UFC 247 was held on February 8 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation do not release fighter purses, so the below figures are estimates only, plus Reebok money.
Jon Jones: $540,000 ($500,000 to show, $40,000 fight week incentive pay)
Dominick Reyes: $380,000 ($350,000 to show, $30,000 fight week incentive pay)
Valentina Shevchenko: $270,000 ($115,000 to show, $115,000 win bonus, $40,000 fight week incentive pay)
?Katlyn Chookagian: $130,000 ($100,000 to show, $30,000 fight week incentive pay)
Justin Tafa: $23,500 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
?Juan Adams: $16,000 ($12,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Dan Ige: $37,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 win bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
?Mirsad Bektic: $43,000 ($38,000 to show, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
Derrick Lewis: $305,000 ($145,000 to show, $145,000 win bonus, $15,000 fight week incentive pay)
?Ilir Latifi: $100,000 ($90,000 to show, $10,000 fight week incentive pay)
Trevin Giles: $86,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
James Krause: $92,000 ($32,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $10,000 fight week incentive pay)
Kalinn ‘Khaos’ Williams: $73,500 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
Alex Morono: $30,000 ($25,000 to show, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
Lauren Murphy: $33,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)
?Andrea Lee: $22,000 ($18,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Mario Bautista: $77,500 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
Miles Johns: $15,500 ($12,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
Journey Newson: $23,500 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
Domingo Pilarte: $13,500 ($10,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
Andre Ewell: $18,000 ($14,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
?Jonathan Martinez: $20,000 ($16,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)
Youseff Zalal: $23,500 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
Austin Lingo: $13,500 ($10,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)
The above estimates are based on the fighter payout information that promoters are required by law in some states to submit to the state athletic commissions; plus sponsorship of between $2,500 and $50,000 for wearing Reebok apparel in the Octagon, and during the week before it. They do not represent a full accounting of each fighter’s income.
Fighters bear significant costs including training expenses, a percentage to management, a percentage to the trainer, plus insurance, licenses, and taxes.
On the income side, there are several other potential sources of income. Fighters also receive in perpetuity royalty payments of 20-30 percent of UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness. Out-of-event sponsorship money too can be significant, although it is smaller for many fighters than it was in the past. Four $50,000 ‘of the Night’ Performance Bonuses, are awarded. And some fighters earn non-disclosed amounts in their contract. Main event PPV fighters can receive a percentage of the PPV gross, as contracted, generally at a rate that escalates with increased PPV buys. Lastly, many fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in the non-fight space.
h/t The Sports Daily