Main-event winner Antonio Silva ($70,000) and co-main-event winner Jake Ellenberger ($84,000) were the top earners at UFC on FX 5 earlier this month.
MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com) today obtained the event's officially disclosed paydays from the Minnesota Office of Combative Sports.
The Oct. 5 event featured an official payroll of $538,000.
UFC on FX 5 took place at Minneapolis' Target Center, and the main card aired on FX following prelims on FUEL TV. Silva knocked out fellow heavyweight Travis Browne ($20,000) in the headliner, and Ellenberger edged fellow welterweight Jay Hierson ($12,000) in the co-headliner.
The official UFC on FX 5 paydays included:
Antonio Silva: $70,000 (no win bonus)
def. Travis Browne: $20,000
Jake Ellenberger: $84,0000 (includes $42,000 win bonus)
def. Jay Hieron: $12,000
John Dodson: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Jussier Formiga: $9,000
Justin Edwards: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Neer: $16,000
Michael Johnson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Castillo: $25,000
Mike Pierce: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
def. Aaron Simpson: $25,000
Marcus LeVesseur: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Carlo Prater: $10,000
Jacob Volkmann: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Roller: $25,000
Diego Nunes: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Bart Palaszewski: $12,000
Darren Uyenoyama: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Phil Harris: $8,000
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 fighter's income. They also do not include any other "locker room" or special bonuses Zuffa LLC oftentimes pays.
For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out additional $40,000 UFC on FX 5 bonuses to Johnson ("Knockout of the Night") and Edwards ("Submission of the Night"), as well as Nunes and Palaszewski ("Fight of the Night").
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
Additionally, the numbers don't include the money the UFC paid to Dennis Hallman and Thiago Tavares. Hallman, who missed weight for the event, was a late scratch due to family issues. Hallman was paid $54,000 (his show and win money) and was released from his contract. Tavares earned his show money of $26,000 and was rebooked for a December fight with John Cholish.
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