The total disclosed payout for UFC 209 was $3,057,000.
The full list of UFC 209 salaries included:
Champ Tyron Woodley: $500,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Stephen Thompson: $380,000
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David Teymur: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Lando Vannata: $25,000
Daniel Kelly: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
def. Rashad Evans: $150,000
Cynthia Calvillo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Amanda Cooper: $17,000
Alistair Overeem: $750,000 (no win bonus)
def. Mark Hunt: $750,000
Marcin Tybura: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus)
def. Luis Henrique: $16,000
Darren Elkins: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
def. Mirsad Bektic: $21,000
Iuri Alcantara: $68,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
def. Luke Sanders: $12,000
Mark Godbeer: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Daniel Spitz: $12,000
Tyson Pedro: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Paul Craig: $12,00O
Albert Morales: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Soukhamthath: $10,000
On the eve of the event, a planned lightweight co-headliner between Tony Ferguson (22-3 MMA, 12-1 UFC) and Khabib Nurmagomedov(24-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) was scrapped after Nurmagomedov fell ill. Although not reflected in the official tallies above, Ferguson was paid his contracted $250,000 fight purse (he would’ve also been eligible for a $250,000 win bonus). Nurmagomedov would’ve earned a flat payday of $500,000.
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, including the official UFC Athlete Outfitting sponsorship program pay. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. They also do not include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level 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.
The full list of UFC 209 salaries included:
Champ Tyron Woodley: $500,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Stephen Thompson: $380,000
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David Teymur: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Lando Vannata: $25,000
Daniel Kelly: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
def. Rashad Evans: $150,000
Cynthia Calvillo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Amanda Cooper: $17,000
Alistair Overeem: $750,000 (no win bonus)
def. Mark Hunt: $750,000
Marcin Tybura: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus)
def. Luis Henrique: $16,000
Darren Elkins: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
def. Mirsad Bektic: $21,000
Iuri Alcantara: $68,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
def. Luke Sanders: $12,000
Mark Godbeer: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Daniel Spitz: $12,000
Tyson Pedro: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Paul Craig: $12,00O
Albert Morales: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Soukhamthath: $10,000
On the eve of the event, a planned lightweight co-headliner between Tony Ferguson (22-3 MMA, 12-1 UFC) and Khabib Nurmagomedov(24-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) was scrapped after Nurmagomedov fell ill. Although not reflected in the official tallies above, Ferguson was paid his contracted $250,000 fight purse (he would’ve also been eligible for a $250,000 win bonus). Nurmagomedov would’ve earned a flat payday of $500,000.
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, including the official UFC Athlete Outfitting sponsorship program pay. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. They also do not include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level 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.