Ultimate Fighting Calendar

Fighter salaries

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez payouts

Feb 18, 2019 · Back to the event page

$1,871,000
recorded payroll
$450,000
top payday · Cain Velasquez

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez payouts

Francis NgannouWIN$110,000$110,000$220,000disclosed
Cain VelasquezLOSS$450,000?$450,000disclosed
James VickLOSS$65,000?$65,000disclosed
Paul FelderWIN$46,000$46,000$92,000disclosed
Cortney CaseyLOSS$50,000?$50,000disclosed
Cynthia CalvilloWIN$44,000$44,000$88,000disclosed
Alex CaceresLOSS$55,000?$55,000disclosed
Kron GracieWIN$25,000$27,000$52,000disclosed
Vicente LuqueWIN$41,000$41,000$82,000disclosed
Bryan BarberenaLOSS$35,000?$35,000disclosed
Andre FiliWIN$37,000$37,000$74,000disclosed
Myles JuryLOSS$36,000?$36,000disclosed
Jimmie RiveraLOSS$68,000?$68,000disclosed
Aljamain SterlingWIN$70,000$70,000$140,000disclosed
Benito LopezLOSS$12,000?$12,000disclosed
Manny BermudezWIN$14,000$14,000$28,000disclosed
Ashlee Evans-SmithLOSS$30,000?$30,000disclosed
Andrea LeeWIN$14,000$14,000$28,000disclosed
Scott HoltzmanLOSS$33,000?$33,000disclosed
Nik LentzWIN$53,000$53,000$106,000disclosed
Renan BaraoLOSS$53,000?$53,000disclosed
Luke SandersWIN$19,000$19,000$38,000disclosed
Aleksandra AlbuLOSS$12,000?$12,000disclosed
Emily WhitmireWIN$12,000$12,000$24,000disclosed

Disclosed figures exclude undisclosed locker-room bonuses, sponsorships and most PPV money. “Reported” rows mix commission data with contemporaneous research.

Fighter pay FAQ

How much did the fighters make at UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez?

The recorded payroll for UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez is $1,871,000 across 24 fighters — commission disclosures and contemporaneous reporting, excluding undisclosed bonuses and most PPV money.

Who was the highest-paid fighter at UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez?

Cain Velasquez took the biggest recorded payday at UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs Velasquez: $450,000.

Are UFC salaries public?

Only partially. State commissions disclosed purses for decades, but Nevada went confidential in 2020 and most states followed. California still discloses. Everything else comes from reporting, lawsuits and estimates — recent disclosed figures for stars are lower bounds that miss side letters and PPV money.