9 fighters receive six-figure salaries

Nine fighters walked away from the UFC’s recent return to Seattle with six-figure disclosed payouts, according to the Washington State Department of Licensing (WSDOL), which oversaw the event.

UFC Fight Night 252 took place Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena and featured 12 bouts.

Main event competitors Song Yadong and Henry Cejudo joined Anthony Hernandez, Brendan Allen, Rob Font, Alonzo Menifield, Ion Cutelaba, Andre Fili, and Ricky Simon as the fighters who received six-figures.

Thursday, MMA Junkie acquired state documents of the disclosed payouts from WSDOL, which can be seen below. Forbes was first to report the payouts Wednesday.

It’s important to note the amounts are strictly the disclosed amounts for show and win. They do not include side letter payments, sponsorships, or discretionary/performance bonuses. Additionally, they do not include taxes or miscellaneous deductions.

Song Yadong: $320,000 (includes $160,000 win bonus)
Henry Cejudo: $150,000
Anthony Hernandez: $144,000 (includes $72,000 win bonus)
Brendan Allen: $210,000
Rob Font: $320,000 (includes $160,000 win bonus)
Jean Matsumoto: $26,000
Jean Silva: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
Melsik Baghdasaryan: $35,000
Alonzo Menifield: $240,000 (includes $120,000 win bonus)
Julius Walker: $12,000
Ion Cutelaba: $190,000 (includes $95,000 win bonus)
Ibo Aslan: $35,000
Melquizael Costa: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
Andre Fili: $110,000
Mansur Abdul-Malik: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Nick Klein: $10,000
Ricky Simon: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
Javid Basharat: $30,000
Austin Vanderford: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Nikolay Veretennikov: $12,000
Nursulton Ruziboev: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus)
Eric McConico: $12,000
Modestas Bukauskas: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
Raffael Cerqueira: $10,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 252.