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Conor McGregor's staggering UFC earnings show how much more he makes compared to other fighters

Conor McGregor earns seven times more per minute inside the octagon than any other UFC fighter, research shows.

The Notorious pockets almost €218,000 for every 60 seconds he spends fighting, meaning he earns over €1million for every five-minute round.

Research from OnlineGambling.ca shows that this is considerably more than any other UFC fighter, with light heayweight champion Jiri Prochazka coming second on the total per minute list, earning just under €30,000 for every minute inside the octagon.

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The average annual salary in Ireland is a little over €44,000, meaning it would take someone earning that amount almost five years to make what McGregor does in just one minute.

The former two-weight champion earns around €1,740,000 per fight, according to the research, which does not include the money he gets from his huge sponsorship deals or PPV bonuses. The figure is almost €1.4million more than the average amount earned by any other UFC fighter.

It predicts that McGregor has made €24,354,679 from his 14 UFC fights to date.

The Dubliner also sold a majority share of his whiskey company in a whopping deal worth €500 million last year.

Earners Per Minute: Males

Ranking Fighter Class Fights Average fight time (minutes) Earnings total for all MMA fights Earnings per fight Earnings per minutes in the ring
1 Conor McGregor Lightweight 14 8 £20,696,315 £1,478,308 £184,788
2 Israel Adesanya Middleweight 12 18 £3,753,185 £312,765 £17,791
3 Stipe Miocic Heavyweight 18 11 £5,002,598 £277,922 £24,209
4 Kamaru Usman Welterweight 15 17 £3,492,668 £232,844 £13,835
5 Chris Weidman Middleweight 17 10 £3,770,086 £221,769 £22,957
6 Francis Ngannou Heavyweight 14 7 £2,786,137 £199,009 £28,430
7 José Aldo Bantamweight 27 14 £5,162,949 £191,220 £13,658
8 Robert Whittaker Middleweight 18 14 £3,358,699 £186,594 £13,328
9 Derrick Lewis Heavyweight 24 9 £4,278,755 £178,281 £19,809
10 Max Holloway Featherweight 25 15 £3,984,436 £159,377 £10,625
11 Dustin Poirier Lightweight 29 10 £4,482,964 £154,585 £15,458
12 Frankie Edgar Bantamweight 29 16 £4,475,792 £154,337 £9,645
13 Ciryl Gane Heavyweight 8 16 £1,214,787 £151,848 £9,490
14 Jiri Prochazka Light Heavyweight 2 6 £302,975 £151,487 £25,248
15 Colby Covington Welterweight 14 16 £19,876,83 £141,977 £8,873
16 Alexander Volkanovski Featherweight 10 16 £14,151,22 £141,512 £8,844
17 Justin Gaethje Lightweight 19 10 £26,632,98 £140,173 £14,017
18 Jan Blachowicz Light Heavyweight 17 12 £2,336,827 £137,460 £11,455
19 Dominick Reyes Light Heavyweight 9 9 £1,176,863 £130,762 £14,528
20 Brian Ortega Featherweight 10 13 £1,294,756 £129,475 £9,959

Earnings Per Minute: Females

Ranking Fighter Class Fights Average fight time (minutes) Earnings total for all MMA fights Earnings per fight Earnings per minutes in the ring
1 Amanda Nunes Women's Bantamweight 18 9 £3,404,454 £189,136 £21,015
2 Holly Holm Women's Bantamweight 12 17 £1,953,882 £162,823 £9,578
3 Valentina Shevchenko Women's Flyweight 14 17 £2,228,415 £159,172 £9,363
4 Rose Namajunas Women's Strawweight 13 13 £1,472,831 £113,294 £8,715
5 Zhang Weili Women's Strawweight 7 10 £708,591 £101,227 £10,123
6 Miesha Tate Women's Bantamweight 16 13 £1,404,404 £87,775 £6,752
7 Jessica Andrade Women's Flyweight 20 10 £1,601,853 £80,092 £8,009
8 Carla Esparza Women's Strawweight 13 14 £1,020,223 £78,478 £5,605
9 Mackenzie Dern Women's Strawweight 9 10 £678,871 £75,429 £7,542
10 Julianna Peña Women's Bantamweight 9 11 £659,126 £73,236 £6,658
11 Michelle Waterson Women's Strawweight 11 15 £729,614 £66,329 £4,422
12 Viviane Araujo Women's Flyweight 6 14 £386,159 £64,360 £4,597
13 Katlyn Chookagian Women's Flyweight 14 14 £899,857 £64,275 £4,591
14 Raquel Pennington Women's Bantamweight 15 14 £907,277 £60,485 £4,320
15 Yana Kunitskaya Women's Bantamweight 8 11 £443,374 £55,421 £5,038
16 Irene Aldana Women's Bantamweight 10 14 £540,739 £54,073 £3,862
17 Angela Hill Women's Strawweight 19 14 £999,612 £52,611 £3,757
18 Cynthia Calvillo Women's Flyweight 11 12 £549,436 £49,948 £4,162
19 Tecia Torres Women's Strawweight 14 14 £676,686 £48,335 £3,452
20 Macy Chiasson Women's Bantamweight 7 10 £333,066 £47,580 £4,757

Male Earnings Per Strike:

Ranking Fighter Class Fights Earnings per strikes thrown per fight Earning per strikes thrown to the head Earnings per strikes taken per fight Earnings per strikes taken to the head per fight
1 Conor McGregor Lightweight 14 £34,551 £49,394 £36,761 £51,228
2 Israel Adesanya Middleweight 12 £4,627 £9,154 £8,810 £14,660
3 Stipe Miocic Heavyweight 18 £4,304 £7,045 £6,705 £9,264
4 Kamaru Usman Welterweight 15 £3,423 £5,606 £5570 £9,142
5 Chris Weidman Middleweight 17 £7,570 £10053 £7,292 £10,865
6 Francis Ngannou Heavyweight 14 £12,166 £17,859 £13,395 £30,957
7 José Aldo Bantamweight 27 £3,733 £5,593 £3,844 £6,227
8 Robert Whittaker Middleweight 18 £2,912 £4,167 £3,803 £6771
9 Derrick Lewis Heavyweight 24 £7,428 £9,487 £7,640 £13,371
10 Max Holloway Featherweight 25 £1,521 £2,157 £2,295 £3,737
11 Dustin Poirier Lightweight 29 £2,748 £3,437 £4,679 £7,663
12 Frankie Edgar Bantamweight 29 £2488 £3,745 £3,472 £5,080
13 Ciryl Gane Heavyweight 8 £1,587 £4,601 £3,906 £8,494
14 Jiri Prochazka Light Heavyweight 2 £9,180 £10,447 £2,913 £4,390
15 Colby Covington Welterweight 14 £2,150 £3,140 £2,958 £4,559
16 Alexander Volkanovski Featherweight 10 £1,366 £2,312 £2,625 £4,066
17 Justin Gaethje Lightweight 19 £3,827 £6,266 £3,673 £5,678
18 Jan Blachowicz Light Heavyweight 17 £3,090 £4,701 £3,974 £6,419
19 Dominick Reyes Light Heavyweight 9 £3,784 £8,287 £3,808 £6,763
20 Brian Ortega Featherweight 10 £2,663 £3,775 £1,421 £2,129

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