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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently tied a ribbon around its UFC on ESPN 9 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which took place last Sat. night (May 30, 2020) inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns handling main event duties.
Burns dominated Woodley en route to a five-round unanimous decision victory (video).
Despite the loss, Woodley took home the top purse of the night, scoring $200,000 for his first fight since losing his 170-pound strap to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 back in March 2019. “Durinho” has competed five times during that span, which includes the $168,000 he banked for outclassing “The Chosen One.”
Check out the complete list of UFC on ESPN 9 payouts below:
Gilbert Burns: $168,000 ($84,000 to show, $84,000 to win)
Tyron Woodley: $200,000Augusto Sakai: $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 to win)
Blagoy Ivanov: $60,000Billy Quarantillo: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Spike Carlyle: $12,000Roosevelt Roberts: $46,400* ($24,400 to show, $22,000 to win
Brok Weaver: $9,600*
*Adjusted by +/- $2,400 for Weaver missing weightMackenzie Dern: $66,000 — $33,000 to show, $33,000 to win
Hannah Cifers: $25,000Katlyn Chookagian: $120,000 — $60,000 to show, $60,000 to win
Antonina Shevchenko: $35,000Daniel Rodriguez: $24,000 — $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
Gabriel Green: $12,000Jamahal Hill: $24,000 — $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
Klidson Abreu: $18,000Brandon Royval: $24,000 — $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
Tim Elliott: $31,000Casey Kenney: $54,000 — $27,000 to show, $27,000 to win
Louis Smolka: $48,000Chris Gutierrez: $40,000 — $20,000 to show, $20,000 to win
Vince Morales: $20,000
Keep in mind the payouts 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 always hands out extra cash for “Fight of the Night” and “Performance of the Night” bonuses, as well as the occasional (and undisclosed) locker room incentives (see those here).
For complete UFC on ESPN 9 results and fight coverage click here.