9 fighters receive six-figure salaries

Nine fighters walked away from the UFC’s recent return to Seattle with six-figure disclosed payouts, according to the Washington State Department of Licensing (WSDOL), which oversaw the event.

UFC Fight Night 252 took place Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena and featured 12 bouts.

Main event competitors Song Yadong and Henry Cejudo joined Anthony Hernandez, Brendan Allen, Rob Font, Alonzo Menifield, Ion Cutelaba, Andre Fili, and Ricky Simon as the fighters who received six-figures.

Thursday, MMA Junkie acquired state documents of the disclosed payouts from WSDOL, which can be seen below. Forbes was first to report the payouts Wednesday.

It’s important to note the amounts are strictly the disclosed amounts for show and win. They do not include side letter payments, sponsorships, or discretionary/performance bonuses. Additionally, they do not include taxes or miscellaneous deductions.

• Song Yadong: $320,000 (includes $160,000 win bonus)
• Henry Cejudo: $150,000
• Anthony Hernandez: $144,000 (includes $72,000 win bonus)
• Brendan Allen: $210,000
• Rob Font: $320,000 (includes $160,000 win bonus)
• Jean Matsumoto: $26,000
• Jean Silva: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
• Melsik Baghdasaryan: $35,000
• Alonzo Menifield: $240,000 (includes $120,000 win bonus)
• Julius Walker: $12,000
• Ion Cutelaba: $190,000 (includes $95,000 win bonus)
• Ibo Aslan: $35,000
• Melquizael Costa: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
• Andre Fili: $110,000
• Mansur Abdul-Malik: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
• Nick Klein: $10,000
• Ricky Simon: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
• Javid Basharat: $30,000
• Austin Vanderford: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
• Nikolay Veretennikov: $12,000
• Nursulton Ruziboev: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus)
• Eric McConico: $12,000
• Modestas Bukauskas: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
• Raffael Cerqueira: $10,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 252.