UFC 258 (Usman vs Burns) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.

*Note that the PPV buyrate shown below is only for the purposes of estimating the PPV points received by the champion. This is a best guess based on previous cards and drawing power.*

The February 13th card was highlighted by a fight between defending champion Kamaru Usman and challenger Gilbert Burns where Usman defended his belt with a third round TKO. $50k performance bonuses went to Polyana Viana, Anthony Hernandez, Julian Marquez, and Usman.

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. Other assumptions are made like expected contract changes. All promotional compliance pay figures are based on the formula negotiated with Reebok.Total Payout to Fighters (including fight purse, PPV points, bonuses and compliance pay): $3,694,000

Total Compliance Pay (Reebok): $179,000

UFC 258 (Usman vs Burns) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.

The February 13, 2021 card was highlighted by a fight between welterwight champion Kamaru Usman and challenger Gilbert Burns where Usman defended his belt with a third round TKO. $50k performance bonuses went to Polyana Viana, Anthony Hernandez, Julian Marquez, and Usman. Hernandez (coming in as a 3-1 underdog) pulled off a stunning submission of ADCC Champion Rodolfo Vieira.

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. Other assumptions are made like expected contract changes. All promotional compliance pay figures are based on the formula negotiated with Reebok.Total Payout to Fighters (including fight purse, PPV points, bonuses and compliance pay): $2,719,000

Total Compliance Pay (Reebok): $179,000

UFC Vegas 18 (UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.

Impressive main card highlighted by fight of the night from Dariush and Ferriera. Knockout of the year candidate from Cory Sandhagen and an impressive striking display by Alexander Volkov. All four of those fighters were rewarded with $50k bonuses.

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. Other assumptions are made like expected contract changes. All promotional compliance pay figures are based on the formula negotiated with Reebok.Total Payout to Fighters (including fight purse, PPV points, bonuses and compliance pay): 2,492,000

Total Compliance Pay (Reebok): $183,000

UFC Vegas 18 (UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov) Detailed Payouts

UFC 257 McGregor vs Poirier salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below. Conor McGregor is expected to make around $25.5 million while Dustin Poirier will likely take home $1 million.Note that the official payouts have not been disclosed for this fight card in Abu Dhabi so the salaries listed are based on estimates of previous contracts. Other assumptions are made like expected contract changes. All promotional compliance pay figures are based on the formula negotiated with Reebok.

$50k Performance Bonuses went to Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler, Marina Rodriguez, and Makhmud Muradov.

Total Payout to Fighters (including fight purse, PPV points, bonuses and compliance pay): $27,900,500

Total Compliance Pay (Reebok): $174,000

There has been a great deal of debate and speculation around how much money Conor McGregor is actually earning in the UFC. McGregor himself has claimed that he made $50 million for his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov and upwards of $80 million for his fight against Donald Cerrone. McGregor himself shared that the Cerrone PPV (UFC 246) did 1,353,429 buys. At 64.99 for the PPV, that means that the UFC earned roughly 88 million in revenue for this card. To believe that McGregor was paid 91% of that revenue is highly unlikely. Let’s take a look at a standard tiered PPV contract for a championship fighter in the UFC: $1 per ticket for 200,000-400,000 PPV Buys$2 per ticket for 400,000-600,000 PPV Buys$2.50 per ticket for 600,000+ PPV BuysGiven that math, with a standard contract, Conor would have made $2,483,123 in PPV dollars on top of the $3 million disclosed base pay. This is a sizable amount of money but its unlikely that a megastar like Conor is agreeing to a standard PPV contract. It’s more likely that Conor is drawing 3-5x the standard contract. I will give Conor the benefit of the doubt and assume 5x as a multiplier. This means that he made $28.5 million vs Khabib and $15.5 million against Cerrone. I think these numbers are much more realistic and within the realm of possibility at least.

It’s been reported that Conor will earn $5 million in base pay for his fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. We estimate that this fight will deliver 2 million PPV buys given the hype around his return. At this rate and using our previous assumptions, Conor should earn in the neighborhood of $25.5 million.

It’s likely that Conor has a major deal with sponsors like Reebok which could make up some of the gaps between our estimates and the numbers he mentions in his interviews. Whatever Conor is making, it’s certainly a lot and will allow him to continue living his lavish lifestyle.

Conor McGregor Career Earnings including UFC 257 estimated values