The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the UFC 235 salaries on Sunday and some of the top tier talents got paid some major cash.
Jon Jones was able to secure a unanimous decision win over Anthony Smith to retain the UFC light heavyweight title in the headliner of the UFC 235 pay-per-view event. Kamaru Usman captured the welterweight title once he scored a dominate unanimous win over Tyron Woodley in the co-headliner.
Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler in a welterweight bout, Tecia Torres vs. Weili Zhang in a women’s strawweight bout, and Cody Garbrandt vs. Pedro Munhoz in a bantamweight bout rounded out the main card.
This show went down on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card aired on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card aired on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET and the UFC’s streaming service, Fight Pass, at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Jones and Woodley earned $500,000 while Smith and Usman picked up a $350,000 check. Askren also got $350,000 for his promotional debut.
The full payouts include the following, courtesy of MMAJunkie:
Jon Jones: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Anthony Smith ($350,000)
Kamaru Usman: $350,000 (no win bonus) def. Tyron Woodley: $500,000
Ben Askren: $350,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus def. Robbie Lawler: $200,000
Weili Zhang: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Tecia Torres: $36,000
Pedro Munhoz: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. Cody Garbrandt: $130,000
Zabit Magomedsharipov: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Jeremy Stephens: $67,000
Johnny Walker: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def. Misha Cirkunov: $45,000
Cody Stamann: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Alejandro Perez: $42,000
Diego Sanchez: $198,000 (includes $99,000 win bonus) def. Mickey Gall: $30,000
Edmen Shahbazyan: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Charles Byrd: $12,000
Macy Chiasson: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Gina Mazany: $14,000
Hannah Cifers: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Polyana Viana: $12,000
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