Punk ($500K) tops UFC 203 payouts

MMA Fighting reports the salaries from this past weekend’s UFC 203.  CM Punk led the list of fighter earnings with $500,000.

Punk would have received no win bonus if he had defeated Mickey Gall in his first professional fight.  Gall made $15,000 and $15,000 for his 1^st round submission of the former pro wrestler.

Making his first title defense in his hometown, Stipe Miocic earned $600,000 with no win bonus while his opponent, Alistair Overeem, earned $800,000.

Via MMA Fighting:

Stipe Miocic ($600,000 + no win bonus = $600,000) def. Alistair Overeem ($800,000)
Fabricio Werdum ($250,000 + $125,000 = $375,000) def. Travis Browne ($120,000)
Mickey Gall ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. CM Punk ($500,000)
Jimmie Rivera ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Urijah Faber ($160,000)
Jessica Andrade ($23,000 + $23,000 = $46,000) def. Joanne Calderwood ($25,000)

Bethe Correia ($25,000 + $25,000 = $50,000) def. Jessica Eye ($25,000)
Brad Tavares ($28,000 + $28,000 = $56,000) def. Caio Magalhaes ($20,000)
Nik Lentz ($38,000 + $38,000 = $76,000) def. Michael McBride ($12,000)
Drew Dober ($19,000 + $19,000 = $38,000) def. Jason Gonzales ($10,000)

Yancy Medeiros ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Sean Spencer ($17,000)

Payout Perspective:

The $500,000 payout for Punk does not include any other ancillary money he might receive from the event.  This amount will likely be criticized by fighters.  Even those at the top of the pay scale would have to be surprised by this.  Of course, there is precedence for Punk’s pay as James Toney made $500,000 in his fight with Randy Couture at UFC 118 back in August 2010.  But, the $600,000 for Miocic shows that the champs are getting boosts in pay.  Overeem getting paid more than the champ is likely due to his seniority with the company.