UFC 271: Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker 2 Fight Purse, Payouts, Salaries: How Much Will The Fighters Make?
Jackson Reed
Published Apr 15, 2026
At UFC 271, a Middleweight Championship rematch is going to take place between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. Previously they met at UFC 243 in October 2019 and interim champion Adesanya unified the middleweight title.
After grabbing the title in UFC 243, The Last Stylebender defended the title three times against Yoel Romero, Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori. So, the Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker 2 fight will be Adesanya’s fourth title defense.
On the other hand, Robert Whittaker appeared in three bouts after losing to Adesanya. And he won all three fights. Nevertheless, he will start UFC 271 fight with a 23-5 record and certainly he will be looking to win the title.
Adesanya lost only one fight in his career, which was against Jan Błachowicz at UFC 259. However, it was his Light Heavyweight debut.
So, it is time to see if Whittaker can win this time.
Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker 2 Purse
Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 fight is one of the most anticipated of the first quarter of 2022. As it is a rematch there are enough hype among the fans. So, UFC allotted a huge purse for the fighters and it will be on ESPN+ PPV. So, it is expected that there will be huge sales on PPVs. Apart from this main event there will be 14 more bouts.
Although UFC doesn’t disclose the actual fight purse. However, the base salary of each fighter is more or less public. So, the analyst makes the prediction of the purse based on the salaries and expected PPV sales. So, what is UFC 271 purse and salaries? Let’s see the approximate payouts.
| Fighter | Opponent | Result | Base Salary | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total (est) |
| Israel Adesanya | Robert Whittaker | $500,000 | $600,000 | $42,000 | $1.14 million | ||
| Robert Whittaker | Israel Adesanya | $400,000 | $400,000 | $16,000 | $816,000 | ||
| Derrick Lewis | Tai Tuivasa | $200,000 | $21,000 | $221,000 | |||
| Tai Tuivasa | Derrick Lewis | $72,000 | $6,000 | $78,000 | |||
| Jared Cannonier | Derek Brunson | $90,000 | $11,000 | $101,000 | |||
| Derek Brunson | Jared Cannonier | $100,000 | $16,000 | $116,000 | |||
| Kyler Phillips | Marcelo Rojo | $30,000 | $4,500 | $34,500 | |||
| Marcelo Rojo | Kyler Phillips | $12,000 | $3,500 | $15,500 | |||
| Bobby Green | Nasrat Haqparast | $72,000 | $16,000 | $88,000 | |||
| Nasrat Haqparast | Bobby Green | $42,000 | $6,000 | $48,000 | |||
| Andrei Arlovski | Jared Vanderaa | $325,000 | $21,000 | $346,000 | |||
| Jared Vanderaa | Andrei Arlovski | $24,000 | $4,500 | $28,500 | |||
However, these payouts don’t include any deduction for some classified items such as licenses, insurance and taxes. In addition to that, PPV cuts are also not calculated here. Further, the PPV payout and other incentive payments will be added later after the event is finished. Hence, the fighters will earn more which we will update upon the disclosure form the organizer.
Note: This post was pieced together from various news sources and authors, which is assumed to be reliable. As soon as the final payout is disclosed, we will update the data.
