UFC 196 salaries: McGregor earns $1,000,000, Tate gets $92,000 for title win

Conor McGregor becomes the first MMA fighter to get $1 million dollars in disclosed pay, while Nate Diaz pockets $500 000. See the full UFC 196 salaries list below. UFC 196 was one of the most bizarre nights in the promotion’s history.
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Conor McGregor becomes the first MMA fighter to get $1 million dollars in disclosed pay, while Nate Diaz pockets $500 000. See the full UFC 196 salaries list below.

UFC 196 was one of the most bizarre nights in the promotion’s history.

Despite the loss, Conor McGregor became the first MMA fighter to earn $1,000,000 dollars disclosed payout for a single fight. Nate Diaz and Holly Holm got $500,000 each, while the new UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate earned only $92,000 for her amazing win in the co-main event of the evening.

UFC 196: full salaries list (h/t Sherdog):

Nate Diaz: $500,000
Conor McGregor: $1,000,000

Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
Holly Holm: $500,000

Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Gian Villante: $36,000

Corey Anderson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Tom Lawlor: $28,000

Amanda Nunes: $56,000 (includes $28,000)
Valentina Shevchenko: $14,000

Siyar Bahadurzada: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
Brandon Thatch: $22,000

Nordine Taleb: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Erick Silva: $34,000

Vitor Miranda: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Marcelo Guimaraes: $13,000

Darren Elkins: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus)
Chas Skelly: $21,000

Diego Sanchez: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Jim Miller: $59,000

Jason Saggo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Justin Salas: $16,000

Teruto Ishihara: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Julian Erosa: $12,000

Note: these UFC 196 payouts don’t include fighters’ PPV share, sponsorship money and performance bonuses of the event.

See also: the UFC 196 bonuses list and McGregor vs. Diaz post-fight results and analysis.