“Cyborg” earned a flat $250,000 payday for her fourth-round stoppage in the women’s featherweight title bout, while Budd took home $350,000 in defeat. The California State Athletic Commission recently released salary figures from the event.
UFC veteran Sergio Pettis garnered the next highest payday, earning $60,000 for a first-round stoppage of Alfred Khashakyan ($10,000) in a featured bantamweight bout.
Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their performance.
Bellator 238 Salaries:
Cristiane Justino: $250,000 (includes no win bonus)
Julia Budd: $350,000
Darrion Caldwell: $25,000 (includes no win bonus)
Adam Borics: $28,000
Juan Archuleta: $50,000 (includes no win bonus)
Henry Corrales: $38,000
Sergio Pettis: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
Alfred Khashakyan: $10,000
Raymond Daniels: $20,000 (includes no win bonus)
Jason King: $3,000
Emilee King $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
Ava Knight: $5,000
Tony Bartovich: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Jarrett Connor: $1,200
Ricardo Seixas: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Dominic Clark: $2,000
Joshua Jones: $4,500 (includes $2,250 win bonus)
Brandon Bender: $2,000
Aaron Pico: $45,000 (includes $22,500 win bonus)
Daniel Carey $10,000
A.J. Agazarm: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Adel Altamimi: $14,000
Jay Jay Wilson: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Mario Navarro: $2,000
Curtis Millender: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Moses Murietta: $4,000
Anthony Taylor: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
Chris Avila: $3,000
Miguel Jacob: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
David Pacheco: $1,500