Ultimate Fight Championship holds the greatest MMA competitions and provides the world a chance of recreation. In the last decade, it got famous and reached the peak level. People of almost every part of world now the UFC MMA events. Besides the men’s competitions, women are also the part. How much a UFC women fighter earn in a fight. Let’s have a look at the highest paid women UFC fighters.
Highest Paid Women Fighters In UFC
Content Summary
| No # | Fighters | Per Fight Earning | Contract Ending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julianna Pena | $500,000 | 2023 |
| 2 | Amanda Nunes | $500,000 | 2023 |
| 3 | Rose Namajunas | $500,000 | 2023 |
| 4 | Valentina Shevchenko | $500,000 | 2023 |
| 5 | Miesha Tate | $300,000 | 2023 |
| 6 | Weili Zhang | $250,000 | 2023 |
| 7 | Holly Holm | $200,000 | 2023 |
| 8 | Germaine de Randamie | $150,000 | 2023 |
| 9 | Jessica Andrade | $110,000 | 2023 |
| 10 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | $110,000 | 2023 |
These are the fighters who earn the most as their guaranteed purse for a fight. Besides these, there are Venum bonuses as well as UFC and win bonuses are also there. Moreover, there are pay per view shares that generate the revenue for the fighters. Still the female fighters earn less than the males because of the factor of gender pay gap in this sport also.
Julianna Pena
Julianna Pena, the American professional mixed martial artist fight in the bantamweight category. She is the current Bantamweight champion and is now the highest paid fighter.
Amanda Nunes
The Brazilian mixed martial artist has lost the Bantamweight championship against Julianna Pena in UFC 269. Still she is considered as one of the best MMA fighter of all times.
Rose Namajunas
The strawweight champion has defended the title in a fight against Zhang Weili in 2021. The American MMA fighter is holding the longest contract with UFC.
Valentina Shevchenko
The Flyweight champion won the championship in 2018 and since then is defending the title. She is also on of the highest paid UFC female fighter.
Miesha Tate
The former Bantamweight champion is also in the list and is also listed as one of the best MMA fighter due to her records and professional skills.
Pay Per View Shares Distribution | PPV fights are the best source of revenue for the organizers. The championship winners and the challengers take a PPV share of 50% per fight. As Julianna Pena and Valentina Shevchenko holds the championship, they are highest paid fighters in the list.
Promotion Bonuses | The champions will get a promotional deal of $42,000 whereas the challenger of the title will take home $32,000.
Venum Deal | Venum deal is offered on the basis of number of UFC fights played by a fighter having a contract with UFC.
The contract details are only for 2022. Once there are further fights, changes may occur in the list. All the changes will be update here.