TUF 21 Finale salaries: Jorge Masvidal, Jake Ellenberger lead way

Jorge Masvidal’s impressive victory at the TUF 21 Finale paid off big.Masvidal earned $102,000, as well as an extra $50,000 for a Performance of the Night bonus, for his first-round knockout win of Cezar Ferreira on Sunday night in Las Vegas…

Jorge Masvidal’s impressive victory at the TUF 21 Finale paid off big.

Masvidal earned $102,000, as well as an extra $50,000 for a Performance of the Night bonus, for his first-round knockout win of Cezar Ferreira on Sunday night in Las Vegas.

Stephen Thompson earned a PON bonus as well as $42,000 for his win in the main event of Jake Ellenberger.

Josh Samman and Kamaru Usman also earned $50,000 bonuses. As always, the entire TUF 21 Finale payroll can be seen below, although these figures do not represent a fighter’s total earnings, as sponsorship money and discretionary post-fight bonuses are not publicly disclosed.

Main card (FOX Sports 1)
Stephen Thompson ($21,000 + $21,000 = $42,000) def. Jake Ellenberger ($73,000)
Kamaru Usman ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Hayder Hassan ($10,000)
Michael Graves ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Vicente Luque ($10,000)
Jorge Masvidal ($51,000 + $51,000 = $102,000) def. Cezar Ferreira ($20,000)
Michelle Waterson ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Angela Magana ($10,000)
Maximo Blanco ($18,400 + 23,000 = $41,400) def. Mike De La Torre ($17,600)

Undercard (FOX Sports 1)
Josh Samman ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Caio Magalhaes ($10,000)
Jerrod Sanders ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Russell Doane ($10,000)
Trevor Smith ($17,000 + $17,000 = $34,000) def. Dan Miller ($25,000)
George Sullivan ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Dominic Waters ($10,000)

Undercard (UFC Fight Pass)
Willie Gates ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000)  def. Darrell Montague ($10,000)