UFC 290 Payouts: Fighters Salaries

Alexander Volkanovski celebrates during a news conference for the UFC 290 Mixed Martial arts event Thursday, July 6, 2023.
(AP Photo/John Locher)
  • Hereโ€™s a list of all fightersโ€™ payouts for UFC 290.
  • Alexander Volkanovski has the highest payout at $1.5 million.
  • Three fighters have reached the million mark.

UFC 290 has lived up to the expectation as it delivered solid MMA action to fans through action-packed fights that were headlined by two title fights. Alexander Volkanovski successfully defended his featherweight title against Yair Rodriguez, while Alexandre Pantoja dethroned Brandon Moreno to be the new flyweight champion. Several upsets that defied their UFC odds underdog role in BetMGMโ€™s online sportsbook.

Dricus Du Plessis, Dan Hooker, and Robbie Lawler engineered upsets against Robert Whittaker, Jalin Turner, and Niko Price. Because of this upset, Du Plessis received an additional $50,000 as he bagged the โ€œPerformance of the Nightโ€ award to raise his payout to $225,000. Speaking of payouts, Volkanovski secured the biggest pay of the event with an estimated total payout of $1,500,000. See the full list of fightersโ€™ payout below.

UFC 290 Payout: Fighters Salaries

FighterEstimated Total Payout
Alexander Volkanovski$1,500,000
Yair Rodriguez$1,030,000
Alexandre Pantoja$932,000
Brandon Moreno$1,190,000
Dricus Du Plessis$225,000
Robert Whittaker$420,000
Dan Hooker$365,000
Jalin Turner$115,000
Bo Nickal$40,000
Val Woodburn$16,000
Robbie Lawler$360,000
Niko Price$90,000
Tatsuro Taira$65,000
Edgar Chairez$16,000
Denise Gomes$103,000
Yazmin Jauregui$33,000
Alonzo Menifiled$101,000
Jimmy Crute$53,000
Vitor Petrino$40,000
Marcin Prachnio$49,000
Cameron Saaiman$52,000
Terrence Mitchell$16,000
Jesus Aguilar$36,000
Shannon Ross$20,000
Esteban Ribovics$36,000
Kamuela Kirk$20,000

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Anatoly Pimentel

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Anatoly Pimentel is an NBA and MMA writer previously featured in ASEAN Sports, Asian Persuasion MMA, and Overtime Heroics MMA. He graduated from Adamson University with a B.A in Communication and is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM.

Anatoly Pimentel is an NBA and MMA writer previously featured in ASEAN Sports, Asian Persuasion MMA, and Overtime Heroics MMA. He graduated from Adamson University with a B.A in Communication and is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM.