It is rare nowadays for Athletic Commissions to release payouts and salaries for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) athletes, but Georgia did so recently. This means we have accurate information on how much UFC fighters made at UFC Fight Night: “Usman vs. Buckley,” which took place this past weekend in Atlanta, Georgia.
Main event winner and former Middleweight champion Kamaru Usman took home $300,000, while top 10 ranked Joaquin Buckley walked away with $150,000.
Usman put on a vintage performance and dominated Buckley to win a unanimous decision to secure his No. 5 ranking.
UFC Atlanta, banking $500,000 for her unanimous decision win over Miranda Maverick, who took home $125,000.
Other notable big paydays were Michael Chiesa, who earned $300,000 for his uneventful fight against Court McGee, and Cody Garbrandt, who walked away with $257,000.
MMA Fighting) below:
UFC Atlanta Main Card
Kamaru Usman: $300,000, (no win bonus)
Joaquin Buckley: $150,000
Rose Namajunas: $500,000 ($250k show $250k win)
Miranda Maverick: $125,000
Edmen Shabazyan: $186,000 ($93k show $93k win)
Andre Petroski: $100,000
Raoni Barcelos: $102,000 ($51k show $51k win)
Cody Garbrandt: $275,000
Mansur Abdul-Malik: $28,000 ($14k show $14k win)
Cody Brundage: $65,000
Alonzo Menifield: $250,000 ($125k show $125k win)
Oumar Sy: $26,000
UFC Atlanta “Prelims”
Rodolfo Bellato: $12,000
Paul Craig: $125,000
Michael Chiesa: $300,000 ($150k show $150k win)
Court McGee: $83,000
Malcolm Wellmaker: $24,000 ($12k show $12k win)
Kris Moutinho: $14,000
Jose Ochoa: $20,000 ($10k show $10k win
Cody Durden: $63,000
Ricky Simon: $166,000 ($83k show $83k win)
Cameron Smotherman: $14,000
Phil Rowe: $110,000 ($55k show $55k win)
Ange Loosa: $30,000
Jamey-Lyn Horth: $50,000 ($25k show $25k win)
Vanessa Demopoulos: $65,000
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