Amanda Nunes Leads UFC 250 Salaries With $500,000 Payday

Amanda NunesAmanda Nunes unsurprisingly went home with the biggest paycheck at UFC 250. Nunes enjoyed a lopsided decision victory over Felicia Spencer this past weekend to defend her women’s featherweight title. She was already guaranteed $350,000 to show and the win earned her a $150,000 bonus to come away with $500,000 in total. Spencer, meanwhile, earned […]

Amanda Nunes

Amanda Nunes unsurprisingly went home with the biggest paycheck at UFC 250.

Nunes enjoyed a lopsided decision victory over Felicia Spencer this past weekend to defend her women’s featherweight title.

She was already guaranteed $350,000 to show and the win earned her a $150,000 bonus to come away with $500,000 in total. Spencer, meanwhile, earned $125,000 for her effort.

Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was the second-highest earner on the night for his emphatic knockout of Raphael Assuncao.

“No Love” earned $130,000 to show and an additional $130,000 as a win bonus. He also received a $50,000 performance of the night bonus to take his total earnings to $310,000. Assuncao only took home $79,000 on the other hand.

Full UFC 250 Salaries

Here are the full salaries which includes performance bonuses. Sponsorship money, locker room bonuses and pay-per-view cuts are not included:

  • Amanda Nunes: $500,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus) def. Felicia Spencer: $125,000
  • Aljamain Sterling: $202,000 (includes $76,000 win bonus and $50,000 performance of the night bonus) def. Cory Sandhagen: $80,000
  • Cody Garbrandt: $310,000 (includes $130,000 win bonus and $50,000 performance of the night bonus) def. Raphael Assuncao: $79,000
  • Neil Magny: $158,000 (includes $79,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Rocco Martin: $48,000
  • Sean O’Malley: $130,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus and $50,000 performance of the night bonus) def. Eddie Wineland: $46,000
  • Alex Caceres: $116,000 (includes $58,000 win bonus) def. Chase Hooper: $27,000
  • Ian Heinisch: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Gerald Meerschaert: $33,000
  • Cody Stamann: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus) def. Brian Kelleher: $33,000
  • Maki Pitolo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Charles Byrd: $12,000
  • Alex Perez: $130,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus and $50,000 performance of the night bonus) def. Jussier Formiga: $98,000
  • Devin Clark: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. Alonzo Menifield: $14,000
  • Herbert Burns: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Evan Dunham: $60,000

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