If you’ve ever wondered why top fighters either go to or stay in the PFL, you won’t any longer.
The Georgia Athletic & Entertainment Commission recently released the PFL disclosed salaries (via MMA Fighting) and there were some interesting figures to say the least.
Anthony Pettis — who competed in a submission defeat to Stevie Ray at PFL 5 late last month — took home a massive $750,000 fight purse.
PFL star and undefeated women’s lightweight Kayla Harrison, meanwhile, took home $500,000 following her quick first-round TKO win over Kaitlin Young at PFL 6 last week.
Other fighters who earned six-figure purses were:
- Rory MacDonald ($250,000)
- Omari Akhmedov ($206,000)
- Ray Cooper ($200,000)
- Magomed Magomedkerimov ($200,000)
- Lance Palmer ($170,000)
- Brendan Loughnane ($170,000)
- Nathan Schulte ($150,000)
- Jeremy Stephens ($100,000)
Full PFL Disclosed Salaries
It’s clear to see why Pettis made the choice to sign with the PFL once his contract with the UFC expired as the former lightweight champion was never earning that much during his tenure with the Las Vegas-based promotion.
As for Harrison, it’s also made abundantly clear why she re-signed with the PFL earlier this year following her period of free agency.
Don’t be surprised to see more names join the PFL roster in the coming years.
You can view the full disclosed salaries below:
PFL 6
- Kayla Harrison $500,000 ($500,000 show + no win bonus)
- Kaitlin Young: $20,000
- Sadibou Sy: $52,000 ($26,000 show + $26,000 win)
- Rory MacDonald: $250,000
- Ray Cooper: $200,000 ($150,000 show + $50,000 win)
- Brett Cooper: $20,000
- Magomed Magomedkerimov: $200,000 ($100,000 show + $100,000 win)
- Dilano Taylor: $13,000
- Magomed Umalatov: $32,000 ($16,000 show + $16,000 win)
- Jarrah Hussein: $56,000
- Larissa Pacheco: $48,000 ($24,000 show + $24,000 win)
- Genah Fabian: $20,000
- Marina Mokhnatkina: $32,000 ($16,000 show + $16,000 win)
- Abigail Montes: $13,000
- Martina Jindrova: $42,000 ($21,000 show + $21,000 win)
- Zamzagul Fayzallanova: $10,000
- Olena Kolesnyk: $22,000 ($11,000 show + $11,000 win)
- Vanessa Melo: $13,000
PFL 5
- Matheus Scheffel: $20,000 ($10,000 show + $10,000 win)
- Bruno Cappelozza: $40,000
- Stevie Ray: $80,000 ($40,000 show + $40,000 win)
- Anthony Pettis: $750,000
- Klidson Abreu: $42,000 ($21,000 show + $21,000 win)
- Renan Ferreira: $19,000
- Chris Wade: $70,000 ($35,000 show + $35,000 win)
- Kyle Bochniak: $15,000
- Ante Delija: $66,000 ($33,000 show + $33,000 win)
- Shelton Graves: $10,000
- Bubba Jenkins: $98,000 ($49,000 show + $49,000)
- Reinaldo Ekson: $10,000
- Denis Goltsov: $70,000 ($35,000 show + $35,000 win)
- Maurice Greene: $18,000
- Lance Palmer: $170,000 ($85,000 show + $85,000 win)
- Sheymon Moraes: $29,000
- Juan Adams: $16,000 ($8,000 show + $8,000 win)
- Sam Kei: $10,000
- Ryoji Kudo: $26,000 ($13,000 show + $13,000 win)
- Alejandro Flores: $26,000
- Brendan Loughnane: $170,000 ($85,000 show + $85,000 win)
- Ago Huskic: $10,000
PFL 4
- Alex Martinez: $38,000 ($19,000 show + $19,000 win)
- Clay Collard: $28,000
- Antonio Carlos Junior: $98,000 ($49,000 show + $49,000 win)
- Bruce Souto: $10,000
- Olivier Aubin-Mercier: $54,000 ($27,000 show + $27,000 win)
- Raush Manfio: $27,000
- Jeremy Stephens: $200,000 ($100,000 show + $100,000 win)
- Myles Price: $12,000
- Omari Akhmedov: $206,000 ($103,000 show + $103,000 win)
- Teodoras Aukstuolis: $15,000
- Nathan Schulte: $150,000 ($75,000 show + $75,000 win)
- Marcin Held: $26,000
- Delan Kimura: $20,000 ($10,000 show + $10,000 win)
- Emiliano Sordi: $53,000
- Rob Wilkinson: $32,000 ($16,000 show + $16,000 win)
- Viktor Pesta: $18,000
- Josh DaSilveira: $50,000 ($25,000 show + $25,000 win)
- Marthin Hamlet: $16,000
- Nate Jennerman: $16,000 ($8,000 show + $8,000 win)
- Jacob Childers: $8,000
