Apr 13, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; (EDITORS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT) Max Holloway (red gloves) fights Dustin Poirier (blue gloves) during UFC 236 at State Farm Arena. Poirier won by unanimous decision. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
(fighters with a * beside their name have either estimated or non-current info)
Figures represent a fighter’s payout per fight
Updated after UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal
Top Ten Earning Featherweights
| Total | Show | Win Bonus | ||
| 1 | Alexander Volkanovski* | $ 350,000 | $ 350,000 | $ – |
| 2 | Max Holloway* | $ 250,000 | $ 250,000 | |
| 3 | Brian Ortega* | $ 220,000 | $ 110,000 | $ 110,000 |
| 4 | Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire (Bellator) | $ 200,000 | $ 200,000 | $ – |
| 5 | Cub Swanson* | $ 190,000 | $ 95,000 | $ 95,000 |
| 6 | Chan Sung Jung* | $ 160,000 | $ 80,000 | $ 80,000 |
| 7 | Edson Barboza* | $ 158,000 | $ 79,000 | $ 79,000 |
| 8 | Josh Emmett | $ 152,000 | $ 76,000 | $ 76,000 |
| 9 | Shane Burgos | $ 150,000 | $ 75,000 | $ 75,000 |
| 10 | Yair Rodriguez | $ 140,000 | $ 70,000 | $ 70,000 |
Other weight classes:
Women’s
Flyweights
Bantamweights
Lightweights
Welterweights
Middleweights
Light Heavyweights
Heavyweights
View the original article on MMA Manifesto: Top Ten Earning MMA Featherweights
