As well as winning the interim UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 197, Jon Jones also topped the list of earners with a flat salary of $500K. His opponent, Ovince St Preux, pocketed $55,000 for his decision loss.

Along with this list of confirmed salaries, Danny Roberts and Dominique Steele each earned $50K for their ‘Fight of the Night’ performance, while Demetrious Johnson and Yair Rodriguez were both awarded $50K ‘Performance of the Night’ bonuses for their stoppage wins.

Full list of fighter salaries (figures do not include sponsorship payments or post-fight bonuses):

Main card

  • Jon Jones ($500,000 + no win bonus = $500,000) def. Ovince Saint Preux ($55,000)
  • Demetrious Johnson ($135,000 + $60,000 = $195,000) def. Henry Cejudo ($60,000)
  • Edson Barboza ($44,000 + $44,000 = $88,000) def. Anthony Pettis ($80,000)
  • Robert Whittaker ($30,000 + $30,000 = $60,000) def. Rafael Natal ($41,000)
  • Yair Rodriguez ($21,000 + $21,000 = $42,000) def. Andre Fili ($18,000)

Prelims

  • Sergio Pettis ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Chris Kelades ($12,000)
  • Danny Roberts ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Dominique Steele ($12,000)
  • Carla Esparza ($30,000 + $30,000 = $60,000) def. Juliana Lima ($14,000)
  • James Vick ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Glaico Franca ($17,000)
  • Walt Harris ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Cody East ($10,000)
  • Marcos Rogerio de Lima ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Clint Hester ($12,000)
  • Kevin Lee ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Efrain Escudero ($18,000)