Daniel Cormier earned the biggest payday of his career on Saturday night at UFC 214.
The now former light heavyweight champion made $1 million for his fight against Jon Jones, which puts him in an exclusive club alongside only a few other competitors in UFC history to make seven-figures for one bout.
Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz and Ronda Rousey have all earned salaries north of $1 million in recent fights and now Cormier joins them on that exclusive list.
New UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones earned $500,000 for his part in the main event against Cormier where he finished the fight in the third round by knockout. Jones also eanred an additional $50,000 for a disclosed ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus from the UFC.
These figures released by the California State Athletic Commission do not reflect any additional off the books bonuses or pay-per-view revenue earned by the fighters on the card.
In the co-main event, welterweight champion Tyron Woodley walked away with $500,000 for his win over Demian Maia, who earned $110,000 in a losing effort.
Cris Cyborg walked away with $200,000 for her win to become the new UFC women’s featherweight champion while former Invicta FC champion Tonya Evinger made $100,00 for her performance in the title fight.
Here are the full salaries for UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Jon Jones: $550,000 — $500,000 salary plus $50,000 for ‘Performance of the Night’
Daniel Cormier: $1,000,000
Tyron Woodley: $500,000
Demian Maia: $120,000
Cris Cyborg: $200,000
Tonya Evinger: $100,000
Robbie Lawler: $300,000 — $200,000 to show, $100,000 to win
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone: $155,000
Volkan Oezdemir: $160,000 — $80,000 to show, $30,000 to win plus $50,000 for ‘Performance of the Night’
Jimi Manuwa: $120,000
Ricardo Lamas: $106,000 — $53,000 to show, $53,000 to win
Jason Knight: $31,000
Aljamain Sterling: $66,000 — $33,000 to show, $33,000 to win
Renan Barao: $53,000
Brian Ortega: $102,000 — $26,000 to show, $26,000 to win plus $50,000 for ‘Fight of the Night’
Renato Moicano: $73,000 — $23,000 to show plus $50,000 for ‘Fight of the Night’
Calvin Kattar: $24,000 — $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
Andre Fili: $24,000
Alexandra Albu: $20,000 — $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win
Kailin Curran: $20,000
Jarred Brooks: $24,000 — $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
Eric Shelton: $10,000
Drew Dober: $44,000 — $22,000 to show, $22,000 to win
Josh Burkman: $54,000
