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California Reveals UFC Fighter Salaries After UFC Sacramento Fight Card

Check out how much every fighter at UFC Sacramento got paid.
Drew Beaupre|
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The UFC doesn’t visit California all that often, but one of the advantages to the promotion holding events there is that the state athletic commission discloses fighter salaries.

Taking place at the Golden 1 Center, last weekend’s UFC Sacramento card closed out with “Fight of the Night”-winning middleweight bout that saw Gregory Rodrigues upset Anthony Hernandez via hard-fought unanimous decision.

The main and co-main event matchups both went the distance, but the 13-fight card also saw a total of 10 bouts end inside the distance.

UFC Sacramento Fighter Salaries Revealed

UFC Sacramento featured a number of major stars but also included several fighters making their promotional debuts, and that range of UFC experience is on full display when you look at the card’s disclosed salaries (per MMA Junkie).

Gregory Rodrigues: $340,000 ($170,000 show + $170,000 win)

Anthony Hernandez: $170,000

Vitor Petrino: $200,000 ($100,000 show + $100,000 win)

Serghei Spivac: $125,000

Reinier de Ridder: $300,000 ($150,000 show + $150,000 win)

Roman Dolidze: $180,000

MarQuel Mederos: $48,000 ($24,000 show + $24,000 win)

Mason Jones : $33,000

Carli Judice: $56,000 ($28,000 show + $28,000 win)

Jeisla Chaves: $12,000

Anthony Wint: $20,000 ($10,000 show + $10,000 win)

Terrance Chatman: $12,000

Jamall Emmers: $126,000 ($63,000 show + $63,000 win)

Lerryan Douglas: $12,000

Shamil Gaziev: $100,000 ($50,000 show + $50,000 win)

Kennedy Nzechukwu: $105,000

Chris Padilla: $78,000 ($39,000 show + $39,000 win)

Nasrat Haqparast: $90,000

Marcio Barbosa: $24,000 ($12,000 show + $12,000 win)

Ryan Kuse: $12,000

Stan Dorsainvil: $24,000 ($12,000 show + $12,000 win)

Gauge Young: $16,000

Jackson McVey: $50,000 ($25,000 show + $25,000 win)

Wes Schultz: $12,000

Shanelle Dyer: $24,000 ($12,000 show + $12,000 win)

Elise Reed: $35,000

Gregory Rodrigues Leads UFC Sacramento Fighter Salaries

Even without adding in post-fight bonuses, Rodrigues led UFC Sacramento fighters by earning a total of $340,000 after defeating Hernandez in the card's main event.

Gregory Rodrigues (red gloves) reacts after defeating fight Brunno Ferreira (blue gloves) during UFC 326 at T-Mobile Arena.
Gregory Rodrigues (red gloves) reacts after defeating fight Brunno Ferreira (blue gloves) during UFC 326 at T-Mobile Arena. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Roman Dolidze, Reinier de Ridder, Vitor Petrino, Serghei Spivac, and a number of other names also secured six-figure paydays, although some fighters only passed that threshold thanks to the addition of their win bonuses.

Reinier De Ridder (red gloves) reacts after the fight against Brendan Allen (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Rogers Ar
Reinier De Ridder (red gloves) reacts after the fight against Brendan Allen (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Rogers Arena. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Kennedy Nzechukwu led the UFC Sacramento prelims in guaranteed show money with $105,000, while his opponent Shamil Gaziev netted $100,000 after brutally stopping Nzechwu with a first-round knockout that shockingly didn’t earn him a “Performance of the Night” bonus.

Shamil Gaziev (blue gloves) during UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena.
Shamil Gaziev (blue gloves) during UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena. | USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect

Jamall Emmers led all UFC Sacramento prelim fighters with a $126,000 salary, which he earned thanks to a sizeable upset of Lerryan Douglas in the card’s featured prelim bout.

Anthony Wint Gets $20,000 for Winning UFC Debut

The main and co-main event fighters all unsurprisingly were well-compensated for their bouts, but several fighters only netted a total of $12,000 each in losing efforts.

Arguably the most highly-anticipated debut at UFC Sacramento was that of former NFL player Anthony Wint, who just earned a UFC contract earlier this month with a first-round finish on Dana White’s Contender Series.

Wint submitted fellow UFC newcomer Terrance Chatman to open the UFC Sacramento main card but was apparently brought in on a 10/10 contract following DWCS, while fellow undefeated fighter Stan Dorsainvil was signed outright by the UFC and earned $24,000 (12/12) for defeating Gauge Young in his own debut.

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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