UFC 236 Salaries: Max Holloway, Israel Adesanya Top Payroll with $350,000 Apiece
Max Holloway and Israel Adesanya were the top earners at UFC 236, as both fighters pocketed $350,000 for their work on Saturday night.
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Holloway lost a bloody unanimous decision to Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight crown in the evening’s headliner. Poirier garnered $250,000 in victory. Adesanya, meanwhile, claimed the interim middleweight belt with a five-round verdict over Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event. Gastelum made $150,000 in defeat.
The card’s other top earner outside the two title bouts was light
heavyweight Nikita
Krylov, who received $160,000 for his submission of Ovince St.
Preux ($86,000) in a featured contest.
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 236 Salaries:
Dustin Poirier: $250,000 (no win bonus)
Max Holloway: $350,000
Israel Adesanya: $350,000 (no win bonus)
Kelvin Gastelum: $150,000
Khalil Rountree: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
Eryk Anders: $50,000
Dwight Grant: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Alan Jouban: $43,000
Nikita Krylov: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
Ovince St. Preux: $86,000
Matt Frevola: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Jalin Turner: $12,000
Alexandre Pantoja: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
Wilson Reis: $34,000
Max Griffin: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Zelim Imadaev: $10,000
Khalid Taha: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Boston Salmon: $10,000
Belal Muhammad: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
Curtis Millender: $31,000
Montel Jackson: $24,000 (includes $12,00 win bonus)
Andre Soukhamthath: $22,000
Poliana Botelho: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Lauren Mueller: $12,000
Brandon Davis: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
Randy Costa: $12,000
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