‘TUF 25’ Finale Salaries: Former WSOF Champ Justin Gaethje Earns $200K in UFC Debut
Justin Gaethje took home a nice paycheck for his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut.
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That disclosed figure doesn’t include the $100,000 worth of post-fight bonuses Gaethje garnered for his performance in one of the best fights thus far in 2017. Gaethje made as much as $100,000 in disclosed earnings per fight during his tenure as WSOF champ.
The second-highest payday at the “TUF 25” finale belonged to former
lightweight title challenger Gray
Maynard ($102,000), who mauled Teruto
Ishihara ($21,000) in a dominant unanimous decision triumph at
145 pounds. Jared
Cannonier was the only other fighter to reach six figures, as
he garnered $100,000 for a decision win against short notice foe
Nick
Roehrick ($12,000).
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.
“The Ultimate Fighter 25” Finale Salaries:
Justin Gaethje: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
Michael Johnson: $47,000
Jesse Taylor: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Dhiego Lima: $15,000
Drakkar Klose: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Marc Diakiese: $24,000
Jared Cannonier: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Nick Roehrick: $12,000
Brad Tavares: $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus)
Elias Theodorou: $24,000
Jordan Johnson: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Marcel Fortuna: $14,000
Angela Hill: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
Ashley Yoder: $12,000
James Krause: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
Tom Gallicchio: $10,000
C.B. Dollaway: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus)
Ed Herman: $54,000
Tecia Torres: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
Juliana Lima: $17,000
Gray Maynard: $102,000 (includes $51,000 win bonus)
Teruto Ishihara: $21,000