The event’s runner-up, reigning UFC featherweight champion Weili Zhang, is the sole leader of the payroll with a $520,000 fee, while the second and third spots were shared by the event’s headliners, Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling, who added $500,000 each to their bank accounts.
The full list of payouts from the UFC 292 tournament is as follows:
Sean O’Malley: $500,000 (no win bonus)
Aljamain Sterling: $500,000.
Weili Zhang: $520,000 (no win bonus)
Amanda Lemos: $250,000.
Ian Machado Harry: $100,000 (including $50,000 in win bonus)
Neil Magny: $134,000
Mario Bautista: $86,000 (including $43,000 in win bonus)
DaMon Blackshear: $27,000
Marlon Vera: $310,000 (including $155,000 in win bonus)
Pedro Munoz: $150,000.
Brad Tavares: $200,000 (including $100,000 as a win bonus)
Chris Weidman: $426,000.
Gregory Rodriguez: $100,000 (including $50,000 in win bonus)
Denis Tyulyulin: $14,000
Kurt Holobaugh: $30,000 (including $15,000 in win bonus)
Austin Hubbard: $32,000.
Brad Katona: $64,000 (including $32,000 in win bonus)
Cody Gibson: $15,000
Andre Petroski: $36,000 (including $18,000 in win bonus)
Gerald Merschart: $100,000.
Natalia Silva: $80,000 (including $40,000 in win bonus)
Andrea Lee: $70,000
Karin Silva: $28,000 (including $14,000 in win bonus)
Marina Moroz: $50,000
As always, it’s worth bearing in mind that the amounts presented are essentially bare-bones tariff rates, and do not reflect the fighters’ entire income, which, in addition to fees, payments from the general sponsor and tournament bonuses, can include various additional compensation, as well as a percentage of pay-per-view sales.