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UFC 235 Fighter Salaries: Jon Jones and Tyron Woodley Top Payouts at $500,000
The Nevada State Athletic Commission revealed the disclosed fighter salaries for last night’s UFC 235 event (via MMAjunkie). The fight card was held last night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was broadcast live on pay-per-view. Prelims were shown on ESPN UFC Fight Pass.
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former champion Tyron Woodley topped payouts for disclosed salaries at $500,000 for their respective title defenses. Jon Jones defeated Anthony Smith by unanimous decision. Tyron Woodley lost his title by decision to Kamaru Usman. Smith and Usman both $350,000 payout for their slots in the title fight.s
Please see the full list of disclosed payouts for the event below. Please keep in mind, these are only disclosed salaries and does not include additional fight night bonuses, undisclosed pay or bonuses, Reebok policy payouts, or pay-per-view points for the champions for events.
on Jones: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Anthony Smith ($350,000)
Kamaru Usman: $350,000 (no win bonus)
def. Tyron Woodley: $500,000
Ben Askren: $350,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus
def. Robbie Lawler: $200,000
Weili Zhang: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. Tecia Torres: $36,000
Pedro Munhoz: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
def. Cody Garbrandt: $130,000
Zabit Magomedsharipov: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)
def. Jeremy Stephens: $67,000
Johnny Walker: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
def. Misha Cirkunov: $45,000
Cody Stamann: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
def. Alejandro Perez: $42,000
Diego Sanchez: $198,000 (includes $99,000 win bonus)
def. Mickey Gall: $30,000
Edmen Shahbazyan: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Charles Byrd: $12,000
Macy Chiasson: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Gina Mazany: $14,000
Hannah Cifers: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Polyana Viana: $12,000
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