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UFC 235 Fighter Salaries: Jon Jones and Tyron Woodley Top Payouts at $500,000

March 3, 2019 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
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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

411’s coverage of last night’s UFC 235 is available RIGHT HERE.

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