UFC on ESPN 28 Payouts – Salaries, Bonuses & Facts

UFC on ESPN 28 gave fight fans all they could ask for on Saturday night. The event was live from inside the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Curtis Blaydes defeated Chris Daukaus by TKO (Punches) Saturday, and in the co-main event, Alexa Grasso defeated Joanne Wood in round 1 by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke).

This was 598th event in Ultimate Fighting Championship history, including pay-per-views, UFC Fight Nights, and TUF finales. The pay-per-view card streamed on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. In this post, we’ll go into detail on UFC on ESPN 28 payouts, fighter bonuses, and event facts, including the attendance, total gate and PPV buys.

UFC on ESPN 28 Attendance, Gate, Viewership

There were 18,630 fans in attendance. The gate for the event came out to 1921988. The viewership data is still pending. We’ll continue to update this post as soon as the information is available.

UFC on ESPN 28 Bonuses

UFC on ESPN 28 had 12 bouts scheduled. Bryan Barberena vs. Matt Brown was awarded the Fight of the Night bonus. The Performance of the Night bonuses went to Curtis Blaydes and Chris Gutiérrez. The fighters took home an extra $50,000.

There are four types of awards:

• Fight of the Night is awarded to two fighters who star in the exciting fight of the night.
• KO of the Night is awarded to the fighter who achieves the most spectacular Knockout.
• Submission of the Night is granted to the protagonist of the most striking submission.
• Performance of the Night is awarded the most impressive individual performance of the night.

UFC on ESPN 28 Salaries

The total disclosed payroll for the event is PENDING. The figures below are base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event. Here’s the full list of fighter payouts from UFC on ESPN 28:

PENDING… We will update this section as soon as the fighter salaries are officially released. In the meantime, you can view all the UFC on ESPN 28 results.

The UFC on ESPN 28 payouts don’t include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses, and taxes. Additionally, these do not include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level fighters receive. They also do not include money paid by sponsors, Reebok pay, any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC often pays.

Did you know: The average UFC fighter made $138,000 in 2018, up from average earnings of $132,000 in 2017.

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