UFC 259 salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card (on March 6, 2021) is highlighted by THREE title fights including Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya, Petr Yan vs Aljamain Sterling and Amanda Nunes vs Megan Anderson. 50k bonuses were given to Ulberg, Nzechukwu, Kara-France and Medic.
*Note that the official payouts have not been disclosed for this fight card in Las Vegas so the salaries listed are based on estimates of previous contracts, trends and drawing power. Other assumptions are made like expected contract changes. All promotional compliance pay figures are based on the formula negotiated with Reebok.
PPV Share assumptions:
Adesanya and Nunes getting PPV points based on previously reported contractsBlachowicz and Yan NOT getting PPV points but getting bumps in payEstimates are based on 800,000 PPV Buys which is strictly for estimating salary payouts – this number will be updated if disclosed by the UFCAssumed Blachowicz getting win bonus in lieu of PPV pointsTotal Payout to Fighters (including fight purse, PPV points, bonuses and compliance pay): $8,734,800
Total Compliance Pay (Reebok): $386,000
20 Mar 2021
UFC 259 Salaries and Payouts – MMA Salaries
UFC 259 salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card (on March 6, 2021) is highlighted by THREE title fights including Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya, Petr Yan vs Aljamain Sterling and Amanda Nunes vs Megan Anderson. 50k bonuses were given to Ulberg, Nzechukwu, Kara-France and Medic.
*Note that the official payouts have not been disclosed for this fight card in Las Vegas so the salaries listed are based on estimates of previous contracts, trends and drawing power. Other assumptions are made like expected contract changes. All promotional compliance pay figures are based on the formula negotiated with Reebok.
PPV Share assumptions:
Adesanya and Nunes getting PPV points based on previously reported contractsBlachowicz and Yan NOT getting PPV points but getting bumps in payEstimates are based on 800,000 PPV Buys which is strictly for estimating salary payouts – this number will be updated if disclosed by the UFCAssumed Blachowicz getting win bonus in lieu of PPV pointsTotal Payout to Fighters (including fight purse, PPV points, bonuses and compliance pay): $8,734,800
Total Compliance Pay (Reebok): $386,000