". UFC Fight Night 257 Salaries | Fighters Purses Payouts | 23 August 2025

UFC Fight Night 257 Salaries | Fighters Purses Payouts | 23 August 2025

UFC Fight Night 257 Salaries

Ultimate Fighting Championship announced their next major pay-per-view event which will held in China. Where main-event fight feature between Johnny Walker and Zhang Mingyang. The fight between these two worth more than $1.5 million depends on pay-per-view buy rate. The co-main event take place between Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling.

OpponentsSalaryWin BonusesSponsorsUFC BonusPPV MoneyTotal Payouts
Johnny Walker$350kN/A$21k$50k$400k$821k
Zhang Mingyang$300kN/A$21k$250k$571k
Brian Ortega$200kN/A$11k$211k
Aljamain Sterling$300kN/A$21k$321k
Sergei Pavlovich$150k$100k$10k$260k
Waldo Cortes-Acosta$100kN/A$6k$106k
Su Mudaerji$100k$100k$6k$206k
Kevin Borjas$28kN/A$4k$32k
Taiyilake Nueraji$12k$12k$4k$28k
Kiefer Crosbie$38kN/A$5k$43k
Maheshate Hayisaer$60kN/A$5k$65k
Gauge Young$20k$20k$4k$44k
Charles Johnson$150k$100k$10k$50k$310k
Lone’er Kavanagh$26kN/A$4k$30k
Rong Zhu$75k$75k$5k$155k
Austin Hubbard$200kN/A$11k$211k
Michel Pereira$200kN/A$11k$211k
Kyle Daukaus$75k$75k$6k$50k$206k
Yi Zha$26k$26k$4k$56k
Westin Wilson$28kN/A$4k$32k
Xiao Long$24kN/A$4k$28k
You Su-young$24k$24k$4k$52k
Uran Satybaldiev$18k$18k$4k$50k$90k
Diyar Nurgozhay$20kN/A$4k$24k


  • Johnny Walker will be best paid fighter in UFC Shanghai 2025 with earnings more than $350k guaranteed and further his overall earnings can spike to $1 million if pay-per-view buy rate stay strong on fight day.
  • Zhang Mingyang, Aljamain Sterling, Michel Pereira, Austin Hubbard and Brian Ortega are other top paid fighters who will earn more than $200k+ from the pay-per-view including sponsorship money.
More about UFC fight night 257 fighters salaries updated here including Performance of the Night bonus and Fight of the Night bonus once pay-per-view event completed. The fighters listed for POTN or FOTN will earn upto $50k as of bonus.

Performance of the Night Bonuses $50k : Johnny Walker, Charles Johnson, Kyle Daukaus, and Uran Satybaldiev

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