UFC 196 fighter payouts for those athletes competing at the “McGregor vs. Diaz” pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend (Sat., March 5, 2016) from inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, were released earlier today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).
Reigning UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor raked in a historic $1 million for less than two rounds of work. Not too shabby when you consider he lost by submission. Nate Diaz, meanwhile, earned his highest paycheck to date with $500,000.
In the UFC 196 co-main event, Holly Holm matched Diaz with a $500,000, then matched McGregor with a submission loss. That makes Miesha Tate the new women’s bantamweight champion, but “Cupcake” is only on the books for $92,000.
That’s not all.
Here is the complete list of UFC 196 payouts and salaries:
Nate Diaz: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Conor McGregor: $1,000,000Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
def. Holly Holm: $500,000Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Gian Villante: $36,000Corey Anderson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Tom Lawlor: $28,000Amanda Nunes: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
def. Valentina Shevchenko: $14,000Siyar Bahadurzada: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
def. Brandon Thatch: $22,000Nordine Taleb: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Erick Silva: $34,000Vitor Miranda: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Marcelo Guimaraes: $13,000Darren Elkins: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus)
def. Chas Skelly: $21,000Diego Sanchez: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
def. Jim Miller: $59,000Jason Saggo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Justin Salas: $16,000Teruto Ishihara: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. Julian Erosa: $12,000
The total disclosed payroll for UFC 196 was $2,871,000.
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, 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 these figures for “McGregor vs. Diaz” click here.
For complete UFC 196 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here.