How much Islam Makhachev earned for his championship fight against Oliveira at UFC 280
How much Islam Makhachev earned for his championship fight against Oliveira at UFC 280
Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira fought for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 280. Earlier it was held by Oliveira. The fight took place in Abu Dhabi and ended with the victory of Makhachev in the second round. Petr Yang fought Shawn O'Malley at flyweight there, but they are not yet contenders for the belt. Now Makhachev is the only current UFC champion from Russia. The fight was available to watch a https://1ufc.net/ufc/ufc-280-olivejra-vs-mahachev/.
Makhachev's fee for title fight against Oliveira - distribution of money at UFC 280
1ufc.net estimates Makhachev's total income at $400,000. This amount includes base salary, win bonus and royalties from PPV broadcasts. There is information, that Makhachev is entitled to 22% share from sales of broadcasts. Also his fee is now definitely higher than it was for his previous fight against Greene. It was influenced by the champion status of the fight with Oliveira.
Oliveira owned the UFC title before his previous fight with Gagey, but lost the belt due to a failed weigh-in. That didn't stop him from winning and remaining the main contender. Oliveira was then guaranteed $500,000 for just one outing. Oliveira has been fighting in the UFC for over a decade. In all that time, he has earned about $2 million.
Fighters in the UFC regularly sign new contracts. Usually they are designed for several fights at once. For example, in March, 2022 Peter Yang signed a six-fight contract with the UFC. Fixed salaries for entering the octagon remain the same. They go up when a fighter and the UFC renegotiate contracts. Makhachev started in the UFC with a fee of $10,000 per fight.
Fees for UFC 280
- Islam Makhachev - $1,032,000 ($500,000 fee, $350,000 PPV sales percentage, $100,000 win bonus, $50,000 "Performance of the Night" bonus and $32,000 advertising bonus).
- Charles Oliveira - $1,292,000 ($750,000 fee, $500,000 PPV sales percentage and $42,000 advertising bonus).
- Aljamein Sterling - $570,000 ($350,000 fee, $100,000 PPV sales percentage, $100,000 win bonus, $20,000 advertising bonus).
- T.J. Dillashaw - $120,000 ($110,000 fee, $10,000 advertising bonus).
- Sean O'Malley - $465,000 ($300,000 fee, $100,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $15,000 promotional bonus).
- Piotr Jahn - $270,000 ($210,000 fee, $50,000 "Fight of the Night" bonus, $10,000 promotional bonus).
- Beneil Dariusz - $310,000 ($200,000 fee, $100,000 win bonus, $10,000 promotional bonus).
- Mateusz Gamroth - $80,000 ($75,000 fee, $5,000 advertising bonus).
Main Card
Main event, lightweight title bout:
- Charles Oliveira (#1 rated | 33-8, 1 NC | 9 KO/TKO, 21 SUB) vs Islam Makhachev (#4 rated | 22-1 | 4 KO/TKO, 10 SUB);
Lightweight title bout:
- Aljemaine Sterling (champ | 21-3| 2 KO/TKO, 8 SUB) vs TJ Dillashaw (#2 rated | 17-4 | 8 KO/TKO, 3 SUB);
- Lightweight: Peter Yan (#1 rated | 16-3 | 7 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) vs Shawn O'Malley (#11 rated | 15-1, 1 NC | 11 KO/TKO, 1 SUB);
- Lightweight: Benail Dariusz (#6 rated | 21-4-1 | 5 KO/TKO, 8 SUB) vs Mateusz Gamroth (#9 rated | 21-1, 1 NC | 7 KO/TKO, 5 SUB);
- Women's flyweight: Kathleen Chukagian (#1 rated | 18-4 | 2 KO/TKO, 1 SUB) vs Manon Firo (#6 rated | 9-1 | 6 KO/TKO).
