Three fighters make over 100k, five make under 10k

UFC on FOX 12 purses

SAP Center

San Jose, California

Robbie Lawler: $210,000 ($105,000 win bonus) + $50,000 Fight of the Night = $260,000

Matt Brown: $46,000 + $50,000 Fight of the Night = $90,000

Anthony Johnson: $106,000 ($53,000 win bonus) + $50,000 performance bonus = $159,000

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $114,000

Dennis Bermudez: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus) + $50,000 performance bonus = $98,000

Clay Guida: $50,000

Bobby Green: $42,000 ($21,000 win bonus)

Josh Thomson: $84,000

Jorge Masvidal: $84,000 ($42,000 win bonus)

Daron Cruickshank: $12,000

Patrick Cummins: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)

Kyle Kingsbury: $15,000

Tim Means: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)

Hernani Perpetuo: $8,000

Brian Ortega: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)

Mike De La Torre: $8,000

Tiago Trator: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)

Akbarh Arreola: $8,000

Gilbert Burns: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)

Andreas Stahl: $8,000

Joanna Jedrzejczyk: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)

Juliana Lima: $8,000

Noad Lahat: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)

Steven Siler: $15,000

TOTAL: $986,000 in purses, plus $200,000 in performance bonuses = $1,186,000.

The above figures are the fighter salary information that promoters are required by California law to submit to the state athletic commission. The first number is the show money, and the second is the win bonus.

The figures 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, sponsorship money can be a significant portion of the purse, although it is smaller particularly for the mid tier fighters than it was in the past. As well there are explicit ‘of the Night’ performance bonuses, and less formal ‘locker room’ bonuses.

Lastly, many fighters earn income from teaching, from appearances, and in many cases from regular employment in the non-fighting space.

Source: CSAC via Sherdog