UFC 219 salaries: Cris Cyborg cashes $500,000 for first title defense

UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg led the disclosed payroll at UFC 219, earning $500,000 for her successful title defense against Holly Holm.

The Nevada Athletic Commission released the event’s finalized salary information in the aftermath of UFC 219.

Cyborg outpointed Holm to win a unanimous decision and make the first successful defense of her 145-pound belt in the night’s main event. Holm earned $300,000 in a losing effort.

UFC 219 took place Dec. 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The night’s main card aired live on pay-per-view.

The three other UFC 219 fighters who cleared the six-figure mark in earnings were light standout Khabib Nurmagomedov ($160,000) and welterweight contenders Neil Magny($140,000) and Carlos Condit ($115,000).

In addition to their commission-reported salaries, Cyborg, Holm, Nurmagomedov, and Tim Elliott also took home $50,000 fight night bonuses for their performances.

A complete list of the UFC 219 salaries can be seen below. As always, these figures do not represent a fighter’s total earnings, as certain sponsorship incomes, pay-per-view earnings or discretionary bonuses are not publicly disclosed.

Main Card (Pay-per-view)
Cris Cyborg ($500,000 + no win bonus = $500,000) def. Holly Holm ($300,000)
Khabib Nurmagomedov ($80,000 + $80,000 = $160,000) def. Edson Barboza ($75,000)
Dan Hooker ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Marc Diakiese ($24,000)
Carla Esparza: ($36,000 + $36,000 = $72,000) def. Cynthia Calvillo ($41,000)
Neil Magny ($70,000 + $70,000 = $140,000) def. Carlos Condit ($115,000)

Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1)
Michal Oleksiejczuk ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Khalil Rountree ($19,000)
Myles Jury ($33,000 + $33,000 = $66,000) def. Rick Glenn ($22,000)
Omari Akhmedov ($29,000) vs. Marvin Vettori ($32,000) ruled a majority draw
Matheus Nicolau ($14,000 + $14,000 = $28,000) def. Louis Smolka ($32,000)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Tim Elliott ($28,000 + $28,000 = $56,000) def. Mark De La Rosa ($12,000)