UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Salaries, Bonuses And Reebok Sponsorship Payout
Las Vegas, Nevada (Sun, March 4, 2018)– UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya tool place on March 3, 2018 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card aired on PPV while the prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
The event drew an announced attendance of 12,041 and a live gate of $1,367,672. The UFC officials announced the tallies after the event.
For the complete and official results you can go here. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salaries to FightBookMMA. Below you will find the Reebok Sponsorship Payout, Bonuses and Salaries.
The UFC officials also announced the UFC 222 Bonus winners after the event. Brian Ortega, Alexander Hernandez, Sean O’Malley and Andre Soukhamthath each earned an extra $50k fight-night bonuses. Ortega and Hernandez earned “Performance of the Night” and O’Malley and Soukhamthath took home “Fight of the Night.”
Fighters took home their UFC Reebok Sponsorship Payout totaling $244,500. Leading the way was UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg who earned a maximum payout of $40k. Coming in second was Yana Kunitskaya taking home $30k.
The total disclosed UFC 222 Salaries this event was $2,103,000. The event’s top earner was women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg who successfully defended her title with a first-round TKO against Yana Kunitskaya. Cyborg earned a flat payday of $500,000 and Kunitskaya received $100,000. No win bonus if victorious for both fighters no matter who won the fight.
In the co-main event, Brian Ortega won with a first-round knockout win over Frankie Edgar. Ortega earned $200,000 with a $100,000 win bonus while Edgar earned a flat pay of $195,000.
Also on the main card Andrei Arlovski won his fight via unanimous-decision over Stefan Struve and earned a flat pay of $275,000. Struve earned $77,000 but if he won he would’ve earned an extra $77,000.
UFC 222 Reebok Sponsorship Payout:
Cris Cyborg: $40,000
Yana Kunitskaya: $30,000
Brian Ortega: $5,000
Frankie Edgar: $20,000
Sean O’Malley: $3,500
Andre Soukhamthath: $5,000
Andrei Arlovski: $20,000
Stefan Struve: $15,000
Ketlen Vieira: $5,000
Cat Zingano: $5,000
Mackenzie Dern: $3,500
Ashley Yoder: $3,500
Alexander Hernandez: $3,500
Beneil Dariush: $10,000
John Dodson: $10,000
Pedro Munhoz: $5,000
C.B. Dollaway: $15,000
Hector Lombard: $10,000
Zak Ottow: $5,000
Mike Pyle: $15,000
Cody Stamann: $3,500
Bryan Caraway: $5,000
Jordan Johnson: $3,500
Adam Milstead: $3,500
UFC 222 Salaries:
Cris Cyborg: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Yana Kunitskaya: $100,000
Brian Ortega: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Frankie Edgar: $195,000
Sean O’Malley: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Soukhamthath: $19,000
Andrei Arlovski: $275,000 (no win bonus)
def. Stefan Struve: $77,000
Ketlen Vieira: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Cat Zingano: $35,000
Mackenzie Dern: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Ashley Yoder: $12,000
Alexander Hernandez: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Beneil Dariush: $48,000
John Dodson: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus)
def. Pedro Munhoz: $34,000
C. B. Dollaway: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
def. Hector Lombard: $62,000
Zak Ottow: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Pyle: $55,000
Cody Stamann: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Bryan Caraway: $21,000
Jordan Johnson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Adam Milstead: $12,000
Disclaimer about the fighter salaries. The figures don’t include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. The figures don’t include money paid by sponsors, including the official UFC Athlete Outfitting sponsorship program pay. They also don’t include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC often pays. They also don’t include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level fighters receive.
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