Rodrigues Leads UFC Sacramento Salaries At $340K

Gregory Rodrigues earned the biggest payday at UFC Sacramento, taking home $340,000 for his main event victory over Anthony Hernandez on Saturday night.

The California State Athletic Commission released disclosed salaries showing the Brazilian middleweight collected $170,000 to show and another $170,000 as his win bonus, per MMA Fighting. Hernandez banked $170,000 in defeat and dropped his second straight fight.

De Ridder Takes Second-Highest Purse

Reinier de Ridder pocketed $360,000 for his first-round stoppage of Roman Dolidze on the main card, according to BJPenn.com. The Dutch heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light heavyweight earned $180,000 to show plus a $180,000 win bonus after finishing Dolidze just four minutes into the opening frame. Dolidze collected $180,000 for the loss.

In the co-main event, Vitor Petrino earned $200,000 total — $100,000 to show and $100,000 to win — for his heavyweight victory over Serghei Spivac, who made $125,000. At the bottom of the card, multiple fighters earned the UFC minimum of $12,000 to show, including Jeisla Chaves, Terrance Chatman, Lerryan Douglas, and Ryan Kuse.

These figures represent only the disclosed purses reported to the commission and do not reflect any discretionary bonuses paid by the UFC. The promotion awarded four Performance of the Night bonuses at the event, with MarQuel Mederos among the recipients after his preliminary card win.

Reported via:

• MMA Fighting — UFC Sacramento salaries: Gregory Rodrigues leads all fighters after main event win
• BJPenn — UFC Sacramento Fighter Salaries: Reinier de Ridder leads the way