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The total disclosed payroll for the event was $232,000.
Mike Swick ($20,000) def. Josh Burkman ($10,000)
Patrick Cote ($28,000) def. Drew McFedries ($10,000)
Thiago Tavares ($18,000) def. Michihiro Omigawa ($5,000)
Nate Diaz ($30,000) def. Alvin Robinson ($7,000)
Kurt Pelligrino ($20,000) def. Alberto Crane ($4,000)
Gray Maynard ($16,000) def. Dennis Siver ($7,O00)
Jeremy Stephens ($10,000) def. Cole Miller ($8,000)
Corey Hill ($16,000) def. Joe Veres ($3,000)
Matt Wiman ($16,000) def. Justin Buchholz ($4,000)
All the winning fighters received pay that awarded 50 percent “to show” and 50 percent as a “win bonus.” For example, Swick earned $10,000 to show and an additional $10,000 for his victory for $20,000 total. Each of the night’s losing fighters could have doubled his salary with a victory.
Now, the usual disclaimer: the figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighterâ€,,s income. They also do not include any other “locker-room” or special bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays.
In other words, these are simply base salaries reported to the CSAC and do not represent the total amounts earned by each fighter.
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