UFC 278 Salaries: Kamaru Usman ($500K), Jose Aldo ($400K) Top Payroll
Kamaru Usman didn’t leave UFC 278 with the welterweight belt, but he did take home the highest disclosed payday of anyone on the card.
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Elsewhere, ex-featherweight king Jose Aldo earned $400,000 in a unanimous decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili ($198,000) in a 135-pound matchup on the evening’s main card. All told, seven fighters secured six-figure salaries, including Paulo Costa ($130,000), Luke Rockhold ($200,000) and Marcin Tybura ($240,000).
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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 278 Salaries:
Leon Edwards: $350,000
Kamaru Usman: $500,000
Paulo Costa: $130,000 (includes $65,000 win bonus)
Luke Rockhold: $200,000
Merab Dvalishvili: $198,000 (includes $99,000 win bonus)
Jose Aldo: $400,000
Lucie Pudilova: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)
Yanan Wu: $20,000
Tyson Pedro: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus)
Harry Hunsucker: $12,000
Marcin Tybura: $240,000 (includes $120,000 win bonus)
Alexander Romanov: $36,000
Jared Gordon: $94,000 (includes $47,000 win bonus)
Leonardo Santos $44,000
Sean Woodson: $24,000
Luis Saldana: $14,000
Ange Loosa: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
A.J. Fletcher: $10,000
Amir Albazi: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Francisco Figueiredo: $14,000
Qileng Aori: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Jay Perrin: $12,000
Victor Altamirano $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Daniel Lacerda $10,000
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