UFC on ESPN 33 Salaries: Curtis Blaydes ($262K), Neil Magny ($230K) Top Payroll

Curtis Blaydes had a short night at the office at UFC on ESPN 33, but he was nonetheless the event’s highest-paid athlete.

Blaydes took home $262,000 for his second-round technical knockout of Chris Daukaus ($80,000) in Saturday’s heavyweight headliner at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio Athletic Commission released a full list of salaries from the event to MMAFighting.com.

Elsewhere, longtime Octagon veteran Neil Magny pocketed $230,000 for a split-decision triumph against Max Griffin ($53,000) in a featured welterweight encounter. Three other fighters from UFC on ESPN 33 took home disclosed six-figure paychecks: Kai Kara France ($102,000), Bryan Barberena ($122,000) and Matt Brown ($105,000).

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.

UFC on ESPN 33 Salaries:

Curtis Blaydes: $262,000 (includes $131,000 win bonus)
Chris Daukaus: $80,000

Alexa Grasso: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus)
Joanne Wood: $70,000

Kai Kara France: $102,000 (includes $51,000 win bonus)
Askar Askarov: $26,000

Bryan Barberena: $122,000 (includes $61,000 win bonus)
Matt Brown: $105,000

Manon Fiorot: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
Jennifer Maia: $60,000

Neil Magny: $230,000 (includes $115,000 win bonus)
Max Griffin: $53,000

Marc Diakiese: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
Viacheslav Borshchev: $12,000

Sara McMann: $88,000 (includes $44,000 win bonus)
Karol Rosa: $28,000

Chris Gutierrez: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus)
Batgerel Danaa: $28,000

Matheus Nicolau: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
David Dvorak: $35,000

Aliaskhab Khizriev: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Denis Tiuliulin: $12,000

Luis Saldana: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Bruno Souza: $12,000