Dricus Du Plessis, become highest paid fighter at UFC 312 with earnings more than $2.5 million, his guaranteed purse is $750k for the fight since the UFC 312 have popularity among fans it can generate more than 700k ppv buys based on the estimated ppv buys the fighters earnings from ppv rev share will be upto $2m or more than that which depends on his contract deal with promotion.
Sean Strickland, the challenger for the title earn guaranteed money $500k further his earnings crossed figure of $1.35 million which include $850k ppv revenue share estimated on 750k+ ppv buys on fight day, since he is the challenger for the title his sponsor money is upto $32k.
Weili Zhang is the highest paid fighter in UFC 312 with earnings more than $1.39m which include her guaranteed money share of $500k. Since she won the fight her overall earnings include money $750k ppv revenue, $100k win bonus and $42k as title holder sponsorship money.
| Fighters | Purses | Total Payouts |
|---|---|---|
| Dricus Du Plessis | $750k show, $42k sponsors, $2m+ ppv rev, $100k win bonus | $2.89m |
| Sean Strickland | $500k show, $32k sponsors, $850k ppv rev | $1.38m |
| Weili Zhang | $500k show, $42k sponsors, $750k ppv rev, $100k win bonus | $1.39m |
| Tatiana Suarez | $350k show, $32k sponsors, $500k ppv rev, | $882k |
| Jake Matthews | $300k show, $21k sponsors, $100k win bonus | $421k |
| Jimmy Crute | $110k show, $100k win bonus, $10k sponsors | $220k |
| Rongzhu | $30k show, $30k win bonus, $50k POTN bonus, $4.5k sponsors | $114.5k |
Tatiana Suarez, the title challenger for Strawweight title will earn guaranteed purse share of $350k and her overall earnings rise to $800k based on ppv revenue. She earn upto $500k ppv money, $32k sponsorship money as title challenger.
Jake Matthews, the Australian mma fighter who earn more than $400k+ in the main event, the figures of his contract include $300k show money, $21k sponsorship and $100k win bonus.
Jimmy Crute, earn $110k show money further earnings include $100k win bonus and $10k sponsorship money which increased his overall earnings to $220k.
Rongzhu, overall purse for the fight reported $114.5k the earnings increased after performance of the night and fight of the night bonuses revealed and he earned $50k extra share from FOTN.