UFC on FOX 28 salaries: Jeremy Stephens banks event-high $126k for KO win

Veteran featherweight Jeremy Stephens added another knockout to his highlight reel and earned the event-high payout at UFC on FOX 28.

Stephens (28-14 MMA, 15-13 UFC) took home a disclosed $126,000 for his second-round knockout of Josh Emmett (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC). He also earned an extra $50,000 bonus for “Performance of the Night.”

MMAjunkie requested and today received the full list of salaries from UFC on FOX 28, which took place this past Saturday at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. The event’s main card aired live on FOX following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The event’s total payroll was $1,173,000.

The full list of paydays from UFC on FOX 28 included:

Jeremy Stephens: $126,000 (includes $63,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Emmett: $45,000

Jessica Andrade: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
def. Tecia Torres: $36,000

Ilir Latifi: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
def. Ovince Saint Preux: $83,000

Max Griffin: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Perry: $40,000

Brian Kelleher: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Renan Barao: $53,000

Marion Reneau: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
def. Sara McMann: $38,000

Angela Hill: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
def. Maryna Moroz: $23,000

Alan Jouban: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
def. Ben Saunders: $23,000

Sam Alvey: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
def. Marcin Prachnio: $25,000

Rani Yahya: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
def. Russell Doane: $22,000

Alex Perez: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Eric Shelton: $12,000

Manny Bermudez: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Albert Morales: $15,000

Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, including the official UFC Athlete Outfitting sponsorship program pay. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC often pays. They also do not include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level fighters receive.

For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out additional $50,000 UFC on FOX 28 fight-night bonuses to Stephens and Ilir Latifi (“Performance of the Night”) and Jouban and Saunders (“Fight of the Night”).

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 on FOX 28, check out the UFC Events section of the site.