INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Twelve fighters who competed at UFC 311 entered the cage guaranteed to earn disclosed payouts worth six figures, with bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili leading the way.
California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster released a full list of fighter purses Saturday to MMA Junkie. The amounts reflect only the disclosed payouts. They do not include any off-contract bonuses, sponsor payments or discretionary bonuses.
By comparison to Dvalishvili, the other defending champion on the card, lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev, earned a flat $200,000. His opponent, Renato Moicano, took home $250,000 after being bumped up to the main event Friday. Dvalishvili’s opponent, Umar Nurmagomedov, earned $100,000.
Below is a full list of disclosed payouts for UFC 311.
UFC 311 salaries: Islam Makhachev vs. Renato Moicano
Makhachev $200,000; Moicano $250,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Dvalishvili $500,000; Nurmagomedov $100,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Jiri Prochazka vs. Jamahal Hill
Prochazka $250,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus); Hill $200,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac
Almeida $220,000 (includes $110,000 win bonus); Spivac $100,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Kevin Holland vs. Reinier de Ridder
De Ridder $210,000 (includes $105,000 win bonus); Holland $250,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Payton Talbot vs. Raoni Barcelos
Barcelos $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus); Talbot $43,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Zach Reese vs. Azamat Bekoev
Bekoev $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus); Reese $30,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Bogdan Guskov vs. Billy Elekana
Guskov $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus); Elekana $12,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Grant Dawson vs. Diego Ferreira
Dawson $212,000 (includes $106,000 win bonus); Ferreira $100,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Karol Rosa vs. Ailin Perez
Perez $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus); Rosa $75,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Rinya Nakamura vs. Muin Gafurov
Gafurov $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus); Nakamura $28,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Ricky Turcios vs. Bernardo Sopaj
Sopaj $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus); Turcios $28,000.
UFC 311 salaries: Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Clayton Carpenter
Ulanbekov $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus); Carpenter $28,000.
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