Tony Ferguson may not have gotten the victory this past Saturday night at UFC 249, but he did walk away with the biggest payday on the entire card.
The former interim lightweight champion earned a $500,000 flat rate salary for his battle against Justin Gaethje, which also took home “Fight of the Night” honors as well.
Here are the full salaries for UFC 249 as provided by the Florida State Boxing Commission:
Tony Ferguson: $550,000 — $500,000 flat fee plus $50,000 for “Fight of the Night.”
Justin Gaethje: $450,000 — $350,000 salary plus $100,000 for “Fight of the Night” and “Performance of the Night
Henry Cejudo: $350,000
Dominick Cruz: $300,000
Francis Ngannou: $310,000 — $260,000 salary plus $50,000 for “Performance of the Night”
Jairzinho Rozenstruick: $80,000
Calvin Kattar: $116,100 — his salary included a fine paid by Jeremy Stephens after he failed to make weight.
Jeremy Stephens: $46,900
Greg Hardy: $180,000
Yorgan De Castro: $12,000
Anthony Pettis: $310,000
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone: $200,000
Aleksei Oleinik: $160,000
Fabricio Werdum: $100,000
Carla Esparza: $102,000
Michelle Waterson: $60,000
Vicente Luque: $180,000
Niko Price: $57,000
Bryce Mitchell: $54,000
Charles Rosa: $24,000
Ryan Spann: $50,000
Sam Alvey: $65,000