UFC 235 Fighter Salaries: Jon Jones and Tyron Woodley lead payroll

By Christopher Taylor - March 4, 2019

Jon Jones successfully defended his UFC light heavyweight title in the headliner of UFC 235 defeating Anthony Smith by unanimous decision.

Jon Jones, UFC 235, Dana White

Jon Jones earned a disclosed $500,000 on Saturday night, while Anthony Smith took home $350,000 for his efforts.

Jones was not the only fighter to earn half a million dollars at UFC 235.

Tyron Woodley also took home $500,000 in his unanimous decision setback to Kamaru Usman.

The newly crowned UFC welterweight champion, Usman, pocketed $350,000 with the win.

In total, nine different fighters took home $100,000 or more at Saturday’s event in Las Vegas.

Get all of the UFC 235 Fighter salaries below (via MMAjunkie):

Jon Jones: $500,000 (flat) def. Anthony Smith: $350,000

Kamaru Usman: $350,000 (flat) def. Tyron Woodley: $500,000

Ben Askren: $350,000 ($200,000/$150,000) def. Robbie Lawler: $200,000

Weili Zhang: $36,000 ($18,000/$18,000) def. Tecia Torres: $36,000

Pedro Munhoz: $96,000 ($48,000/$48,000) def. Cody Garbrandt: $130,000

Zabit Magomedsharipov: $110,000 ($55,000/$55,000) def. Jeremy Stephens: $67,000

Johnny Walker: $90,000 ($45,000/$45,000) def. Misha Cirkunov: $45,000

Cody Stamann: $66,000 ($33,000/$33,000) def. Alejandro Perez: $42,000

Diego Sanchez: $198,000 ($99,000/$99,000) def. Mickey Gall: $30,000

Edmen Shahbazyan: $26,000 ($13,000/$13,000) def. Charles Byrd: $12,000

Macy Chiasson: $50,000 ($25,000/$25,000) def. Gina Mazany: $14,000

Hannah Cifers: $24,000 ($12,000/$12,000) def. Polyana Viana: $12,000

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