UFC 263's top earner is Nigeria's Israel Adesanya walking away with £360,000 for win over Marvin Vettori

Fighter salaries from UFC 263 earlier this month have been made public - with middleweight champion Israel Adesanya the undisputed top earner.

Adesanya was the main attraction in Glendale, Arizona, on June 12 and he was paid handsomely to be so. The Nigerian-born New Zealand fighter collected $500,000 (£360,000) for his unanimous decision win over Marvin Vettori, as revealed to MMAJunkie. Vettori, while losing out to Adesanya, pocketed a healthy $350,000 (£252,000) for his role in the main event. As the fight of the night, both Adesanya and Vettori were treated, and paid, as such and they have been disclosed as the two top earners at UFC 263. Among the other standout earners from the event, Nate Diaz, who was making his comeback to the octagon, earned $250,000 (£180,000) in his defeat to the ever-improving Leon Edwards. 

The British fighter earned $220,000 (£158,000), which includes a $110,000 (£79,000) win bonus, for his unanimous decision victory.

Both fighters came away with more than Brandon Moreno and Deiveison Figueirdo despite the high-profile nature of their contest. Moreno earned $200,000 (£144,000) while Figueirdo, who was beaten, earned a fraction more at $210,000 (£151,000). 

It is believed the total salaries paid out for the event totalled just north of $3million.

UFC 263 FIGHTER SALARIES 

Israel Adesanya: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Marvin Vettori: $350,000

Brandon Moreno: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Deiveison Figueirdo: $210,000

Leon Edwards: $220,000 (includes $110,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz: $250,000

Belal Muhammad: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus) def. Demian Maia: $175,000

Paul Craig: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Jamahal Hill: $28,000

Brad Riddell: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Drew Dober: $87,000

Eryk Anders: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus) def. Darren Stewart: $45,000

Lauren Murphy: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Joanne Calderwood: $51,000

Movsar Evloev: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus) def. Hakeem Dawodu: $55,000

Pannie Kianzad: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Alexis Davis: $43,000

Terrance McKinney: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Matt Frevola: $23,000

Steven Peterson: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Chase Hooper: $37,000

Fares Ziam: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Luigi Vendramini: $15,000

Carlos Felipe: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Jake Collier: $28,000

Salaries disclosed to MMAJunkie