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The biggest UFC payday figures in the available compilation
UFCalendar says its ranking includes estimated pay-per-view points where reported. That makes these figures broader than a disclosed commission purse may be, and the compilation does not independently verify every component. The table shows the relevant figures it reports; it is not a complete or verified ranking of 16 distinct paydays.
| Fighter | Event | Reported payday | How to read the figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conor McGregor | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | $23 million | UFCalendar’s 2026 compilation calls this its largest recorded single-fight payday; estimated pay-per-view points are included where reported. |
| Conor McGregor | UFC 257 | $21 million | Figure reported by the same secondary compilation; not separately verified here. |
| Khabib Nurmagomedov | UFC 229 | $7.1 million | Figure reported by the same secondary compilation; not separately verified here. |
| Khabib Nurmagomedov | UFC 242 | $6.8 million | Figure reported by the same secondary compilation; not separately verified here. |
| Khabib Nurmagomedov | UFC 254 | $6.8 million | Figure reported by the same secondary compilation; not separately verified here. |
| Jon Jones | UFC 309 | $5.6 million | UFCalendar shows this same event and amount twice in its ranking. It is one apparent payday, not two. |
All figures in the table are from UFCalendar’s 2026 highest-paid-fighters compilation. The page is a secondary source, not an official UFC ledger or a commission-reported accounting of total compensation.
Why this is not a verified top 16
The ranking displays 15 numbered positions, and Jon Jones’s UFC 309 figure appears at both positions seven and eight. That duplication means the page does not supply sixteen distinct entries. It also does not establish a verified replacement for the missing distinct entry, so naming one would turn an unresolved gap into a guess.
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UFCalendar’s separate UFC fighter salaries and payouts page describes fighter compensation as only partially public and notes that disclosure practices vary by state. The resulting figures can reflect different kinds of evidence, including disclosed purses, reported totals, and estimates. A ranking that combines unlike figures should not be read as a like-for-like comparison of confirmed earnings.
What “payout” means—and what it does not
A commission-disclosed purse is not automatically the same measure as a reported total payday. A total may include estimated pay-per-view points or other payments that are not part of a publicly disclosed purse. Unless a source spells out what is included and how it was established, readers cannot tell from the headline figure alone whether two fighters’ totals were calculated on the same basis.
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- Disclosed purse: a reported amount associated with a bout; it may not capture every form of compensation.
- Estimated total payday: may combine a disclosed amount with estimated pay-per-view points or other reported payments. The estimate and its components should be identified as such.
- Take-home pay: the figures here do not establish what a fighter retained after taxes, expenses, management fees, or other deductions.
UFCalendar’s current payout page also labels some present-day contract figures as model estimates. Those modeled figures are not historical reported payouts and should not be used to fill gaps in a historical ranking.
Post-fight awards are a separate figure
UFC’s official bonus coverage for UFC Freedom 250, held June 14, 2026, reported that Justin Gaethje received $425,000 in total performance-related awards. That included a $100,000 UFC performance award plus additional sponsored awards. UFC’s report is useful evidence for those event awards, but it does not verify the historical payday estimates above; awards should not be added to a separate payday total unless the source confirms they are excluded from it. See UFC’s Freedom 250 bonus coverage, published June 15, 2026.
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The UFC Fighter Class Action Settlement Website describes a court-approved $375 million settlement for eligible fighters who competed in qualifying UFC-promoted bouts from December 16, 2010, through June 30, 2017. That is a class settlement amount, not an individual fighter’s single-fight payday and not evidence for the ranking. Eligibility and settlement details are on the official settlement website.
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How to use these numbers responsibly
- Attribute the $23 million UFC 264 figure to UFCalendar’s 2026 compilation rather than calling it an audited or officially confirmed total.
- Distinguish an estimated total payday from a commission-disclosed purse, and note when pay-per-view points or other components may be included.
- Do not count the duplicated UFC 309 entry twice or claim this compilation establishes 16 distinct paydays.
- Do not treat performance awards or a class settlement as interchangeable with an individual fight payday.
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