Ultimate Fighting Championship is currently one of the most watched sports in the world under the fighting category . How much does a UFC Referee earn per fight and yearly . Salaries that were given to the referee's in the fights were different . UFC referee can earn upto $500 per fight which might be increase in the upcoming year.
Herb Dean , John McCarthy , Marc Goddard are one of the top MMA referee's they were currently the best paid officials in the MMA events and UFC.
| UFC Referee Annual / Per Fight Salaries 2016 |
Event | Under Card | Preliminary Card | Main Card |
| Per Fight Salary | $250 - $400 | | $1000 - $2,500 |
| Annual Salary | $12,000 | $22,000 | $90,000 |
How possible a UFC referee or MMA referee earn $90,000 a year . Big fights take place every month in the main card such as (UFC 190 , 191 , 192 and more) when the senior most referee made his appearance for the match he will get almost $1,250 to $1,500 from the main event fight and get bonus earnings too .
| Highest Paid MMA Referee's |
MMA Referee's | Earnings |
| Herb Dean | $3 Million |
| John McCarthy | $1.2 Million |
| Marc Goddard | $900 Thousand |
| Josh Rosenthal | $550 Thousand |
| Mario Yamasaki | $500 Thousand |
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