The ever-controversial Jon Jones has managed to pull off quite a dominant MMA career during his time with the UFC. Aside from a single Loss by Disqualification and another No Contest – the former Light Heavyweight Champion has been named #1 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings for a reason. But his recent decision to walk away due to a pay dispute has stoked our curiosity, which begs the question… what has Jon Jones’ career earnings looked like so far?
Here’s what we discovered.
NOTE: All sums are in USD.
UFC 87
Win (Andre Gusmao)
$12,000 ($6,000 to show + $6,000 win bonus)
UFC 94
Win (Stephan Bonnar)
$14,000 ($7,000 to show + $7,000 win bonus)
UFC 100
Win (Jake O’Brien)
$18,000 ($9,000 to show + $9,000 win bonus)
TUF 10Â FinaleÂ
Loss (DQ) (Matt Hamill)
$20,000
UFC Live: Vera vs Jones
W (Brandon Vera)
$90,000 ($20,000 to show + $20,000 win bonus + $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko
Win (Vladimir Matyushenko)
$46,000 ($23,000 to show + $23,000 win bonus)
UFC 126
Win (Ryan Bader)
$215,000 ($70,000 to show + $70,000 win bonus + $75,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
UFC 128
Win (Mauricio Rua)
$140,000 ($70,000 to show + $70,000 win bonus)
UFC 135
Win (Quinton Jackson)
$275,000 ($200,000 to show + $75,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
UFC 140
Win (Lyoto Machida)
$475,000 ($400,000 to show + $75,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
UFC 145
Win (Rashad Evans)
$400,000
UFC 152
Win (Vitor Belfort)
$465,000 ($400,000 to show + $65,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
UFC 159
Win (Chael Sonnen)
$400,000
UFC 165
Win (Alexander Gustafsson)
$450,000 ($400,000 to show + $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
UFC 172
Win (Glover Teixeira)
$400,000
UFC 182
Win (Daniel Cormier)
$550,000 ($500,000 to show + $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
UFC 197
Win (Ovince Saint Preux)
$530,000 ($500,000 to show + $30,000 Reebok sponsorship)
UFC 214
NC, Overturned (Daniel Cormier)
$580,000 ($500,000 to show + $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus + $30,000 Reebok sponsorship)
UFC 232
Win (Alexander Gustafsson)
$530,000 ($500,000 to show + $30,000 fight week incentive)
UFC 235
Win (Anthony Smith)
$540,000 ($500,000 to show + $40,000 fight week incentive)
UFC 239
Win (Thiago Santos)
$540,000 ($500,000 to show + $40,000 fight week incentive)
UFC 247
Win (Dominick Reyes)
$540,000 ($500,000 to show + $40,000 fight week incentive)
Total Career Earnings: US$7,230,000
Jon Jones career earnings information sourced from Sports Daily.
