I believe that Dan Henderson is one of the best — if not the best — fighters ever that never won a UFC title. Still, he gave us incredible performance after incredible performance, fighting in divisions from welterweight to heavyweight throughout his career. About a million from that amount came from his short four-fight tenure with Strikeforce in and Some of his best-paid stints were against Dan Henderson.
The legendary Super Samoan Mark Hunt was never a UFC champion, but the battles he endured in the octagon make him one of the biggest stars the promotion ever had.
I believe he was underpaid for a long time before taking the Brock Lesnar fight and finally earning some big bucks. That fight never materialized, though, and no one can deny that DC fought the best of the best. Although he was never the champion, Donald Cerrone earned every penny he earned, fighting as much as five times a year, always ready to put on a show.
Cigano is a beloved former heavyweight champion known for his outspoken attitude and deadly striking prowess. One of his highest-paid fights was the rematch against Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight title. Michael Bisping got around the same amount for each of his fights from November until he became the champion seven years later.
He got the most cash for his first title defense against Dan Henderson and his title loss against Georges St-Pierre. But some fighters are bigger draws for the promotion, and they obviously make more than their counterparts. Listed are the highest paid UFC fighters as reported by Statista. The list comprises of the top-earning UFC fighters up until April rounded up and does not include any undisclosed PPV bonuses or Reebok sponsorship deals.
Only the top ten fighters are listed here. The veteran Heavyweight debuted in UFC in against Fabricio Werdum and has fought 21 times since, 6 of which brought home six figures for the Brazilian. Ranked at No. Donald Cerrone has fought more than 50 bouts in his career and won 36 of them. He has been around in UFC for nearly a decade now, but it is only recently 'Cowboy' landed his biggest payday, thanks to Conor McGregor.
Hunt has earned six figures for all five fights ever since. He has won only once - against Derrick Lewis, which is also his biggest payday. The former light heavyweight and pound-for-pound champion Jon Jones has headlined as many as 15 pay-per-views, most of which were title fights or defenses. The result was overturned by CSAC later. Now retired, Georges St-Pierre is inarguably one of the best to ever step inside the octagon. Despite humble beginnings, GSP ended his UFC career in style by drawing in a seven-figure payday for his much-hyped return against Michael Bisping.
GSP's biggest payday was Michael Bisping 's as well. He retired four years, as one of the rare multi-division champions of UFC.
Ever since Cigano debuted in , he has fought 21 fights, six of which helped the veteran Heavyweight take home six figures. Bisping has over 25 UFC bouts under his feet and made the same amount for each of his fights from November until he became the champion seven years later. Former lightweight champion Jon Jones has headlined almost 15 PPVs, most of which were title fights and defenses.
The Reem is one of the few fighters in UFC who have managed to surpass the ten million mark in disclosed pay.
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