Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) previously released the salaries and payouts for the main card fighters of UFC 235, and now it’s back for the entire fight card for those combatants participating at the “Jones vs. Smith” mixed martial arts (MMA) event last Sat. night (March 2, 2019) in Las Vegas.
Leading the payday way was light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who along with former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, walked home with a nifty $500,000 for doing 25 minutes of work at last weekend’s “Sin City” pay-per-view (PPV) event.
Complete UFC 235 Finale payouts and salaries below:
UFC 235 Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Jon Jones ($500,000 + no win bonus = $500,000) def. Anthony Smith ($350,000)
Kamaru Usman ($350,000 + no win bonus = $350,000) def. Tyron Woodley ($500,000)
Ben Askren ($200,000 + $150,000 = $350,000) def. Robbie Lawler ($200,000)
Weili Zhang ($18,000 + $18,000 = $36,000) def. Tecia Torres ($36,000)
Pedro Munhoz ($48,000 + $48,000 = $96,000) def. Cody Garbrandt ($130,000)UFC 235 Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Zabit Magomedsharipov ($55,000 + $55,000 = $110,000) def. Jeremy Stephens ($67,000)
Johnny Walker ($45,000 + $45,000 = $90,000) def. Misha Cirkunov ($63,000)
Cody Stamann ($33,000 + $33,000 = $66,000) def. Alejandro Perez ($42,000)
Diego Sanchez ($99,000 + $99,000 = $198,000) def. Mickey Gall ($30,000)UFC 235 Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Edmen Shahbazyan ($13,000 + $13,000 = $26,000) def. Charles Byrd ($12,000)
Macy Chiasson ($25,000 + $25,000 = $50,000) def. Gina Mazany ($14,000)
Hannah Cifers ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Polyana Viana ($12,000)
The total disclosed payroll for UFC 235 was $3,334,000.
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, Reebok sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
For example, the promotion often hands out extra cash for “Fight of the Night” and “Performance of the Night” bonuses. To check out those figures for UFC 235: “Jones vs. Smith” click here.
For complete UFC 235 results and blow-by-blow coverage click here.