UFC Atlanta Salaries: Ex-Champ Rose Namajunas ($500K) Tops Payroll

Rose Namajunas was well compensated for her victory in the UFC Atlanta co-main event this past Saturday.

The former strawweight champion took home a disclosed payday of $500,000 for her three-round verdict over Miranda Maverick ($125,000) in their flyweight clash at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The Georgia Athletic & Entertainment Commission recently released a full list of salaries from the event, which is also known as UFC on ESPN 69.

Kamaru Usman, who was competing for the first time since October 2023, earned a flat purse of $300,000 for his five-round verdict over Joaquin Buckley ($150,000) in the evening’s welterweight headliner.

All told, 13 fighters who fought at UFC Atlanta secured disclosed six-figure purses.

Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their performance.

UFC Atlanta Salaries:

Kamaru Usman: $300,000
Joaquin Buckley: $150,000

Rose Namajunas: $500,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus)
Miranda Maverick: $125,000

Edmen Shahbazyan: $186,000 (includes $93,000 win bonus)
Andre Petroski: $100,000

Raoni Barcelos: $102,000 (includes $51,000 win bonus)
Cody Garbrandt: $275,000

Mansur Abdul-Malik: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
Cody Brundage: $65,000

Alonzo Menifield: $250,000 (includes $125,000 win bonus)
Oumar Sy: $26,000

Rodolfo Bellato: $12,000
Paul Craig: $125,000

Michael Chiesa: $300,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus)
Court McGee: $83,000

Malcolm Wellmaker: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Kris Moutinho: $14,000

Jose Ochoa: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Cody Durden: $63,000

Ricky Simon: $166,000 (includes $83,000 win bonus)
Cameron Smotherman: $14,000

Philip Rowe: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)
Ange Loosa: $30,000

Jamey-Lyn Horth: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Vanessa Demopoulos: $65,000