UFC on Fox 5 Salaries: ‘Shogun’ ($175K), Penn ($150K), Henderson ($78K) Rake Largest Purses
Though former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua was handed a defeat by Alexander Gustafsson on Saturday night at UFC on Fox 5, “Shogun” nonetheless walked away from the Key Arena in Seattle with the evening’s largest disclosed payday.
The Washington State Department of Licensing released the salary information on Wednesday. Rua pocketed $175,000 for his three-round unanimous decision defeat at the hands of “The Mauler,” who earned $60,000 for his efforts. Former two-division champion B.J. Penn came in second place, receiving $150,000 for his loss to Canadian prospect Rory MacDonald, who took home $42,000 along with the victory.
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Prior to the aforementioned contests, Matt Brown ($54,000) kicked off the evening’s main card broadcast on Fox with an excellent performance against fellow welterweight Mike Swick ($48,000), knocking out “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 1 veteran with a snapping, two-punch combination midway through round two.
Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic
commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary
bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion.
Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions
made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not
include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their
performance.
UFC on Fox 5 Salaries:
Benson Henderson: $78,000
(Includes $39,000 win bonus)
Nate Diaz: $50,000
Alexander Gustafsson: $60,000
(Includes $30,000 win bonus)
Mauricio Rua: $175,000
Rory MacDonald: $42,000
(Includes $21,000 win bonus)
B.J. Penn: $150,000
Matt Brown: $54,000
(Includes $27,000 win bonus)
Mike Swick: $48,000
Yves Edwards: $32,000
(Includes $16,000 win bonus)
Jeremy Stephens: $24,000
Raphael Assuncao: $38,000
(Includes $19,000 win bonus)
Mike Easton: $14,000
Ramsey Nijem: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Joe Proctor: $8,000
Daron Cruickshank: $16,000
(Includes $8,000 win bonus)
Henry Martinez: $8,000
Abel Trujillo: $12,000
(Includes $6,000 win bonus)
Marcus LeVesseur: $8,000
Dennis Siver: $62,000
(Includes $31,000 win bonus)
Nam Phan: $10,000
Scott Jorgensen: $41,000
(Includes $20,500 win bonus)
John Albert: $10,000
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