UFC Salaries: Prelim fighter gets more than Dominick Cruz!

This weekend’s UFC San Diego ended up being an event full of impressive performances and now we also get a peek of how much the UFC athletes got paid. California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) is one of few commissions that still discloses fighter pay to the public and when taking a closer look at the sums, some of the UFC San Diego salaries definitely stand out!

Not surprisingly, we find the main event winner Marlon Vera at the top of the list. “Chito” Vera received $300,000 for his knockout win against the former UFC champion Dominick Cruz! Like most UFC athletes, Vera earns a salary for fighting (“show money”) which he doubles if he wins (“win bonus”. Besides taking home $150,000 + $150,000, “Chito” Vera also won a Performance of the Night bonus that gave him $50,000 extra! These four UFC athletes received a bonus check for their performances in San Diego.

UFC San Diego bonuses ($50,000)

Fight of the Night: Nate Landwehr vs. David Onama
Performance of the Night #1: Marlon Vera
Performance of the Night #2: Tyson Nam

“The Dominator” Cruz had the highest show money on UFC San Diego, but was not able to double his pay check. He did not get any bonus, which left him at $175,000. This puts him third in the payout list as Angela Hill managed to defeat Lupita Godinez on the prelims, which doubled her $95,000 show money and landed her on a total of $190,000.

Take a closer look at the disclosed fighter pay from UFC San Diego below. Please note that these amounts do not include things like sponsor money, discretionary bonuses or any additional earnings.

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UFC San Diego salaries

The disclosed payouts from UFC San Diego were acquired by MMA Junkie.

Lukasz Brzeski: $10,000 for loss to Martin Buday
Da’Mon Blackshear: $12,000 for draw vs. Youssef Zalal
Charlie Ontiveros: $12,000 for loss to Gabriel Benitez
Iasmin Lucindo: $12,000 for loss to Yazmin Jauregui
Josh Quinlan: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) for win over Jason Witt
Jason Witt: $23,000 for loss to Josh Quinlan
Martin Buday: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) for win over Lukasz Brzeski
Youssef Zalal: $24,000 for draw vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
David Onama: $24,000 for loss to Nate Landwehr
Azamat Murzakanov: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) for win over Devin Clark
Ode Osbourne: $28,000 for loss to Tyson Nam
Bruno Silva: $40,000 for loss to Gerald Meerschaert
Ariane Lipski: $40,000 for loss to Priscila Cachoeira
Loopy Godinez: $45,000 for loss to Angela Hill
Tyson Nam: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) for win over Ode Osbourne
Yazmin Jauregui: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) for win over Iasmin Lucindo
Nate Landwehr: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) for win over David Onama
Cynthia Calvillo: $70,000 for loss to Nina Nunes
Devin Clark: $75,000 for loss to Azamat Murzakanov
Nina Nunes: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) for win over Cynthia Calvillo
Priscila Cachoeira: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) for win over Ariane Lipski
Gabriel Benitez: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) for win over Charlie Ontiveros
Gerald Meerschaert: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) for win over Bruno Silva
Dominick Cruz: $175,000 for loss to Marlon Vera
Angela Hill: $190,000 (includes $95,000 win bonus) for win over Loopy Godinez
Marlon Vera: $300,000 (includes $150,000) for win over Dominick Cruz