If victorious in tonight’s UFC 184 headliner, Cat Zingano could earn an event-high $200,000 disclosed payday. Her opponent, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, could make up to $130,000.
MMAjunkie today obtained the list of disclosed paydays from the California State Athletic Commission.
UFC 184 takes place at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Although Rousey is slated to make $65,000 to “show” (and another $65,000 as a “win bonus” if victorious), she’s likely earning much more on the backend with a cut of pay-per-view sales.
In the co-headliner, former pro boxing champion and UFC newcomer Holly Holm could make up to $50,000 ($25,000 to show and $25,000 to win) while opponent Raquel Pennington could earn up to $20,000 ($10,000/10,000).
The full list of disclosed paydays includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Ronda Rousey ($65,000 to show, $65,000 to win) vs. Cat Zingano ($100,000/$100,000) – for women’s bantamweight title
- Holly Holm ($25,000/$25,000) vs. Raquel Pennington ($10,000/$10,000)
- Jake Ellenberger ($68,000/$68,000) vs. Josh Koscheck ($78,000/$78,000)
- Alan Jouban ($10,000/$10,000) vs. Richard Walsh ($8,000/$8,000)
- Tony Ferguson ($24,000/$24,000) vs. Gleison Tibau ($50,000/$50,000)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
- Roan Carneiro ($12,000/$12,000) vs. Mark Munoz ($47,000/$47,000)
- Roman Salazar ($8,000/$8,000) vs. Norifumi Yamamoto ($15,000/$15,000)
- Dhiego Lima ($10,000/$10,000) vs. Tim Means ($17,000/$17,000)
- Derrick Lewis ($15,000/$15,000) vs. Ruan Potts ($10,000/$10,000)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
- James Krause ($15,000/$15,000) vs. Valmir Lazaro ($8,000/$8,000)
- Masio Fullen ($8,000/$8,000) vs. Alexander Torres ($8,000/$8,000)
Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter’s income. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. Additionally, they don’t include any PPV revenue some top fighters receive.
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
For more on UFC 184, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
(UPDATED on 2/28/15. Rousey’s disclosed salary was incorrectly listed as $170,000 instead of $130,000.)
