UFC 197 Payouts: Jon Jones Leads The Way
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the salaries for UFC 197 this weekend, and not surprisingly, former light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones led the way.
According the numbers that were disclosed to the NSAC by the UFC, Jones earned $500,000 for his decision win over Ovince Saint Preux. The latter was paid $55,000.
Here are the payroll figures that the commission has released for the April 23rd card. Any win bonus fighter collected is post in brackets and is included in the total on the left. The numbers below do not include any pay-per-view dividends a fighter may have earned, or any additional bonuses they might have received.
Jon Jones: $500,000
def. Ovince Saint Preux: $55,000
Demetrious Johnson: $195,000 ($60,000 win bonus)
def. Henry Cejudo: $60,000
Edson Barboza: $88,000 ($44,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Pettis: $80,000
Robert Whittaker: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus)
def. Rafael Natal: $41,000
Yair Rodriguez: $42,000 ($21,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Fili: $18,000
Sergio Pettis: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Kelades: $12,000
Danny Roberts: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Dominique Steele: $12,000
Carla Esparza: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus)
def. Juliana Lima: $14,000
James Vick: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Glaico Franca: $17,000
Walt Harris: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Cody East: $10,000
Marcos Rogerio de Lima: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Clint Hester: $12,000
Kevin Lee: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus)
def. Efrain Escudero: $18,000