Cynthia Calvillo proved victorious in her first UFC main event, and the result saw her lead the night’s published payouts, as well.
MMA Junkie today acquired a list of fighter salaries from the Nevada Athletic Commission for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 10 event, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, airing on ESPN and streaming on ESPN+. Calvillo (9-1-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) was one of the night’s top earners, taking home a disclosed $110,000, including a $55,000 win bonus, for her victory over former UFC flyweight title challenger Jessica Eye (15-8 MMA, 5-7 UFC).
Equaling Calvillo’s pay was her former teammate and current UFC featherweight contender Andre Fili (21-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC), who also took home $110,000 for his win over Charles Jourdain (10-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC).
Total disclosed pay for the 10-fight card was $782,000.
The full list of UFC on ESPN 10 salaries includes:
- Cynthia Calvillo: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Jessica Eye: $51,000
- Marvin Vettori: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus) def. Karl Roberson: $40,000
- Charles Rosa: $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus) def. Kevin Aguilar: $25,000
- Andre Fili: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Charles Jourdain: $16,000
- Jordan Espinosa: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Mark De La Rosa: $21,000
- Mariya Agapova: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Hannah Cifers: $35,000
- Merab Dvalishvili: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Gustavo Lopez: $12,000
- Julia Avila: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Gina Mazany: $16,000
- Tyson Nam: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Zarrukh Adashev: $14,000
- Christian Aguilera: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Ivy: $12,000
The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, including the official UFC on ESPN 10 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC sometimes pays. They also do not include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level fighters receive.
For example, UFC officials also handed out four $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonuses to Aguilera, Agapova, Nam and Vettori.
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
