Main-event winner Benson Henderson and main-card losers Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and B.J. Penn were the top earners at this past weekend's UFC on FOX 5 event.
MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com) today requested and received the list of paydays from the Washington State Department of Licensing.
UFC on FOX 5 took place this past Saturday, Dec. 8, at Seattle's KeyArena. The main card aired on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook.
Henderson, the UFC's reigning lightweight champion, earned $78,000, $39,000 of which was a win bonus. Rua, meanwhile, earned $175,000 while Penn earned $150,000. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $960,000.
In the headliner, Henderson cruised to a unanimous-decision victory over Nate Diaz. It marked the champ's second successful title defense.
The full UFC on FOX 5 payouts included:
Benson Henderson: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus)
def. Nate Diaz: $50,000
Alexander Gustafsson: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Mauricio Rua: $175,000
Rory MacDonald: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
def. B.J. Penn: $150,000
Matt Brown: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Swick: $48,000
Yves Edwards: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Jeremy Stephens: $24,000
Raphael Assuncao: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Easton: $14,000
Ramsey Nijem: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Joe Proctor: $8,000
Daron Cruickshank: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Henry Martinez: $8,000
Abel Trujillo: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Marcus LeVesseur: $8,000
Dennis Siver: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus)
def. Nam Phan: $10,000
Scott Jorgensen: $41,000 (includes $20,500 win bonus)
def. John Albert: $10,000
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 discretionary bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. They also do not include portions of the pay-per-view revenue that some top-level fighters receive.
For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out additional $65,000 UFC on FOX 5 bonuses to Edwards ("KO of the Night"), Jorgensen ("Fight of the Night" and "Submission of the Night" for $130,000 total) and Albert ("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.
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