UFC Norfolk salaries: Deiveson Figueiredo, Joseph Benavidez lead all fighters on $945,000 payroll

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Even a weight-cut miss putting a damper on his weekend, Deiveson Figueiredo still walked out a big winner at UFC Norfolk.

Not only did he defeat Joseph Benavidez in Saturday’s flyweight main event, but the Brazilian was one of three fighters to record a six-figure salary for their efforts. The other two were Benavidez and veteran heavyweight Marcin Tybura.

MMA Fighting confirmed the salaries with the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation on Tuesday.

Due to Figueiredo failing to weigh-in at the 125-pound championship limit, 30 percent of his purse went to Benavidez. He was also ineligible to win the title that the bout was originally scheduled for (Benavidez would have claimed the belt had he been victorious).

Featherweight Grant Dawson also missed weight and forfeited 30 percent of his purse to opponent Darrick Minner.

The biggest non-headlining earner was Tybura, who made $136,000 including his win bonus after defeating Serghei Spivac.

Featherweight contender Megan Anderson also cleared the six-figure mark counting her win bonus and the $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus she earned for a first-round knockout of Norma Dumont.

Here are the full salaries along with post-fight bonuses from UFC Norfolk, which took place at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Va.:

Deiveson Figueiredo: $150,000 — $100,000 to show, $50,000 to win (Figueiredo paid 30 percent of his purse to Benavidez as a penalty for missing weight on Friday)

Joseph Benavidez: $150,000 to show (plus 30 percent of Figueiredo’s purse)

Felicia Spencer: $34,000 — $17,000 to show, $17,000 to win

Zarah Fairn: $10,000

Magomed Ankalaev: $66,000 — $33,000 to show, $33,000 to win

Ion Cutelaba: $33,000

Megan Anderson: $80,000 — $40,000 to show, $40,000 to win, plus $50,000 for “Performance of the Night”

Norma Dumont: $10,000

Grant Dawson: $28,000 — $14,000 to show, $14,000 to win (Dawson paid 30 percent of his purse to Minner as a penalty for missing weight on Friday)

Darrick Minner: $10,000 (plus 30 percent of Dawson’s purse)

Kyler Phillips: $20,000 — $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win, plus $50,000 for “Fight of the Night”

Gabriel Silva: $10,000 to show, plus $50,000 for “Fight of the Night”

Brendan Allen: $24,000 — $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win

Tom Breese: $10,000

Marcin Tybura: $136,000 — $68,000 to show, $68,000 to win

Serghei Spivac: $14,000

Luis Pena: $48,000 — $24,000 to show, $24,000 to win

Steve Garcia: $12,000

Jordan Griffin: $20,000 — $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win, plus $50,000 for “Performance of the Night”

T.J. Brown: $10,000

Spike Carlyle: $20,000 — $10,00 to show, $10,000 to win

Aalon Cruz: $10,000

Sean Brady: $24,000 — $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win

Ismail Naurdiev: $16,000

Figures reported to the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation do not necessarily represent the fighters’ full pay. Certain sponsorship incomes, pay-per-view bonuses, or discretionary post-fight bonuses are not publicly disclosed.