2017 UFC Fighter Salaries

[CPH]

It is worth noting that these are only the reported salaries plus Fight of the Night, Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night bonuses that have been made public, along with Reebok payouts which came into effect with UFC 189. Many top performing fighters get additional bonuses paid out to them that aren’t reported, plus the top guys get a cut of the pay-per-view buys for events that they headline. Also, many athletic commissions don’t report fighter’s salary info, so for those we’ve estimated a fighter’s purse based on what they have earned in their other recent fights. Fighters with some estimated purses are marked with a * in the database. This data should still be considered very close to accurate, as most fighters’ purses remain rather steady from fight to fight (unless they ink a new contract in the meantime).

Interesting read regardless.

http://thesportsdaily.com/mma-manifesto/2017-ufc-fighter-salaries-complete-list/

 

[21 Savage]

wow i make more than every ufc fighter except gsp and overeem

 

[rb3b3]

wow i make more than every ufc fighter except gsp and overeem

Are you hiring?

 

[Sansnom]

 

[Sansnom]

Dana White's reaction:

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/ceos/dana-white-net-worth/

 

[rb3b3]

I dont care that stipe fought once in 2016, the fact that he is 16th on the list is a fkn disgrace!! He is the ufc hw champion for crying out loud!!! what the fk is going on????

 

[TheScorpionDude]

wow i make more than every ufc fighter except gsp and overeem

With almost 1500 messages in just 4 months... when do you find the time to make 2 mil a year ?

 

[Les Vejtibals]

With almost 1500 messages in just 4 months... when do you find the time to make 2 mil a year ?

Outsourcing.

 

[CPH]

http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/al-iaquinta-guys-are-getting-paid-to-fight-scrubs.3687881/

11. Cris Cyborg $ 820,000

LOL

 

[Buff]

wow i make more than every ufc fighter except gsp and overeem

Are you hiring?

 

[TheScorpionDude]

Outsourcing.

Not even with outsourcing.

You'd have even less time if you had to manage people.

In other words, no such thing as easy money

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

wow i make more than every ufc fighter except gsp and overeem

Are you hiring?

 

[Askafan]

Glad to see the caveats highlighted in the OP. The list would be better if they noted the number of fights. One obvious error is with Montano and Modafferi who picked up 30k a piece as title challengers not the 2.5k used in this calculation.

 

[Capt Lunatic]

This is amazing. I didn't care what fighters made in 2016 and a year later I still don't.
People should have nice things to complain about though.

 

[LoofyMMA]

This shouldn’t be compared to household incomes cause all the manager and trainer fees come out of it. These figures are more akin to revenue for a business. The “net profit” would be a better comparison.

TL;DR in most cases it’s not worth getting punched in the face for a living

 

[galleryy]

wow i make more than every ufc fighter except gsp and overeem

not bad for taking brooms up your....

 

[Les Vejtibals]

Not even with outsourcing.

You'd have even less time if you had to manage people.

In other words, no such thing as easy money

Tell that to Lee Iacocca!

 

[Ozze]

Almost 20% of the guys make 200k or more a year. That's not that bad to be honest.

Like every other business, you have to work hard to be on the top.

 

[TheScorpionDude]

Tell that to Lee Iacocca!

I'm not familiar with that dude. I googled him, but this is the first time I'm hearing about him.

Anyways... I need 2mil so bad...

 

[Overeem]

With almost 1500 messages in just 4 months... when do you find the time to make 2 mil a year ?

He averages 6677 posts per year which comes out to ~$300 per post. He get locker room bonuses off replies. Good job you are making him richer.