UFC 277 was a highly anticipated and crowded event, with two belts on the line and the main card packed with veterans and rising stars. There were stunning knockouts and gutsy decision victories, but the real victors were the spectators.
Amanda Nunes has returned. She is already regarded as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time and clinched an unanimous decision victory over Julianna Pena in five rounds on Saturday night to reclaim her bantamweight title. Additionally, Kai Kara-France was brutally knocked out by a body kick from Brandon Moreno, who now has gold around his waist after winning the interim flyweight title. Sergei Pavlovich bagged the victory over Derrick Lewis in less than a miniute. Alexandre Pantoja defeated Alex Perez by submission in a spectacular 1 round match which was also the performance of the night from the main card. Fans witnessed another performance of the night bout in the prelims courtesy of Drew Dobber and Rafael Alves, where Drew snatched a KO victory in only 3 rounds.
With everything out of the way, let’s look at how much the competitors will make from their UFC 277 matches.
Although the UFC maintains tight privacy on athlete salaries, we can still estimate each fighter’s earnings based on their prior matches, our UFC insider data, numerous news outlets, authors, and Nevada State Athletic Commission data. Without further ado, let’s deep dive into the UFC 277 fighter payouts, salaries, and incentive pay.
Fight week incentives indicate payments for outfitting requirements, media obligations, and other items under the fighter code of conduct. Last but not least, the following payouts DO NOT include PPV revenue.
| Fighter | Base Salary | Win Bonus | Performance Bonus/ fight of the night Bonus | Total |
| Amanda Nunes | $500,000 | N/A | $500,000 | |
| Julianna Pena | $250,000 | N/A | $250,000 | |
| Brandon Moreno | $250,000 | $50,000 | $300,000 | |
| Kai Kara-France | $100,000 | $50,000 | $150,000 | |
| Sergei Pavlovich | $24,000 | N/A | N/A | $24,000 |
| Derrick Lewis | $500,000 | N/A | N/A | $500,000 |
| Alexandre Pantoja | $60,000 | N/A | $50,000 | $110,000 |
| Alex Perez | $60,000 | N/A | N/A | $60,000 |
| Magomed Ankalaev | $72,000 | N/A | N/A | $72,000 |
| Anthony Smith | $200,000 | N/A | N/A | $200,000 |
| Alex Morono | $90,000 | N/A | N/A | $90,000 |
| Matthew Semelsberger | $48,000 | N/A | N/A | $48,000 |
| Alex Morono | $140,000 | N/A | N/A | $140,000 |
| Matthew Semelsberger | $250,000 | N/A | N/A | $250,000 |
| Drew Dober | $72,000 | N/A | $50,000 | $72,000 |
| Rafael Alves | $30,000 | N/A | N/A | $30,000 |
| Don’Tale Mayes | $30,000 | N/A | N/A | $30,000 |
| Hamdy Abdelwahab | $12,000 | N/A | N/A | $12,000 |
| Drakkar Klose | $60,000 | N/A | N/A | $60,000 |
| Rafa García | $24,000 | N/A | N/A | $24,000 |
How can the champ get paid way less than the challenger. Fk Dana man