UFC 182: Jon Jones Leads Way in Payroll
Jon Jones
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 182 card, and not surprisingly, light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones lead the way.
According to the figures, Jones was paid $500,000 for his unanimous decision win over Daniel Cormier, while the latter collected $90,000.
Here are the salaries that were disclosed to the NSAC by the UFC. They do not include any additional funds a fighter may have collected through sponsorship deals, performance bonuses or pay-per-view dividends.
Jon Jones: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Daniel Cormier: $90,000
Donald Cerrone: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
def. Myles Jury: $16,000
Brad Tavares: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus)
def. Nate Marquardt: $49,000
Kyoji Horiguchi: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
def. Louis Gaudinot: $10,000
Hector Lombard: $106,000 ($53,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Burkman: $45,000
Paul Felder: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Castillo: $36,000
Cody Garbrandt: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Marcus Brimage: $12,000
Shawn Jordan: $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus)
def. Jared Cannonier: $8,000
Evan Dunham: $54,000 ($27,000 win bonus)
def. Rodrigo Damm: $12,000
Omari Akhmedov: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Mats Nilsson: $8,000
Marion Reneau: $17,600 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Alexis Dufresne: $6,400
