UFC 298 payouts revealed: CSAC releases fight purse numbers for Alexander Volkanovski, Henry Cejudo, Paulo Costa and more

The California State Athletic Commission has released the minimum salary payment for all the competing athletes on the UFC 298 card in Anaheim.

Of the names released, notable stars Alexander Volkanovski, Ilia Topuria, Robert Whittaker, Paulo Costa, Henry Cejudo, and Mackenzie Dern topped the list as the event's highest-paid fighters. The disclosed pay amounts do not include post-fight bonuses, sponsorship salaries, or off-contract discrete payments.

Volkanovski led the pack with a $750,000 minimum guaranteed, not including the pay-per-view bonus as the defending champion. Topuria ranked as a distant second at $350,000, though the new champion likely accrued an extra paycheck for his championship-winning performance. 'El Matador' was also one of three Performance of the Night bonus winners for an extra $50,000.

Though Topuria had the second-highest guaranteed number, Whittaker was given a larger disclosed amount, ending up with $400,000 with his win bonus included. Topuria's contracted pay was reported as a flat rate with no win bonus announced.

Having the fourth-highest guaranteed pay, Costa raked in $250,000 as one-half of the co-main event, while Cejudo was paid $150,000 in what was likely the final fight of his career. Shockingly, Cejudo's final disclosed amount equaled that of Miranda Maverick, who competed in the first fight of the night.

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UFC 298 payout for every fighter on the card

Although 13 fighters received six-figure paychecks from UFC 298, six also were compensated $20,000 or below with little experience in the octagon. Reporter Amy Kaplan also pointed out the surprisingly low guaranteed rate for Ian Machado Garry, who was given less than all four women on the card before his win bonus.

Mackenzie Dern, Roman Kopylov, Carlos Vera, and Junior Tafa were all short-notice replacements, likely adding extra cash to their contract.

View the full payout with post-fight and win bonuses included for every fighter on UFC 298:

• Alexander Volkanovski: $750,000
• Ilia Topuria: $400,000 — $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus included
• Robert Whittaker: $400,000
• Paulo Costa: $250,000
• Mackenzie Dern: $250,000 — $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus included
• Merab Dvalishvili: $210,000
• Amanda Lemos: $210,000 — $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus included
• Marcos Rogerio de Lima: $200,000
• Anthony Hernandez: $172,000 — $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus included
• Henry Cejudo: $150,000
• Miranda Maverick: $150,000
• Ian Machado Garry: $110,000
• Geoff Neal: $108,000
• Roman Kopylov: $80,000
• Andrea Lee: $70,000
• Zhang Mingyang: $70,000 — $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus included
• Rinya Nakamura: $46,000
• Junior Tafa: $23,000
• Danny Barlow: $20,000
• Oban Elliott: $20,000
• Val Woodburn: $15,000
• Josh Quinlan: $12,000
• Carlos Vera: $12,000
• Brendson Ribeiro: $10,000