Leon Edwards took home £300,000 for his last-gasp knockout win over Kamaru Usman at UFC 278, whilst the former champion earned £430,000.
Edwards, 31, knocked out Usman with less than a minute left in their title fight last month to become just the second British champion in UFC history. Salaries for UFC events are typically not released by state commissions, but MMA Fighting was able to obtain the payouts for the Utah event under a freedom of information act.
Usman, who was the promotion's pound-for-pound No.1 fighter before losing to Edwards, was guaranteed £430,000 for the fight. Edwards was guaranteed £300,000 but also took home a £43,000 bonus for pulling off the spectacular knockout. Neither Usman nor Edwards was contracted to receive a win bonus, with the report stating they both likely received a share of the event's pay-per-view profits.
