The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale salaries

The total disclosed payroll for the event was $447,000.

The event took place this past Saturday, Dec. 15, at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The main card aired on FX following prelims on FUEL TV and Facebook.

The full list of paydays included:

Roy Nelson: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Mitrione: $12,000

Colton Smith: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Ricci: $8,000

Patrick Barry: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Del Rosario: $20,000

Dustin Poirier: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. Jonathan Brookins: $20,000

Mike Pyle: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus)
def. James Head: $12,000

Johnny Bedford: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Marcos Vinicius: $8,000

Rustam Khabilov: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Vinc Pichel: $8,000

Anthony Waldburger: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Nick Catone: $13,000

Hugo Viana: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Reuben Duran: $8,000

Mike Rio: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. John Cofer: $8,000

Timothy Elliott: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Jared Papazian: $6,000

Additionally, while their payments aren't figured in the official tally, the UFC paid show money to Guillard ($42,000) and Varner ($12,000). Their bout was canceled a few hours prior to fight time when Varner became ill.

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.

For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out additional $40,000 TUF 16 Finale bonuses to Barry ("KO of the Night"), Waldburger ("Submission of the Night") and Elliott and Papazian ("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.

Did Mike Pyle get a raise?

OU wrote:

Did Mike Pyle get a raise?

Looks like he got 33K to show and 33K to win in his last fight.

OU wrote:

OU wrote:

Did Mike Pyle get a raise?

Looks like he got 33K to show and 33K to win in his last fight.

Slight raise, not too bad. He also got 40K bonus in his last fight. Not a bad year for Pyle.

Stop birding this thread up!

OU wrote:

OU wrote:

OU wrote:

Did Mike Pyle get a raise?

Looks like he got 33K to show and 33K to win in his last fight.

Slight raise, not too bad. He also got 40K bonus in his last fight. Not a bad year for Pyle.

3-0 in 2012 with 3 (T)KO finishes. Not bad. Why is he not mentioned for fighter of the year?

damn, now all the prelim fighters gonna be talkin bout that Mike Pyle money

http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/tuf-16-finale-main-card-averages-1-3-million-viewers-on-fx
The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale averaged 1.3 million FX viewers this past Saturday, MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on Tuesday confirmed with industry sources.

Additionally, the FUEL TV-televised preliminary card averaged 104,000 viewers.

The all-time UFC-FX ratings include:

UFC 148 ratings: 1.8 million viewers
UFC 145 ratings: 1.6 million
UFC 144 ratings: 1.5 million
UFC 143 ratings: 1.4 million
TUF 16 Finale ratings: 1.3 million
UFC 146 ratings: 1.3 million
UFC 153 ratings: 1.0 million
UFC 149 ratings: 1.0 million
TUF Live Finale ratings: 1.0 million
UFC 154 ratings (prelims): 980,000
UFC 150 ratings: 974,000
UFC 147 ratings: 969,000
UFC 152 ratings: 955,000
UFC 142 ratings: 880,000

I want Nelson vs. Barry next.

Ali wrote:

I want Nelson vs. Barry next.

You want to see Barry knocked out again? Seems a bit cruel to me, especially after his emotional post fight interview. Have a heart Scotty.

Nelson would take him down and crucifix him. He wouldn't play around the feet. Barry could land some sick kicks against that tub of lard

Ali wrote:

I want Nelson vs. Barry next.

Great call. That'd be a fun one.

bobbitt15 wrote:

Nelson would take him down and crucifix him. He wouldn't play around the feet. Barry could land some sick kicks against that tub of lard

I don't remember him trying to take down Mir, JDS, or Werdum and all 3 of them tore his him a new asshole on the feet.

He tried to take down Mir and JDS, he just failed miserably. But neither of those two is a guaranteed win if he put them down like Barry is

bobbitt15 wrote:

He tried to take down Mir and JDS, he just failed miserably. But neither of those two is a guaranteed win if he put them down like Barry is

1 vs Mir and 7 vs JDS. Guess I just remember him getting lit up.

Farmer1906 wrote:

bobbitt15 wrote:

Nelson would take him down and crucifix him. He wouldn't play around the feet. Barry could land some sick kicks against that tub of lard

I don't remember him trying to take down Mir, JDS, or Werdum and all 3 of them tore his him a new asshole on the feet.

Mir and Werdum are far more dangerous on the ground. He couldn't get close enough to JDS to attempt a takedown. He also got his brains scrambled constantly in that fight.

Farmer1906 wrote:

bobbitt15 wrote:

Nelson would take him down and crucifix him. He wouldn't play around the feet. Barry could land some sick kicks against that tub of lard

I don't remember him trying to take down Mir, JDS, or Werdum and all 3 of them tore his him a new asshole on the feet.

He didn't have a grappling edge against any of them.

Roy will catch Barry in an exchange that will put him out cold. It will be a fun fight while it lasts though.

Ludo wrote:

Farmer1906 wrote:

bobbitt15 wrote:

Nelson would take him down and crucifix him. He wouldn't play around the feet. Barry could land some sick kicks against that tub of lard

I don't remember him trying to take down Mir, JDS, or Werdum and all 3 of them tore his him a new asshole on the feet.

He didn't have a grappling edge against any of them.

I would expect he did vs JDS. N one has seen his ground game tested.

JDS' defensive wrestling is much better than Roy's offensive wrestling, and we knew that coming in.