Fighter pay from Saturday’s Sacramento card is now fully public record. California requires disclosure of every fighter’s official purse after each event. Gregory Rodrigues walked away with the biggest total payday on the entire card. His win, combined with a bonus, pushed his final earnings well past most competitors.
UFC Sacramento Salaries Revealed for Full Card
The California State Athletic Commission released full disclosed salaries following Saturday’s event. Rodrigues earned $170,000 to show and another $170,000 for his win. That base purse alone reached $340,000 before any additional bonus money factored in. A Fight of the Night bonus then pushed his total earnings to $440,000.
Reinier de Ridder 22-4-0 actually posted the highest disclosed base salary on the entire card. He earned $180,000 to show and $180,000 to win, totaling $360,000 overall. Despite that higher base number, he did not receive an additional bonus afterward. Rodrigues therefore finished with the largest overall disclosed payday once bonuses were included.
Key Details
Anthony Hernandez still earned a respectable $270,000 despite suffering the main event loss. That total included his $170,000 show money plus a shared Fight of the Night bonus. Vitor Petrino also had a strong payday, earning $200,000 for his heavyweight victory.
Four fighters received official $100,000 bonuses following Saturday’s full card results. Rodrigues and Hernandez shared the Fight of the Night award for their competitive main event. MarQuel Mederos and Carli Judice each earned Performance of the Night bonuses instead. Several fighters at the bottom of the card earned the promotion’s disclosed minimum salary.
What This Means
These disclosed figures only reflect base salaries reported directly to the state commission. They do not include additional sponsorship money, discretionary bonuses, or other private compensation. That distinction matters heavily within the broader ongoing fighter pay debate across the sport.
California remains one of the few states requiring this level of salary transparency. Fans rarely get this detailed a financial picture from most other UFC events. That transparency continues fueling public discussion about how fighters get compensated overall.
The gap between minimum salary fighters and headliners also remains strikingly wide. Some prelim competitors earned just a small fraction of what main card winners collected. That disparity continues shaping conversations about pay equity across the entire roster.
Background Context
UFC continues generating massive revenue through its broadcast deals and growing PPV revenue streams. Fighter pay conversations frequently reference events like this one for concrete financial context. Saturday’s card added another data point to that larger, ongoing industry conversation.
Rodrigues climbs further within the competitive middleweight rankings following his statement win. His financial payday now matches the significance of his in cage performance Saturday. Both results reflect a genuinely strong night for the rising contender.
Conclusion
UFC Sacramento salaries confirm a strong financial night for the card’s biggest winners. Rodrigues led all disclosed earners once his bonus money factored into the final total. The full breakdown offers fans a rare, detailed look at fighter compensation. These figures will likely fuel continued discussion around pay across the sport.
