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2023 PFL 5 fighter pay: Aspen Ladd among five six-figure earners

PFL returned to Atlanta this past Thursday for the second of three shows in consecutive weeks at Overtime Elite Arena.

2023 PFL 5 featured final regular season bouts at heavyweight and women’s featherweight, as well as a showcase fight. In the main event, 2022 PFL heavyweight champion Ante Delija defeated former UFC fighter and Jon Jones teammate Maurice Greene.

Also on the card was 2022 PFL women’s lightweight champion Larissa Pacheco, former Bellator women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd, and former UFC notable Aspen Ladd.

MMA Junkie acquired a list of the 22 pro athletes’ disclosed payouts Sunday from the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. The amounts do not include bonuses, sponsorships, or any other discretionary payments.

Six fighters topped the list at $100,000, while all other fighters received five-figure or four-figure payouts.

Scroll below to see the disclosed pay for each 2023 PFL 4 fighter.

Denzel Freeman: $6,500 for loss to Isaiah Pinson

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Isaiah Pinson: $13,000 (includes $6,500 win bonus) for win over Denzel Freeman

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Patrick Brady: $10,000 for loss to Jordan Heiderman

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Jordan Heiderman: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) for win over Patrick Brady

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Yoko Higashi: $10,000 for loss to Olena Kolesnyk

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Olena Kolesnyk: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) for win over Yoko Higashi

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Martina Jindrova: $24,000 for loss to Julia Budd

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Julia Budd: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) for win over Martina Jindrova

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Danilo Marques: $11,000 for loss to Marcelo Nunes

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Marcelo Nunes: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) for win over Danilo Marques

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Evelyn Martins: $13,000 for loss to Marina Mokhnatkina

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Marina Mokhnatkina: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus) for win over Evelyn Martins

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Yorgan De Castro: $50,000 for loss to Denis Goltsov

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Denis Goltsov: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) for win over Yorgan De Castro

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Karolina Sobek: $8,000 for loss to Aspen Ladd

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Aspen Ladd: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) for win over Karolina Sobek

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Travell Miller: $0 (amateur bout)

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Ali Biaggio Walsh: $0 (amateur bout)

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Matheus Scheffel: $25,000 for loss to Renan Ferreira

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Renan Ferreira: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) for win over Matheus Scheffel

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Amber Leibrock: $11,000 for loss to Larissa Pacheco

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Larissa Pacheco: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) for win over Amber Leibrock

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Maurice Greene: $21,000 for loss to Ante Delija

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Ante Delija: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) for win over Maurice Greene

2023 PFL 5: Atlanta at the OTE Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)
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