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UFC 100 fighters salaries: Lesnar and St-Pierre get top paydays in $1.8 million payroll
MMAjunkie.com Staff, MMAjunkie.com
Jul 14, 10:25 am EDT
Buzz up!8 votes PrintUFC 100's two successful title defenders, heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and welterweight title-holder Georges St-Pierre, each earned event-high $400,000 paydays from the July 11 event.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today requested and received the list of official disclosed salaries from Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer.
UFC 100, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, had a total disclosed payroll of $1,790,000.
The payroll figure does not include a $400,000 that was awarded for "fight night" bonuses that were handed out after the event. Each award winner received a record $100,000.
UFC 100, the UFC's heavily promoted and long-awaited milestone event, drew a soldout crowd estimated at 11,000 and assuming the preliminary figures hold up the second-largest gate in UFC history with $5.1 million in ticket sales.
A few disclaimers regarding the salaries can be found below. However, it's also worth noting that fighters such as Lesnar and St. Pierre also earn a portion of the pay-per-view revenue. In fact, Lesnar reportedly will make approximately $3 million from the fight even before the majority of his sponsorship money is tallied.
The full payouts for the event included:
Jon Fitch: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
def. Paulo Thiago: $8,000
Brock Lesnar: $400,000 (no win bonus)
def. Frank Mir: $45,000
Georges St-Pierre: $400,000 ($200,000 win bonus)
def. Thiago Alves: $60,000
Dan Henderson: $250,00 ($150,000 win bonus)
def. Michael Bisping: $150,000
Yoshihiro Akiyama: $60,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
def. Alan Belcher: $19,000
Mark Coleman: $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus)
def. Stephan Bonnar: $25,000
Jim Miller: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus)
def. Mac Danzig: $20,000
Jon Jones: $18,000 ($9000 win bonus)
def. Jake O'Brien: $13,000
Dong Hyun Kim: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus)
def. T.J. Grant: $5,000
Tom Lawlor: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. C.B. Dollway: $14,000
Shannon Gugerty: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Grice: $7,000
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 bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays.
For example, as discussed above, the figures above do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The UFC awarded $100,000 each to Akiyama and Belcher (Fight of the Night), Henderson (KO of the Night) and Lawlor (Submission of the Night).
In other words, the above salary figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
For our complete, industry leading coverage of UFC 100, check out the UFC Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
MMAjunkie.com Staff, MMAjunkie.com
Jul 14, 10:25 am EDT
Buzz up!8 votes PrintUFC 100's two successful title defenders, heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and welterweight title-holder Georges St-Pierre, each earned event-high $400,000 paydays from the July 11 event.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today requested and received the list of official disclosed salaries from Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer.
UFC 100, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, had a total disclosed payroll of $1,790,000.
The payroll figure does not include a $400,000 that was awarded for "fight night" bonuses that were handed out after the event. Each award winner received a record $100,000.
UFC 100, the UFC's heavily promoted and long-awaited milestone event, drew a soldout crowd estimated at 11,000 and assuming the preliminary figures hold up the second-largest gate in UFC history with $5.1 million in ticket sales.
A few disclaimers regarding the salaries can be found below. However, it's also worth noting that fighters such as Lesnar and St. Pierre also earn a portion of the pay-per-view revenue. In fact, Lesnar reportedly will make approximately $3 million from the fight even before the majority of his sponsorship money is tallied.
The full payouts for the event included:
Jon Fitch: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
def. Paulo Thiago: $8,000
Brock Lesnar: $400,000 (no win bonus)
def. Frank Mir: $45,000
Georges St-Pierre: $400,000 ($200,000 win bonus)
def. Thiago Alves: $60,000
Dan Henderson: $250,00 ($150,000 win bonus)
def. Michael Bisping: $150,000
Yoshihiro Akiyama: $60,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
def. Alan Belcher: $19,000
Mark Coleman: $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus)
def. Stephan Bonnar: $25,000
Jim Miller: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus)
def. Mac Danzig: $20,000
Jon Jones: $18,000 ($9000 win bonus)
def. Jake O'Brien: $13,000
Dong Hyun Kim: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus)
def. T.J. Grant: $5,000
Tom Lawlor: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. C.B. Dollway: $14,000
Shannon Gugerty: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Grice: $7,000
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 bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays.
For example, as discussed above, the figures above do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The UFC awarded $100,000 each to Akiyama and Belcher (Fight of the Night), Henderson (KO of the Night) and Lawlor (Submission of the Night).
In other words, the above salary figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
For our complete, industry leading coverage of UFC 100, check out the UFC Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
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