Curtis Blaydes won a knockout in round two of the UFC Columbus main show. He also earned the largest payday for any fighter this Saturday.
The Ohio Athletic Commission provided the salaries to MMA Fighting on Tuesday with Blaydes leading all fighters after earning $262,000 for his win over Chris Daukaus. Blaydes made $131,000 to show along with a $131,000 win bonus
Blaydes also earned an extra $50,000 for a Performance of the Night bonus following his stunning knockout in the headline fight, which brought his total salary to $312,000.
As for Daukaus, he took home $80,000 in a losing effort after he dropped his second consecutive fight after falling to Derrick Lewis in December 2021.
In the co-main event, Alexa Grasso earned $86,000 for her first-round submission win over Joanne Wood as she took another step forward towards title contention in the flyweight division. Wood made $70,000 in defeat as she fell to 0-3 in her past three appearances in the UFC octagon.
With Blaydes cemented at the top of the salary list, welterweight contender Neil Magny was the second-highest paid fighter on the card after he earned $230,000 for his split decision win over Max Griffin in a back-and-forth battle on the main card.
The win moved Magny to 5-1 in his past six fights as he remains one of the most active fighters on the entire UFC roster.
Here’s a complete list of UFC Columbus salaries, including post-fight bonuses.
Curtis Blaydes: $312,000 — $131,000 to show, $131,000 to win plus $50,000 for Performance of the Night
Chris Daukaus: $80,000
Alexa Grasso: $86,000 — $43,000 to show, $43,000 to win
Joanne Wood: $70,000
Kai Kara-France: $102,000 — $51,000 to show, $51,000 to win
Askar Askarov: $26,000
Bryan Barberena: $172,000 — $61,000 to show, $61,000 to win plus $50,000 for Fight of the Night
Matt Brown: $155,000 — $105,000 to show plus $50,000 for Fight of the Night
Manon Fiorot: $80,000 — $40,000 to show, $40,000 to win
Jennifer Maia: $60,000
Neil Magny: $230,000 — $115,000 to show, $115,000 to win
Max Griffin: $53,000
Marc Diakiese: $66,000 — $33,000 to show, $33,000 to win
Viachaslav Borshchev — $12,000
Sara McMann: $88,000 — $44,000 to show, $44,000 to win
Karol Rosa: $28,000
Chris Gutierrez: $122,000 — $36,000 to show, $36,000 to win plus $50,000 for Performance of the Night
Batgerel Danaa: $28,000
Matheus Nicolau: $44,000 — $22,000 to show, $22,000 to win
David Dvorak: $35,000
Aliaskhab Khizriev: $20,000 — $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win
Denis Tiuliulin: $12,000
Luis Saldana: $24,000 — $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
Bruno Souza: $12,000
