BJ Penn tops UFC Fight Night 112 purses

UFC Fight Night 112 purses released by theOklahoma State Athletic Commission ranged from $10,000 to a high of $150,000 to BJ Penn, despite his majority-decision loss to Dennis Siver on Sunday.

Kevin Lee: $88,000 (includes $44,000 win bonus)
beat Michael Chiesa $36,000

Tom Boetsch: $134,000 (includes $67,000 win bonus)
beat Johny Hendricks $100,000

Felice Herrig: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
beat Justine Kish $14,000

Dominick Reyes: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
beat Joachim Christensen $16,000

Tim Means: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus)
beat Alex Garcia $31,000

Dennis Siver: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus)
beat B.J. Penn: $150,000

Clay Guida: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)
beat Erik Koch: $24,000

Marvin Vettori: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
beat Vitor Miranda: $18,000

Carla Esparza: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
beat Maryna Moroz: $23,000

Darrell Horcher: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
beat Devin Powell: $10,000

Jared Gordon: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
beat Michel Quinones: $10,000

Tony Martin: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
beat Johnny Case: $23,000

Jeremy Kimball: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
beat Josh Stansbury: $12,000

Total: $1,225,000.

The above figures are the fighter payout information that promoters are required by Oklahoma regulations to submit to the state athletic commissions; they do not represent a full accounting of each fighter’s income.

Fighters bear significant costs including training expenses, a percentage to management, a percentage to the trainer, plus insurance, licenses, and taxes.

On the income side, fighters earned sponsorship of between $2,500 and $50,000 for wearing Reebok apparel in the Octagon, and for the week before it. Some fighters receive discretionary “Locker Room” bonuses in the mail. Out-of-event sponsorship money too can be a significant, although it is much, much smaller for many fighters than it was in the past. In addition, four $50,000 ‘of the Night’ Performance Bonuses, are awarded. Further, main event PPV fighters receive a percentage of the PPV gross, as contracted, generally at a rate that escalates with increased PPV buys. And lastly, many fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in the non-fighting space.