UFC Seattle payouts revealed! Joe Pyfer banks $$400,000 for stopping ‘Stylebender’

It is rare nowadays for Athletic Commissions to release payouts and salaries for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) athletes, but Washington did so recently. This means we have accurate information on how much UFC fighters made at UFC Fight Night: “Adesanya vs. Pyfer,” which took place seven weeks ago in Seattle, Washington.

Main event loser Israel Adesanya took home the biggest paycheck at $500,000, while Joe Pyfer, who knocked him out, walked away with $400,000.

Pyfer stopped Adesanya in the second round with ground-and-pound to leapfrog himself into the upper Middleweight division (watch highlights).

UFC Flyweight Alex Grasso, who scored one of the best finishes you’ll ever see, banked $260,000 for her win over Maycee Barber, who made $85,000 (watch highlights).

Another notable big payday was Michael Chiesa, who walked away with $310,000 for his retirement fight; meanwhile, the man he finished, Niko Price, scored $75,000.

Check out the full list of payments (courtesy of MMAJunkie) below:

Joe Pyfer: $400,000 ($275k show/$125k win)

Alexa Grasso: $260,000 ($130k/$130k win)

Michael Chiesa: $310,000 ($155k show/$155k win)

Lerryan Douglas: $20,000 ($10k show/$10k win)

Yousri Belgaroui: $28,000 ($14k show/$14k win)

Terrance McKinney: $140,000 ($70k show/$70k win)

• Tofiq Musayev: $70,000 ($35k show/$35k win)

• Ignacio Bahamondes: $120,000

• Lance Gibson Jr.: $24,000 ($12k show/$12k win)

• Chase Hooper: $90,000

• Tyrell Fortune: $60,000 ($30k show/$30k win)

• Marcin Tybura: $180,000

• Casey O’Neill: $126,000 ($63k show/$63k win)

• Gabriella Fernandes: $62,000 ($31k show/$31k win)

• Navajo Stirling: $60,000 ($30k show/$30k win)

• Bruno Lopes: $12,000

• Ricky Simon: $100,000 [Ended in a draw]

• Adrian Yanez: $70,000 [Ended in a draw]

• Alexia Thainara: $28,000 ($14k show/$14k win)

• Bruna Brasil: $28,000

Tofiq Musayev: $70,000 ($35k show/$35k win)

Lance Gibson Jr.: $24,000 ($12k show/$12k win)

Tyrell Fortune: $60,000 ($30k show/$30k win)

Casey O’Neill: $126,000 ($63k show/$63k win)

Gabriella Fernandes: $62,000 ($31k show/$31k win)

Navajo Stirling: $60,000 ($30k show/$30k win)

Ricky Simon: $100,000 [Ended in a draw]

Adrian Yanez: $70,000 [Ended in a draw]

Alexia Thainara: $28,000 ($14k show/$14k win)