UFC 226 salaries: Seven fighters cash six-figure paydays

Newly crowned UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was one of seven fighters to clear the six-figure mark in earnings on Saturday night, having done so for his historic victory over Stipe Miocic at UFC 226.

The Nevada Athletic Commission released the event’s finalized salary information on Monday to MMA Fighting.

Cormier defeated Miocic via first-round knockout to become only the second-ever dual-division UFC champion in the night’s main event. Cormier pocketed a flat $500,000 purse for his win, while Miocic earned an event-high $750,000 purse in a losing effort.

UFC 226 took place July 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The night’s main card aired live on pay-per-view.

Aside from the main event competitors, five other fighters cleared the six-figure mark in earnings at UFC 226: Anthony Pettis ($284,400), Derrick Lewis ($260,000), Raphael Assuncao($130,000), Paulo Costa ($110,000), and Francis Ngannou ($100,000).

In addition to their commission-reported salaries, Cormier, Pettis, Costa, and Khalil Rountree also took home $50,000 fight night bonuses for their performances.

A complete list of the UFC 226 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)
Daniel Cormier ($500,000 + no win bonus = $500,000) def. Stipe Miocic ($750,000)
Derrick Lewis ($130,000 + $130,000 = $260,000) def. Francis Ngannou ($100,000)
Mike Perry ($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Paul Felder ($46,000)
Anthony Pettis ($149,400* + $135,000 = $284,400) def. Michael Chiesa ($33,600*)
Khalil Rountree Jr. ($19,000 + $19,000 = $38,000) def. Gokhan Saki ($85,000)

Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1)
Paulo Costa ($55,000 + $55,000 = $110,000) def. Uriah Hall ($48,000)
Raphael Assuncao ($70,000 + $60,000 = $130,000) def. Rob Font ($33,000)
Drakkar Klose ($22,000 + $22,000 = $44,000) def. Lando Vannata ($25,000)
Curtis Millender ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Max Griffin ($20,000)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Dan Hooker ($30,000 + $30,000 = $60,000) def. Gilbert Burns ($31,000)
Emily Whitmire ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Jamie Moyle ($12,000)

*Chiesa forfeited 30 percent of his purse as a result of missing weight