CSAC(California State Athletic Commision) has released the base fighter pay for UFC 117: Silva Vs. Sonnen which took place on August 7 from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Matt Hughes both took home impressive pay checks in the amount of $200,000 while Anderson Silva’s opponent, Chael Sonnen took home a much smaller $35,000.
As always these numbers are strictly base pay and don’t include undisclosed bonuses, revenue sharing or sponsorships, nor do they take into account expenses such as insurance, taxes or medical costs.
Here is the salaries for UFC 117:
Anderson Silva: $200,000
Chael Sonnen: $35,000Jon Fitch: $108,000 ($54,000 to show, $54,000 to win)
Thiago Alves: $60,000 ($48,000 after 20 percent was docked for missing weight)Clay Guida: $56,000 ($28,000 to show, $28,000 to win)
Rafael dos Anjos: $12,000Matt Hughes: $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win)
Ricardo Almeida: $35,000Junior dos Santos: $80,000 ($40,000 to show, $40,000 to win)
Roy Nelson: $15,000Ricky Story: $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 to win)
Dustin Hazelett: $18,000Phil Davis: $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Rodney Wallace: $6,000Johny Hendricks: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Charlie Brenneman: $8,000Tim Boetsch: $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)
Todd Brown: $6,000Stefan Struve: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Christian Morecraft: $6,000Dennis Hallman: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Ben Saunders: $12,000