UFC 305, take place this upcoming weekend in Perth, Australia. Israel Adesanya will challenge opponent Dricus du Plessis from South Africa for UFC middleweight title at UFC 305. The co-main event feature between Kai Kara-France and Steve Erceg and winner between these two later become number one contender for the UFC flyweight title.
| Fighters | Purses | Win Bonus | Sponsors | PPV Share | Total Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Adesanya | $1m | N/A | $32k | $1.5m | $2.53m |
| Dricus du Plessis | $500k | $100k | $42k | $1.3m | $1.94m |
| Kai Kara-France | $300k | $100k | $11k | $500k | $961k |
| Steve Erceg | $75k | N/A | $5k | $200k | $281k |
| Dan Hooker | $350k | $100k | $21k | – | $571k |
| Li Jingliang | $300k | N/A | $21k | – | $321k |
| Jairzinho Rozenstruik | $250k | $100k | $15k | $415k | |
| Tai Tuivasa | $200k | N/A | $16k | – | $216k |
| Mateusz Gamrot | $110k | N/A | $11k | – | $121k |
The details in the above include performance of the night and fight of the night bonuses $50k to each fighters, further changes to the above table made after main event completed in UFC 305.
- Israel Adesanya, highest paid fighter at UFC 305 based on pay-per-view revenue share he will earn more than $2.5m, his base salary reported $1m and his further earnings increased to $1.7m on pay-per-view shares.
- Dricus du Plessis the title hold of middleweight division will earn second highest purse at the event with earnings $1,8m which include pay-per-view money estimated to be ($1.1m) if ppv buys on fight day reached maximum 800k sales.
- Kai Kara-France, base salary reported to be $300k, if he wins the fight awarded with performance bonus his overall earnings including ppv share money, reached maximum $900k+ at UFC 305.
- Steve Erceg will earn overall money upto $500k+ based on performance bonus ppv money if wins the fight at UFC 305.
Li Jingliang, Dan Hooker, Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Tai Tuivasa these fighters make maximum revenue from the win bonus, performance bonus, sponsorship money, there will be no pay-per-view revenue money for these fighters at UFC 305.
The given figures for the UFC 305 highest paid fighters based on winning results, awarded bonuses at the end of the fight and pay-per-view money share if pay-per-view buys reached maximum 800k sales on fight day.