Headliner Frank Mir was the top earner at this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 71 event and accounted for $200,000 (23 percent) of the total $886,000 payouts.
MMAjunkie recently requested and received the list of disclosed paydays from the California State Athletic Commission.
UFC Fight Fight Night 71 took place this past Wednesday, June 15, at San Diego’s Valley View Casino Center. Following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, the rest of the card aired on FOX Sports 1.
In the headliner, Mir (18-9 MMA, 16-9 UFC), who received a flat payout with no win bonus, needed just 73 seconds to knock out Duffee (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC). Duffee received $12,000 for his efforts.
The full list of UFC Fight Night 71 payouts included:
Frank Mir: $200,000 (no win bonus) 886,000
def. Todd Duffee: $12,000
Tony Ferguson: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Thomson: $85,000
Holly Holm: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Marion Reneau: $12,000
Manny Gamburyan: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Scott Jorgensen: $33,000
Kevin Lee: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. James Moontasri: $10,000
Alan Jouban: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Dwyer: $10,000
Sam Sicilia: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. Yaotzin Meza: $16,000
Jessica Andrade: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Sarah Moras: $10,000
Rani Yahya: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
def. Masanori Kanehara: $14,000
Sean Strickland: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. Igor Araujo: $15,000
Kevin Casey: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Ildemar Alcantara: $20,000
Lyman Good: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Andrew Craig: $17,000
Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors like Reebok, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter’s income. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC sometimes pays.
For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out additional $50,000 UFC Fight Night 71 bonuses to Mir and Ferguson, who earned “Performance of the Night” bonuses, as well as Jouban and Dwyer, who earned “Fight of the Night” honors.
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 71, check out the UFC Events section of the site.