UFC 220 salaries: Four headliners earn nearly $2 million combined

UFC 220 featured two huge title fights in the main and co-main events, and their significance was reflected in the salary disbursements.

Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, and challengers Francis Ngannou and Volkan Oezdemir combined for $1,950,000, which accounted for more than 76 percent of the money earned by the 22 fighters on the card.

In the headliner, Miocic (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) dominated Ngannou (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) over five rounds for a unanimous decision to retain his heavyweight title. And in the co-headliner, Cormier (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) took out Oezdemir (15-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) with a second-round TKO to keep his 205-pound belt.

MMAjunkie today requested and received disclosed salary payouts for UFC 220, which took place Jan. 20 at TD Garden in Boston and aired live on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The total disclosed payroll for the event, which you can see below, was $2,549,000:

Stipe Miocic $600,000 (no win bonus)
def. Franciso Ngannou $500,000

Daniel Cormier $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Volkan Oezdemir $350,000

Calvin Kattar $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Burgos $22,000

Gian Villante $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
def. Francimar Barrosso $27,000

Rob Font $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Thomas Almeida $36,000

Kyle Bochniak $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Brandon Davis $10,000

Abdul Razak Alhassan $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Sabah Homasi $12,000

Dustin Ortiz $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Alexandre Pantoja $14,000

Julio Arce $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Dan Ige $10,000

Enrique Barzola $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Bessette $12,000

Islam Makhachev $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Gleison Tibau $50,000

Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include Reebok Athlete Outfitting Pay. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses.

In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.

For complete coverage of UFC 220, visit the UFC events section of the site.