Here is the complete list of UFC 189 payouts and salaries (via MMA Junkie):
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
For example, the promotion often hands out extra cash for "Fight of the Night" and "Performance of the Night" bonuses.
Conor McGregor: $500,000 (no win bonus)
Chad Mendes: $500,000
McGregor def. Mendes via technical knockout
Robbie Lawler: $300,000 ($150,000 to show, $150,000 to win)
Rory MacDonald: $59,000
Lawler def. MacDonald via technical knockout
Jeremy Stephens: $72,000 ($32,000 to show, $40,000 to win)*
Dennis Bermudez: $34,000*
Stephens def. Bermudez via technical knockout
Gunnar Nelson: $58,000 ($29,000 to show, $29,000 to win)
Brandon Thatch: $22,000
Nelson def. Thatch via submission
Thomas Almeida: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Brad Pickett: $30,000
Almeida def. Pickett via knockout
Matt Brown: $92,000 ($46,000 to show, $46,000 to win)
Tim Means: $23,000
Brown def. Means via submission
Alex Garcia: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Mike Swick: $48,000
Garcia def. Swick via unanimous decision
John Howard: $42,000 ($21,000 to show, $21,000 to win)
Cathal Pendred: $10,000
Howard def. Pendred via split decision
Cody Garbrandt: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Henry Briones: $10,000
Garbrandt def. Briones via unanimous decision
Louis Smolka: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Neil Seery: $15,000
Smolka def. Seery via unanimous decision
Cody Pfister: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Yosdenis Cedeno: $13,000
Pfister def. Cedeno via unanimous decision
*Stephens fined 20 percent of his purse ($8,000) for missing weight, payable to Bermudez
The total disclosed payroll for UFC 189 was $1,952,000.Chad Mendes: $500,000
McGregor def. Mendes via technical knockout
Robbie Lawler: $300,000 ($150,000 to show, $150,000 to win)
Rory MacDonald: $59,000
Lawler def. MacDonald via technical knockout
Jeremy Stephens: $72,000 ($32,000 to show, $40,000 to win)*
Dennis Bermudez: $34,000*
Stephens def. Bermudez via technical knockout
Gunnar Nelson: $58,000 ($29,000 to show, $29,000 to win)
Brandon Thatch: $22,000
Nelson def. Thatch via submission
Thomas Almeida: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Brad Pickett: $30,000
Almeida def. Pickett via knockout
Matt Brown: $92,000 ($46,000 to show, $46,000 to win)
Tim Means: $23,000
Brown def. Means via submission
Alex Garcia: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Mike Swick: $48,000
Garcia def. Swick via unanimous decision
John Howard: $42,000 ($21,000 to show, $21,000 to win)
Cathal Pendred: $10,000
Howard def. Pendred via split decision
Cody Garbrandt: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Henry Briones: $10,000
Garbrandt def. Briones via unanimous decision
Louis Smolka: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Neil Seery: $15,000
Smolka def. Seery via unanimous decision
Cody Pfister: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Yosdenis Cedeno: $13,000
Pfister def. Cedeno via unanimous decision
*Stephens fined 20 percent of his purse ($8,000) for missing weight, payable to Bermudez
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
For example, the promotion often hands out extra cash for "Fight of the Night" and "Performance of the Night" bonuses.
