The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services released the official salaries for last weekends UFC on Versus 5 event (aka UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle) today.
The total payroll for the Versus show came to $578,000 with headliner Chris ‘Lights Out’ Lytle earning the most with a $70,000 payday ($35,000 to show and $35,000 for the win). The second top earner was prelim fighter Ed Herman who received $52,000 ($26,000 – $26,000), followed by Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone who earned $44,000 ($22,000 – $22,000).
UFC on Verus 5 took place last Sunday, August 14, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and featured a four bout main card which aired live on Versus.
The full fighter salaries for the event are as follows:
Main Card
Chris Lytle: $70,000 ($35,000 win bonus included) def. Dan Hardy: $25,000
Ben Henderson: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus included) def. Jim Miller: $35,000
Donald Cerrone: $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus included) def. Charles Oliveira: $12,000
Duane “Bang” Ludwig: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus included) def. Amir Sadollah: $20,000
Preliminary Card
Jared Hamman: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus included) def. C.B. Dollaway: $20,000
Joseph Benavidez: $43,000 ($21,500 win bonus included) def. Eddie Wineland: $10,000
Ed Herman: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus included) def. Kyle Noke: $8,000
Ronny Markes: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus included) def. Karlos Vemola: $10,000
Jim Hettes: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus included) def. Alex Caceres: $8,000
Cole Miller: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus included) def. T.J. O’Brien: $6,000
Jacob Volkmann: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus included) def. Danny Castillo: $17,000
Edwin Figueroa: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus included) def. Jason Reinhardt: $6,000
The numbers do not include “Fight Night” bonuses, or behind the scenes bonuses, or monies earned via sponsors, or other similar incomes.
Fighter salaries were provided by MMAFighting.com