi: $110,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
Thiago Santos: $28,000

Jim Miller: $118,000 (includes $59,000 win bonus)
Takanori Gomi: $55,000

TUF 23 Finale

Joanna Jedrzejczyk: $210,000 (includes $105,000 win bonus)
Claudia Gadelha: $100,000

Andrew Sanchez: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Khalil Roundtree: $15,000

Tatiana Suarez: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Amanda Cooper: $15,000

Will Brooks: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Ross Pearson: $54,000

Doo Ho Choi: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Thiago Tavares: $37,000

Joaquim Silva: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Andrew Holbrook: $12,000

Gray Maynard: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
Fernando Bruno: $12,000

Matheus Nicolau: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
John Moraga: $28,000

Josh Stansbury: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Cory Hendricks: $10,000

Cezar Ferreira: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
Anthony Smith: $15,000

Kevin Lee: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
Jake Matthews: $22,000

Li Jingliang: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Anton Zafir: $10,000