UFC 194 Fighter Salaries: McGregor and Aldo Combine for Nearly $1 Million

Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo combined for one of the highest priced UFC main events on record.

The two featherweight champions (prior to the fight) combined for a total disclosed payroll number of $900,000, with McGregor guaranteed $500,000, win or lose, and Aldo walking away with $400,000 in the loss.

Those number, of course, do not take into account any pay-per-view bonuses or any other forms of compensation outside of their bout agreements, which the UFC is required to file with the Nevada Athletic Commission.

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McGregor earned his money largely in the lead-up promotion for the event, as he knocked Aldo out 13 seconds into the fight, and walked away as the unified UFC featherweight champion.

Despite a middleweight championship bout between Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman taking the co-main event slot on the card, neither fighter was third on the payroll following the featherweight title fight participants. That distinction went to Urijah Faber, who walked away with $300,000 for his preliminary-bout headlining win over Frankie Saenz.

UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor took place on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Fighter Salaries

Conor McGregor: $500,000 (includes no win bonus)
def. Jose Aldo: $400,000

Luke Rockhold: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Weidman: $275,000

Yoel Romero: $150,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza: $135,000

Demian Maia: $156,000 (includes $78,000 win bonus)
def. Gunnar Nelson: $75,000

Max Holloway: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
def. Jeremy Stephens: $43,000

Urijah Faber: $300,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus)
def. Frankie Saenz: $20,000

Tecia Torres: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger: $10,000

Warlley Alves: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
def. Colby Covington: $18,000

Leo Santos: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Kevin Lee: $21,000

Magomoed Mustafaev: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Joe Proctor: $13,000

Yancy Medeiros: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
def. John Makdessi: $30,000

Court McGee: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
Marcio Alexandre: $12,000

UFC 194 Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $2,628,000