With UFC 313 finally here this weekend, featuring an exciting main event clash between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev, fans are eager to find out the payout and salaries for each fighter
UFC 313 will serve as the third pay-per-view event of the year, marking the promotion’s return to ‘Sin City’ ever since December, 2024.
UFC 313 payouts, purse, salaries and winner bonus prize money for Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev
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The upcoming fight night will feature a main event championship showdown as Alex Pereira defends his light heavyweight title.
Meanwhile the co-main event will feature and exciting rematch between former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev.
UFC 313 Fight Date and Venue
The upcoming fight night is set to take place on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC 313 Start Times
Given below are the event’s schedule and start times:
| Event Stage | Eastern Time (ET) | Pacific Time (PT) | India Standard Time (IST) |
| Early Prelims | 6:30 p.m. (Mar 8) | 3:30 p.m. (Mar 8) | 5:00 a.m. (Mar 9) |
| Prelims | 8:00 p.m. (Mar 8) | 5:00 p.m. (Mar 8) | 6:30 a.m. (Mar 9) |
| Main Card | 10:00 p.m. (Mar 8) | 7:00 p.m. (Mar 8) | 8:30 a.m. (Mar 9) |
UFC 313 Fight Card Details
Given below are the confirmed fight card details as of now, with more fights set to come in:
| Fight Card | Fighters | Weight Class | Title |
| Main Event | Alex Pereira (Champion) vs. Magomed Ankalaev | Light Heavyweight (205 lbs) | UFC Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Co-Main Event | Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev | Lightweight (155 lbs) | |
| Additional Main Card | Jalin Turner vs. Ignacio Bahamondes | Lightweight (155 lbs) | |
| Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo | Women’s Strawweight (115 lbs) | ||
| King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy | Lightweight (155 lbs) | ||
| Preliminary Fights | Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev | Heavyweight (265 lbs) | |
| Joshua Van vs. Rei Tsuruya | Flyweight (125 lbs) | ||
| Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan | Middleweight (185 lbs) |
UFC 313 Reported and Estimated Payouts
In terms of earnings, Alex Pereira will by far be the highest paid fighter on the card, with estimated earnings in excess of $2.5 million, including a guaranteed purse of $1 million and additional pay-per-view related earnings, plus around $42,000 for sponsorship and if the expected figure in PPV sales is exceeded, he hopes to reach this cap of $3.5 million
In the case of the Russian fighter, his earnings will be lower than his rival’s, as he has a guaranteed purse of $750,000 and $32,000 in sponsorships and total earnings will barely exceed $1.5 million as long as the PPV exceeds the target of 850,000 packages
Given below are the estimated and reported fighter payouts and salaries for UFC 313:
| Fighter | Guaranteed Purse | Win Bonus | Sponsorship | UFC Bonus | PPV Share | Total Payout |
| Alex Pereira | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $42,000 | $50,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,592,000 |
| Magomed Ankalaev | $750,000 | $400,000 | $35,000 | $50,000 | $500,000 | $1,735,000 |
| Justin Gaethje | $500,000 | $250,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $300,000 | $1,130,000 |
| Rafael Fiziev | $300,000 | $150,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 | $200,000 | $725,000 |
| Jalin Turner | $150,000 | $75,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | N/A | $295,000 |
| Ignacio Bahamondes | $75,000 | $35,000 | $15,000 | $50,000 | N/A | $175,000 |
| Amanda Lemos | $120,000 | $60,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 | N/A | $255,000 |
| Iasmin Lucindo | $80,000 | $40,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | N/A | $190,000 |
| King Green | $100,000 | $50,000 | $22,000 | $50,000 | N/A | $222,000 |
| Mauricio Ruffy | $90,000 | $45,000 | $18,000 | $50,000 | N/A | $203,000 |
| Curtis Blaydes | $200,000 | $100,000 | $35,000 | $50,000 | N/A | $385,000 |
| Rizvan Kuniev | $100,000 | $50,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 | N/A | $225,000 |