UFC 310 will be the promotion’s last PPV card of the year. And as usual, it’s a banger of a card! While welterweight champion Belal Muhammad pulling out from the main event has hurt it a bit, the card is veritably stacked with great and exciting matchups galore from the early prelims on.

As usual, many fans want to know how much the fighters on the card will be making for their bouts. This is why in this article we try to answer precisely this question. A disclaimer is in order before we proceed- all the figures in this article are estimates since the UFC seldom reveals how much it pays fighters. Now let’s get into it.

How much are Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura’s salaries at UFC 310?

Flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja will face Japanese debutante Kai Asakura in the main event. Since Pantoja reportedly made $750k in base pay for his last fight, his base pay will likely remain the same for UFC 310, too. In addition, since he is the champ and fighting in the main event, he is almost definitely going to get a share of the PPV revenue. Depending on how many sales the card does, ‘The Cannibal’ may make low seven figures from the PPV, pushing his total payout for UFC 310 to nearly $2 million.

On the other hand, Asakura, who will be fighting for the first time in the UFC, is reportedly making around $500k for the fight in base pay, which is standard for title fights. It is unclear whether the Japanese phenom will get any PPV cut, but that is unlikely to be the case since it is his debut.

In the co-main event, Shavkat Rakhmonov, originally scheduled to fight champ Belal Muhammad on top of the card, is set to face fellow undefeated 170-pounder Ian Machado Garry. The winner will almost definitely be next in line for a title shot, even as both men will be PPV co-main eventing for the first time. For this fight, ‘Nomad’ is expected to make $350k in base pay. Garry, on the other hand, may make around $200k for this fight if the trend from his last fight continues.

How much are Ciryl Gane, Alexander Volkov, and other main card fighters making?

Top-ranked heavyweights Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov will fight in a virtual title eliminator, with the winner next in line to fight for the UFC’s heavyweight crown. The Frenchman has claimed to have been paid over $2 million for his Fight Night clash against Tai Tuivasa two years ago, but his reported payout for fighting Francis Ngannou on the main event of a PPV was reported to be $750k. The latter figure seems more feasible and may be ‘Bon Gamin’s base pay for UFC 310 while his Russian opponent could walk home up to $500k richer Saturday night.

Kron Gracie is set to face #13 ranked featherweight Bryce Mitchell on the main card. For his last fight, Gracie reportedly made $52k, and his payout for UFC 310 can be expected to be the same. Now let us take a look at some of the prelims payouts.

Aljamain Sterling, Chris Weidman, and other prelim fighters’ payout

Aljamain Sterling is set to face undefeated featherweight Movsar Evloev on the prelims with the winner moving one step closer to a title shot. For this clash, Sterling may bag around a quarter of a million dollars based on his previous payouts. Another former champ featuring in the prelims section will be former middleweight king Chris Weidman, who is expected to make over $400k for facing Eryk Anders.

Dominick Reyes will take on Anthony Smith in the last fight of the prelim card before the PPV section of the card kicks off. Reyes could make around $250k for this fight, while ‘Lionheart’ could make around $200k for their clash. What do you think about the salaries for UFC 310?