UFC 187 is done and dusted, and now the fighters’ earnings for the vent have been released.
Here are the final UFC 187 disclosed payouts, per Nevada Athletic Commission: pic.twitter.com/j1iIB5as54
— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) May 26, 2015
The biggest earners on the night were Chris Weidman and Anthony Johnson.
Middleweight champ Weidman banked a cool $500,000 ($250,000 to show, %250,000 to win) for successfully defending his belt against Vitor Belfort. While Anthony Johnson took home the same amount, despite losing his light heavyweight title fight with Daniel Cormier.
Rumble’s big pay day might have had something to do with Jon Jones being forced to withdraw from the fight, after he was banned indefinitely from the sport.
The salaries also showed the UFC’s valuation of the lower divisions. For example, flyweight contenders John Dodson and Joseph Benavidez both earned less than welterweight gatekeeper Dong Hyun Kim.
You can see the breakdown of all the fighters’ payouts for the event below.
Daniel Cormier: $180,000 ($90,000 to show, $90,000 to win)
Anthony Johnson: $500,000
Cormier def. Johnson by submission
Chris Weidman: $500,000 ($250,000 to show, $250,000 to win)
Vitor Belfort: $300,000
Weidman def. Belfort by technical knockout
Donald Cerrone: $152,000 ($76,000 to show, $76,000 to win)
John Makdessi: $30,000
Cerrone def. Makdessi by technical knockout
Andrei Arlovski: $84,000 ($42,000 to show, $42,000 to win)
Travis Browne: $60,000
Arlovski def. Browne by technical knockout
Joseph Benavidez: $106,000 ($53,000 to show, $53,000 to win)
John Moraga: $28,000
Benavidez def. Moraga by unanimous decision
John Dodson: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Zach Makovsky: $19,000
Dodson def. Makovsky by unanimous decision
Dong Hyun Kim: $116,000 ($58,000 to show, $58,000 to win)
Josh Burkman: $45,000
Kim def. Burkman by submission
Rafael Natal: $70,000 ($35,000 to show, $35,000 to win)
Uriah Hall: $14,000
Natal def. Hall by split decision
Colby Covington: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Mike Pyle: $51,000
Covington def. Pyle by unanimous decision
Islam Makhachev: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Leo Kuntz: $10,000
Makhachev def. Kuntz by submission
Justin Scoggins: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Josh Sampo: $13,000
Scoggons def. Sampo by unanimous decision
