Despite Lopsided KO Losses, Conor McGregor’s Earnings From Last Two Fights Is Worth More Than Jon Jones’ Entire UFC Career’s Fight Purse

Conor McGregor is the richest athlete in the sport of MMA. He is arguably the biggest star in the UFC and in MMA. McGregor’s insane stardom and drawing capacity have helped him earn multiple times what his colleagues earn. His UFC outings and his crossover bout against Floyd Mayweather set him up for life.

McGregor’s star power in the UFC is so big that his purses from fights he lost are more than the entire career earnings of some other fighters. One such stark contrast is with one of MMA’s greatest- Jon Jones.

The insane difference in UFC earnings between Jones and McGregor

It has been a while since either Jon Jones or Conor McGregor graced the octagon. Jones’ last outing was in February 2020, when he successfully defended his title against Dominick Reyes. Conor McGregor last entered the cage in July 2021, against Dustin Poirier. McGregor fractured his left leg during the fight and has been out of action ever since.

Despite being two of the biggest stars in the company and the sport, McGregor and Jones are light years apart in terms of compensation received. The Irishman’s career earnings from the UFC are more than triple that of Jones’s earnings. The difference in their pay is absolutely staggering.

Jon Jones’s last three outings were all title defenses. He earned the same $540k for all three. His highest payday was for the second bout against Daniel Cormier– $580k. This included show money, fight week incentive, and sponsorship money, if any.

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Conor McGregor’s last six-figure payday was roughly 600k that he earned for the Jose Aldo fight. McGregor has only seen seven-figure paydays ever since. His last two bouts (a KO loss and TKO via doctor stoppage against Dustin Poirier) each earned him around $5M dollars guaranteed.

Conor McGregor inspired Jon Jones to call out Brock Lesnar

At UFC 214, Jon Jones called out Brock Lesnar after beating Daniel Cormier. Jones later revealed that Conor McGregor’s decision to fight Floyd Mayweather inspired him to call out Lesnar. Jones said,

“Be the David and Goliath story just the same way McGregor dares to compete against Floyd Mayweather. You know what, if you come up short, at least you have more ba**s than the average American that even step in there. But if you win, the glory that comes with beating a Floyd Mayweather or beating a Brock Lesnar, it’s huge.”

The fight never happened, but it would have been huge if it did. Lesnar was one of the UFC’s biggest stars before McGregor came along. A super fight against Jones would have been quite the spectacle.

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